West Virginia State Agencies

West Virginia State Agencies

  • West Virginia State Resources  A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

  • State Department of Education: Special Education
    Dr. Lynn Boyer, Executive Director
    Office of Special Education
    Department of Education
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Building 6, Room 304
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-2696; (800) 642-8541
    E-mail: lboyer@access.k12.wv.us
    Web: wvde.state.wv.us/  [opens in a new window]

  • West Virginia Department of Education
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Charleston, WV 25305
    (304) 558-2699
    Web: wvachieves.k12.wv.us/  [opens in a new window]
  • Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities under Part C of IDEA: Ages Birth To 3
    Pamela Roush, Director
    West Virginia Birth to Three
    Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
    Bureau of Public Health
    350 Capitol Street, Room 427
    Charleston, WV 25301
    (304) 558-5388; (800) 642-9704
    E-mail: pamroush@wvdhhr.org
    Web: www.wvdhhr.org/birth23  [opens in a new window]
  • Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
    Ginger Huffman, Coordinator
    Office of Special Education
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Building 6, Room 304
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-2696
    E-mail: vhuffman@access.k12.wv.us
    Web: wvde.state.wv.us  [opens in a new window]
  • State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
    Deborah Lovely, Director
    Division of Rehabilitation Services
    State Capitol Complex
    P.O. Box 50890
    Charleston, WV 25305-0890
    (304) 766-4601
    E-mail: janiceh@mail.drs.state.wv.us
    Web: www.wvdrs.org  [opens in a new window]
  • Coordinator for Transition Services
    Karen Ruddle, Coordinator
    Office of Special Education
    West Virginia Department of Education
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Building 6, Room 243
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-3075
    E-mail: kruddle@access.k12.wv.us
    Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/  [opens in a new window]
  • Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
    Dr. Stanley Hopkins, Assistant State Superintendent of Schools
    Division of Technical and Adult Education Services
    West Virginia Department of Education
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Building 6, Room B-221
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-2349
    E-mail: shopkins@access.k12.wv.us
    Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us  [opens in a new window]
  • State Mental Health Agency
    John E. Bianconi, Commissioner
    Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
    Department of Health and Human Resources
    350 Capitol Street, Room 350
    Charleston, WV 25301-3702
    (304) 558-0298
    Web: www.wvdhhr.org/bhhf/  [opens in a new window]
  • State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
    David Majic, Acting Assistant Commissioner
    Office of Behavioral Health Services
    Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
    Department of Health and Human Resources
    350 Capitol Street, Room 350
    Charleston, WV 25301-3702
    (304) 558-3717
    E-mail: dmajic@wvdhhr.org
    Web: www.wvdhhr.org  [opens in a new window]
  • Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
    Frank Kirkland, Director
    Division of Developmental Disabilities
    Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
    Department of Health and Human Resources
    350 Capitol Street, Room 350
    Charleston, WV 25301-3702
    (304) 558-0627
    E-mail: fkirkland@wvdhhr.org
    Web: www.wvdhhr.org  [opens in a new window]
  • Councils on Developmental Disabilities
    Steven A. Wiseman, Executive Director
    West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council
    110 Stockton Street
    Charleston, WV 25312
    (304) 558-0416; (304) 558-2376 (TTY)
    E-mail: swiseman@wvdhhr.org
    Web: www.wvddc.org  [opens in a new window]
  • Protection and Advocacy Agency
    Clarice Hausch, Director
    West Virginia Advocates
    1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor
    Charleston, WV 25301
    (304) 346-0847 (V/TTY); (800) 950-5250 (in WV)
    E-mail: WVAinfo@wvadvocates.org
    Web: www.wvadvocates.org  [opens in a new window]
  • Client Assistance Program
    Susan Given, Program Director
    Client Assistance Program
    West Virginia Advocates
    1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor
    Charleston, WV 25301
    (304) 346-0847 (V/TTY); (800) 950-5250 (in WV)
    E-mail: WVAinfo@wvadvocates.org
    Web: www.wvadvocates.org  [opens in a new window]
  • Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
    Cathy Capps-Amburgey, Director
    Children with Special Health Care Needs
    Office of Maternal Child and Family Health
    Bureau for Public Health
    West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
    350 Capitol Street, Room 427
    Charleston, WV 25301-3714
    (304) 558-5388
    Web: www.wvdhhr.org  [opens in a new window]
  • State CHIP Program
    (health care for low-income uninsured children), WV CHIP
    (877) 982-2447
    Web: www.wvchip.org  [opens in a new window]
  • Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind
    Ruth Ann King, Coordinator
    Annette Carey, Coordinator
    West Virginia Department of Education
    State Capitol Complex
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Building 6, Room 863
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-1675; (866) 461-3578
    E-mail: acarey@access.k12.wv.us
    E-mail: raking@access.k12.wv.us
  • Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
    (800) 982-8772 (V)
    (800) 982-8771 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
    (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
    (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)
  • Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
    Annette Carey, Coordinator
    Office of Special Education
    Department of Education
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Building 6, Room 304
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-2696;(800) 642-8541 (in WV)
    E-mail: acarey@access.k12.wv.us
    Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/  [opens in a new window]
  • Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
    Marian Vessels, Director
    ADA and IT Information Center for the Mid Atlantic Region
    451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
    Rockville, MD 20850
    (301) 217-0124 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
    E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
    Web: www.adainfo.org  [opens in a new window]
  • University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
    Ashok S. Dey, Director
    West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities
    959 Hartman Run Road
    Morgantown, WV 26505
    (304) 293-4692
    E-mail: wvuced@hsc.wvu.edu
    Web: www.cedwvu.org/  [opens in a new window]
  • Technology-Related Assistance
    Dale Castilla, Manager
    Rehab Technology Department
    Division of Rehabilitation Services
    P.O. Box 1004
    Institute, WV 25112
    (304) 766-4600
    Web: www.wvdrs.org  [opens in a new window]
  • State Mediation System
    Ghaski Lee Browning, Coordinator
    West Virginia Department of Education
    Office of Special Education
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Building 6, Room 304
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-2696
    E-mail: glee@access.k12.wv.us
    Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/  [opens in a new window]
  • Special Format Library
    Donna B. Calvert, Librarian
    West Virginia Library Commission
    Special Libraries-Blind and Physically Handicapped Cultural Center
    1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
    Charleston, WV 25305-0330
    (304) 558-4061; (800) 642-8674
    E-mail: calvertd@mail.wv1c.lib.wv.us
    Web: http://librarycommission.lib.wv.us/  [opens in a new window]