Kentucky Resources
The information in this section was
obtained from the following sites:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Kentucky_2002.pdf
https://performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/statelink_result.asp
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ky.htm
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=KY
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/ky.htm
http://www.library.tmc.edu/childrenshospitals.html
http://www.respitelocator.org/k2states.htm
http://eparent.com/resources/directories/directories_van.cfm
For
more information on the program and eligibility criteria go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Kentucky_2002.pdf
Medicaid
Kentucky
Medicaid Office
Cabinet for Health Services of Kentucky
P.O. Box 2110
Frankfort, KY 40602-2110
Local: 1-502-564-2687
Toll-Free: 1-800-635-2570
Toll-Free TTY: 1-800-775-0296
Fax: 1-502-226-1898
Website:
http://chs.ky.gov/dms/
For
more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=KY
WIC
Fran Hawkins, MS, RD, LD, Director
Nutrition Services Branch
Division of Maternal and Child Health
Kentucky Department of Public Health
Cabinet for Health Services
275 East Main Street HS2W-C
Frankfort, KY 40621
telephone: (502) 564-3827
toll-free in-state: 1-800-462-6122
fax: (502) 564-8389
email:
Fran.Hawkins@mail.state.ky.us
website:
http://chs.ky.gov/publichealth/wic-program.htm
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
KCHIP
(877) 524-4718; (877) 524-4719 (TTY)
(800) 662-5397 (Spanish)
Web:
www.chs.ky.gov/kchip/
Education
State
Department of Education: Special Education
Judy Mallory, Director
Division of Exceptional Children's Services
Kentucky Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4970
E-mail:
jmallory@kde.state.ky.us
Web:
www.education.ky.gov
Programs
for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Steve Davis, M.D., Director
First Steps
Department for Public Health
Division of Adult and Child Health Improvement
275 E. Main Street, HS2G-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-2154; (800) 232-1160
E-mail:
steve.davis@ky.gov
Web:
www.chs.ky.gov/publichealth/firststeps%202004/
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Dr. Kim Townley, Acting Director
Division of Early Childhood Development
Department of Education
500 Mero Street, Capital Plaza Tower, 1st Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-8341; (866) 294-0135
E-mail:
ktownley@kde.state.ky.us
Web:
www.education.ky.gov
Special Education Procedures Manual
Division of Exceptional
Children Services
http://www.kde.state.ky.us/osis/children/sepm/default.asp
Hospitals/Rehabilitation Facilities
Lexington Shriners Hospital
1900 Richmond Road
Lexington, KY 40502
Telephone 859-266-2101
Fax 859-268-5636
http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/lexington/
University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital
http://www.mc.uky.edu/chuk/index.html (I couldn’t find an address or phone
# for this hospital)
Kosair Children’s Hospital
231 East
Chestnut
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone # 502 629-6000
Website:
http://www.kosairchildrens.com/
Cerebral Palsy K.I.D.S. Center
Mary Thompson
982 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 635-6397; Fax: (502) 635-1147
E-mail: mthompson@cpkidscenter.com
The K.I.D.S. Center is an outpatient
treatment facility that offers physical, occupational and speech therapy
services; community referral and resource information; parent/guardian support
group; family support, activities and education; orthopedic clinic; wheelchair
and seating assessments; casting and splinting ; therapeutic horseback riding
programs; sensory motor gym; pediatric therapy equipment; and a physical fitness
gym. We serve clients with Cerebral Palsy as well as all other types of
developmental delays and disabilities ages birth to 17 with special emphasis on
birth to five population. Clients must obtain a referral and prescription from
their physician before assessment and treatment services are scheduled or be
eligible for First Steps services (Kentucky's Early Intervention Program). The
Center accepts some private insurances, Passport, private pay and we offer a
sliding scale to income eligible families.
Jordans' Gait Stables, Inc.
Donna Means
515 Dry Ridge Road
Eastview, Kentucky 42732
(270) 862-2290; (240) 255-0854
E-mail:
jordansgait@hotmail.com
Web:
http://jordansgaitstables.homestead.com/jordansgaitstables.html
A 501C(3) non-profit organization
providing Free therapeutic horseback riding for the physically and mentally
challenged of all ages, race and sex in Kentucky.
Specific Disability Resources
Blind/Visually Impaired
Stephen Johnson,
Executive Director
Office for the Blind
Department of Workforce Investment
P.O. Box 757
Frankfort, KY 40602-0757
(502) 564-4754; (502) 564-2929 (TTY)
E-mail:
stephen.johnson@ky.gov
Web:
http://blind.ky.gov
Cathy Johnson, Director
Kentucky Instructional and Diagnostic Services
Kentucky School for the Blind
1867 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 897-1583
E-mail:
cjohnson@ksb.k12.ky.us
Web:
www.ksb.k12.ky.us
Jay Stiteley,
Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 396-4420
E-mail:
chicago@afb.net
Web:
www.afb.org
Department for the Blind
P.O. Box 757
Frankfort, KY 40602-0757
(502) 564-4754; (502)
564-2929 (TTY)
E-mail:
Denise.Placido@mail.state.ky.us
Web:
http://kyblind.state.ky.us
Cerebral Palsy/Physical
Disabilities
Kerry Gillihan,
President/CEO
Easter Seals Kentucky
2050 Versailles Road
Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 254-5701; (800) 888-5377
Web:
www.cardinalhill.org
Epilepsy
Marge Frommeyer, Executive Director
Epilepsy Council of Greater Cincinnati, Inc.
