Get Connected

ADA Center
Southeast ADA Center
1419 Mayson Street NE
Atlanta, GA, 30324
http://www.adasoutheast.org

CHIP
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
TennCare
(800) 318-2596
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov

D D Council
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Davy Crockett Tower, First Floor
500 James Roberston Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-6615
tnddc@tn.gov
https://www.tn.gov/cdd/

Developmental Disabilities
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
400 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN, 37243
(615) 532-6530
http://www.tn.gov/didd

Early Intervention
Tennessee’s Early Intervention System (TEIS)
Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway, 10th Floor
Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN, 37243-0375
http://www.tn.gov/education/early-learning

Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation Middle and West Tennessee
95 White Bridge Road, Ste 215
Nashville, TN 37205
http://epilepsytn.org

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of Tennessee
151 Athens Way, Suite 100
Nashville, TN, 37228
http://www.thearctn.org

Independent Living
To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX, 77019
http://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory-results/TN

To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.ncil.org

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA, 15234-1349
http://www.ldaamerica.org/

Mediation
Division of Special Education
Department of Education
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway, 7th floor
Nashville, TN, 37243-0380
(615) 741-5158
https://tn.gov/education/l

Mental Health
Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee
295 Plus Park Blvd, Ste 201
Nashville, TN 37217
http://www.ichope.com

NAMI-Tennessee
1101 Kermit Drive, Suite 605
Nashville, TN, 37217
http://namitn.org

Tennessee Voices for Children
701 Bradford Avenue
Nashville, TN, 37204
http://www.tnvoices.org

Tennessee Home and Community Based Services
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
500 Deaderick St
Nashville, TN 37243
oca.tdmhsas@tn.gov
http://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/

Mental Health – Youth
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
500 Deaderick St
Nashville, TN 37243
oca.tdmhsas@tn.gov
http://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/topic/mental-health-services-for-children-and-youth.html

Parent Organizations
Regional Intervention Program (RIP)
3411 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN, 37215
http://www.ripnetwork.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Chattanooga Area Resource and Education Project
1400 McCallie Ave, Ste 112
Chattanooga, TN, 37404
http://www.lifelinefamilies.org/

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
1905 Acklen Avenue
Nashville, TN, 37212-3788
http://www.pta.org

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Support and Training for Exceptional Parents, Inc. (STEP)
712 Professional Plaza
Greeneville, TN, 37745
http://www.tnstep.org

Preschool, Disabilities
Tennessee Department of Education
Division of Special Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN, 37243
http://www.tn.gov/education

Protection & Advocacy
Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee
P O Box 121257
2416 21st Avenue South, Suite 100
Nashville, TN, 37212
http://www.dlactn.org

Relay Services
(866) 503-0263 (V/TTY/ASCII)

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
http://www.taaslp.org

Special Education
Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN, 37243-0380
https://tn.gov/education/student-support/special-education

Special Format Library
Tennessee State Library and Archives
403 7th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-2764
tlabm.tsla@tn.gov
http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/labm

Special Health Care Needs
Children’s Special Services
Tennessee Department of Health
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN, 37243
tn.health@tn.gov
http://www.tennessee.gov

State Web Site
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.tennessee.gov/

UCEDD
Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
711 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN, 38105
http://www.uthsc.edu/bcdd

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
110 Magnolia Circle
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-8240
http://vkc.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vkc/

Vocational Education and Rehabilitation
Division of Career and Technical Education
4th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Roberston Parkway
Nashville, TN, 37243-0383
https://www.tn.gov/education/career-and-technical-education.html

Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
400 Deaderick Street, 15th Floor
Nashville, TN, 37248-0060
http://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/vocational-rehabilitation.html

Other Organizations
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder (statewide bilingual disability information & referral service for all ages)
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
1114 17th Avenue South, Suite 105
Nashville, TN, 37212
http://www.familypathfinder.org

Easter Seals Tennessee
3011 Armory Dr, Ste 100
Nashville, TN 37204
http://www.eastersealstn.com

Tennessee Disability Coalition
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN, 37206
http://www.tndisability.org