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Action Kit: Discrimination in Special Education

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OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS CONTACT INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights Contact Information

National Headquarters
U. S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Customer Service Team
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Voice: 800-421-3481 or 202-205-5413
TTY: 877-521-2172
Fax: 202-205-9862
E-mail: OCR@ED.Gov

For information on students' civil rights, contact the office serving your state or territory.

Eastern Division

Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont:

Office for Civil Rights, Boston Office
U.S. Department of Education
J. W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse
Room 707, 01-0061
Boston, MA 02109-4557
(617) 223-9662; FAX (617) 223-9669; TDD (617) 223-9695
Email: OCR_Boston@ed.gov

Serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands:

Office for Civil Rights, New York Office
U. S. Department of Education
75 Park Place, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10007-2146
(212) 637-6466; FAX (212) 264-3803; TDD (212) 637-0478
Email: OCR_NewYork@ed.gov

Serving Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia:

Office for Civil Rights, Philadelphia Office
U.S. Department of Education
Wanamaker Building, Suite 515
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 656-8541; FAX (215) 656-8605; TDD (215) 656-8604
Email: OCR_Philadelphia@ed.gov

Southern Division

Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee:

Office for Civil Rights, Atlanta Office
U.S. Department of Education
61 Forsyth St. S.W., Suite 19T70
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
(404) 562-6350; FAX (404) 562-6455; TDD (404) 331-7236
Email: OCR_Atlanta@ed.gov

Serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas:

Office for Civil Rights, Dallas Office
U.S. Department of Education
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 2600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 880-2459; FAX (214) 880-3082; TDD (214) 880-2456
Email: OCR_Dallas@ed.gov

Serving North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia:

Office for Civil Rights, District of Columbia Office
U.S. Department of Education
1100 PA. Ave, N.W., Rm. 316
P.O. Box 14620
Washington, D.C. 20044-4620
(202) 208-2545; FAX (202)-208-7797; TDD (202) 208-7741
Email: OCR_DC@ed.gov

Midwestern Division

Serving Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin:

Office for Civil Rights, Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
111 N. Canal Street, Suite 1053
Chicago, IL 60606-7204
(312) 886-8434; FAX (312) 353-4888; TDD (312) 353-2540
Email: OCR_Chicago@ed.gov

Serving Michigan and Ohio:

Office for Civil Rights, Cleveland Office
U.S. Department of Education
600 Superior Avenue East
Bank One Center, Room 750
Cleveland, OH 44114-2611
(216) 522-4970; FAX (216) 522-2573; TDD (216) 522-4944
Email: OCR_Cleveland@ed.gov

Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota:

Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office
U.S. Department of Education
10220 North Executive Hills Boulevard
8th Floor, 07-6010
Kansas City, MO 64153-1367
(816) 880-4200; FAX (816) 891-0644; TDD (816) 891-0582
Email: OCR_KansasCity@ed.gov

Western Division

Serving Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming:

Office for Civil Rights, Denver Office
U.S. Department of Education
Federal Building, Suite 310, 08-7010
1244 Speer Boulevard
Denver, CO 80204-3582
(303) 844-5695; FAX (303) 844-4303; TDD (303) 844-3417
Email: OCR_Denver@ed.gov

Serving California:

Office for Civil Rights, San Francisco Office
U.S. Department of Education
Old Federal Building, 09-8010
50 United Nations Plaza, Room 239
San Francisco, CA 94102-4102
(415) 556-4275; FAX (415) 437-7786; TDD (415) 437-7783
Email: OCR_SanFrancisco@ed.gov

Serving Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Guam, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands:

Office for Civil Rights, Seattle Office
U.S. Department of Education
915 Second Avenue
Room 3310, 10-9010
Seattle, WA 98174-1099
(206) 220-7900; FAX (206) 220-7887; TDD (206) 220-7907
Email: OCR_Seattle@ed.gov

For more information contact:

1. Legal service providers in each state:
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems ("NAPAS")
900 2nd St., NE, Suite 211
Washington DC 20002
Voice 202-408-9514; TTY: 202-408-9521
http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com

2. Disability law resources listed for every state:
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
Voice: 800-695-0285; TTY: 202-884-8200
http://www.nichcy.org

3. Center for Law and Education
1675 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 510
Washington, DC 20009
Voice: 202-986-3000; Fax: 202-986-6648
http://www.cleweb.org

4. NAACP
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Hotline: 410-521-4939
http://www.naacp.org