3 Centennial Plaza
895 Central Avenue, Suite 550
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-2905; (877) 804-2241
E-mail:
ecgc@fuse.net
Web:
www.ecgc.net
Debbie McGrath, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana
501 E. Broadway, Suite 110
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 584-8817; (866) 275-1078
E-mail:
dmcgrath@efky.org
Web:
www.efky.org
Mental Retardation/Developmental
Disabilities
Betsy Dunnigan, Acting
Director
Division of Mental Retardation
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7700
Web:
http://mhmr.ky.gov/mr
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
Pat Seybold, Executive Director
Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-F
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-7842
E-mail:
pat.seybold@ky.gov
Web:
www.kddc.org
University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Harold L. Kleinert, Executive Director
Human Development Institute
Interdisciplinary University Center for
Excellence
University of Kentucky
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0051
(859) 257-3045
E-mail:
haroldk@ihdi.uky.edu
Patty Dempsey,
Executive Director
The Arc of Kentucky
833 E. Main
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-5225; (800) 281-1272
E-mail:
arcofky@aol.com
Web:
http://arcofky.org/
Speech
and Hearing
Patti DeYoung, Executive Director
Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association
535 W. Second Street, Suite 103
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 252-3776; (800) 837-2446
E-mail:
KSHAoffice@aol.com
Web:
www.kysha.org
General Disability Resources
Protection and
Advocacy Agency
Maureen Fitzgerald, Director
Protection and Advocacy Division
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Third Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2967; (800) 372-2988 (V/TTY in KY)
E-mail:
info@kypa.net
Web:
www.kypa.net
Client Assistance Program
Gerry Gordon-Brown, Director
Client Assistance Program
209 St. Clair, 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-8035; (800)
633-6283 (in KY)
E-mail:
gerry.gordon-brown@ky.gov
Parent Organizations
Parent Training and
Information Center (PTI)
Paulette Logsdon, Director
Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
10301-B Deering Road
Louisville, KY 40272
(502) 937-6894; (800) 525-7746
E-mail:
spininc@kyspin.com
Web:
www.kyspin.com
Parent-To-Parent
Susan Lawrence, Parent
Outreach Coordinator
Parent Outreach: Parents Supporting Parents
1146 S. Third Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 584-1239
E-mail:
outreach@councilonmr.org
Web:
www.councilonmr.org
Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving Jefferson County)
Robin Porter, Project Director
FIND of Louisville
1146 S. Third Street
Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 584-1239
E-mail:
info@councilonmr.org
Web:
www.councilonmr.org
Respite
Pathways, Inc. Ashland (606) 324-1141
LifeSkills, Inc. Bowling Green (270) 842-0161
Medshares of Southern Kentucky Bowling Green (270) 781-5498
Cumberland River Mental Health/Mental Retardation Board, Inc. Corbin (606)
528-7010
Supported Living of Norther Kentucky, Inc. Covington (606) 261-0909
Kentucky Impact - Communicare Inc. Elizabethtown (502) 769-1304
American Nursing Care, Inc. Florence (606) 283-1500
Ft.
Knox Army Community Service Fort Knox (502) 624-6291
Bluegrass IMPACT Frankfort (502) 875-3772
Sunshine Center Frankfort (502) 875-3495
T.J.
Samson Community Hospital Home Health Agency Glasgow (502) 651-4430
St.
Anthony's Hospice Henderson (502) 826-2326
Arc
of the Blue Grass Lexington (606) 233-1483
www.arcbluegrass.com
Hospice of Bluegrass Lexington (606)276-5344
Lexington Child Abuse Council Lexington (859) 259-1974
Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs Louisville (502) 595-4459
Hazelwood Center Louisville (502) 361-2301
Home
of the Innocents Louisville (502) 561-6600
www.homeoftheinnocents.org
Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Louisville (502) 459-5292
www.sevencounties.org
Comprehend, Inc. Maysville (606) 564-4016
Christian Appalachian Project Mt. Vernon (606) 256-5921
Home
Health Agency New Castle (502) 845-2761
Jessamine County Hopsice Nicholasville (606)887-2696
Christian Appalachian Project Orlando (606) 256-5923
Audubon Area Community Services, Inc. Owensboro (270) 683-1527
www.audubon-area.com
Wellington Parc Paducah (270) 534-0620
www.wellingtonparc.com
WEDCO/Bourbon County Home Health Paris (606) 987-6242
MEPCO
Home Health Agency Richmond (859) 623-3441
Nathaniel House, Inc. Richmond (859) 623-8768
Allen
Monroe Home Health Agency Scottsville (502) 237-4423
Lifeline Homecare, Inc. Somerset (606) 678-4032
The
Adanta Group Somerset (606) 679-4782
Health Department- Whitley County
Van Conversions
Superior Van Conversions
4734 Rockford Pl.
Louisville, KY 40216
For even more resources go to:
http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/ky.htm
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