Idaho State Resources

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Larry E. Craig (R)
520 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2752
(202) 228-1067 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://craig.senate.gov/webform.html
Web: http://craig.senate.gov/portal3.htm

Honorable Michael D. Crapo (R)
111 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6142
E-mail Web Form: http://crapo.senate.gov
Web: http://crapo.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House's Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Dirk Kempthorne
Office of the Governor
700 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0034
(208) 334-2100
(208) 334-2175 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: www2.state.id.us/gov/ourgov/contact.htm
Web: www2.state.id.us/gov/index.htm

Official State Web Site
Web: www.state.id.us/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Jana Jones, Chief
Bureau of Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6910
E-mail: jjones@sde.state.id.us
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/specialed

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Rosemary Powers Ardinger, Supervisor for Student Achievement & School
Accountability and State Title 1 Director
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6905
E-mail: rparding@sde.state.id.us
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/sasa

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Mary Jones, Program Manager
Infant Toddler Program
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
450 W. State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5514
E-mail: jonesm@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.idahochild.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education listed above

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Maggie Blackstead, Acting Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0096
(208) 334-3390 (V/TTY)
Web: www.state.id.us/idvr/idvrhome.htm

Coordinator for Transition Services
Jacque Hyatt, Secondary Transition Specialist
Idaho Department of Education
650 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720 0027
208-332-6951
E-mail: jhyatt@sde.state.id.us
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/SpecialEd/content/st.asp

State Division of Vocational Education
Mike Rush, Administrator
State Division of Professional Technical Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0095
(208) 334-3216
E-mail: mrush@pte.state.id.us
Web: www.pte.state.id.us

State Mental Health Agency
Ray Millar, Program Manager
Adult Mental Health Programs
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-6500
E-mail: millarr@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www2.state.id.us/dhw/mentalhealth/

State Mental Health Representative for Children
Chuck Halligan, Program Manager
Children's Mental Health
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-6559
E-mail: halligan@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www2.state.id.us/dhw/childmh/home.htm

State Mental Retardation Program
Mary Jones, Acting Chief
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5523
E-mail: jonesm@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.idahochild.org

State Developmental Disabilities Council
Marilyn Sword, Executive Director
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock Street, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2178
E-mail: msword@icdd.state.id.us
Web: www.state.id.us/icdd/

Protection and Advocacy Agency
James Baugh, Executive Director
Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc. (Co-Ad, Inc.)
4477 Emerald Street, Suite B-100
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 336-5353 (V/TTY); (866) 262-3462
E-mail: coadinc@mcleodusa.net
Web: users.moscow.com/co-ad

Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Brett Harrell, Manager
Children's Special Health Program
Bureau of Clinical and Preventive Services
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5962
E-mail: harrellb@idhw.state.id.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Idaho CareLine
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
200 N. 4th Street
Boise, ID 83704
(800) 926-2588
Web: www.idahocareline.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Michael Graham, Administrator
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
341 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83702-0012
(208) 334-3220; (800) 542-8688
E-mail: mgraham@icbvi.state.id.us
Web: www.icbvi.state.id.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Pennie Cooper, Executive Director
Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1720 Westgate Drive, Suite A
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 334-0879 (V); (208) 334-0803 (TTY)
(800) 433-1323 (Voice -- in ID only)
(800) 433-1361 (TTY -- in ID only)
E-mail: cooperp@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.state.id.us/cdhh/

Project for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Robin G. Greenfield, Ph.D.
Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
University of Idaho, Boise Center
800 Park Boulevard
Boise, ID 83712
(208) 364-4012
E-mail: rgreen@uidaho.edu
Web: www.ets.uidaho.edu/cdhd

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Jana Jones, Chief
Bureau of Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6910
E-mail: jjones@sde.state.id.us
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/specialed

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Lynnae Ruttledge, Director
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Northwest ADA & IT Center
Oregon Health & Science University
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-0574
(503) 494-4001; (503) 418-0296 (TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ruttledg@ohsu.edu
Web: www.nwada.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Julie Fodor, Director
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
University Center on Excellence/University of Idaho
129 W. Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-3559
E-mail: jfodor@uidaho.edu
Web: www.ets.uidaho.edu/cdhd/

Technology-Related Assistance
Ron Seiler, Project Director
Idaho Assistive Technology Project
129 W. Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-3573; (800) 432-8324 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rseiler@uidaho.edu
Web: www.its.uidaho.edu/idatech

State Mediation System
Larry Streeter, Dispute Resolution Coordinator
Bureau of Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
650 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6914
E-mail: lstreete@sde.state.id.us
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/specialed

Special Format Library
Sue Walker, Librarian
Idaho State Talking Book Library
325 W. State Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2117; (800) 233-4931
(800) 377-1363 (TTY)
E-mail: lili@isl.state.id.us
Web: www.lili.org/isl/tblinfo.htm

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Paul & Richelle Tierney
Autism Society of America/Treasure Valley Chapter
7842 Rainbow Place
Nampa, ID 83687
E-mail: jrat@netzero.net

Blind/Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail: sanfran@afb.org
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Michelle Featherston, President
Brain Injury Association of Idaho
P.O. Box 414
Boise, ID 83701-0414
(208) 342-0999; (888) 374-3447 (In ID)
E-mail: info@biaid.org
Web: www.biaid.org

Cerebral Palsy
Kim Kane, Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Idaho
5420 W. Franklin Road, Suite A
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 377-8070; (888) 289-3259
E-mail: info@ucpidaho.org
Web: ucpidaho.ataccess.org

Epilepsy
David C. Blackwell, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho
310 W. Idaho
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 344-4340; (800) 237-6676 (In ID)
E-mail: efid@epilepsyidaho.org
Web: www.epilepsyidaho.org

Learning Disabilities
Ginny Hughes
Learning Disabilities Association of Idaho
9797 N. Circle Drive
Hayden, ID 83835-9503
(208) 762-2316
E-mail: connect4kids@imbris.com

Mental Health
Lee Woodland, Executive Director
NAMI-Idaho
P.O. Box 68
Albion, ID 83311
(208) 673-6672; (800) 572-9940
E-mail: namiid@atcnet.net
Web: www.namiidaho.org

C. Joseph Drayton, Director
Office of Consumer Affairs
1607 W. Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 336-5533
E-mail: oocaata@mindspring.com

Speech And Hearing
Cynthia Olsen, President
Idaho Speech-Language-Hearing Association
13352 W. Bluebonnet Drive
Boise, ID 83713-1311
(208) 939-5899
E-mail: president@idahosha.org
Web: www.idahosha.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Evelyn Mason, Executive Director
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. (IPUL)
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 100
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 342-5884 (V/TTY); (800) 242-4785 (in ID only)
E-mail: parents@ipulidaho.org
Web: http://ipulidaho.org

Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above.

Partners in Policymaking
Christine Pisani, DD Program Specialist
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702-5840
(208) 334-2178
E-mail: cpisani@icdd.state.id.us
Web: www.state.id.us/icdd

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Julie Van Orden, President
Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
500 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5965
(208) 344-0851; (208) 342-8585
E-mail: idahopta@mindspring.com
Web: www.idahopta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Evelyn Mason, Executive Director
VSA arts of Idaho
P.O. Box 1554
Boise, ID 83701-1554
(208) 333-0122
E-mail: vsaidaho@mindspring.com

Sue Meinzinger, Director
Summit Assistance Dogs
5458 W. Shore Road
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-5609; (360) 293-4675
E-mail: info@summitdogs.org
Web: www.summitdogs.org/

James May, Executive Director
Washington State Fathers Network
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 747-4004, ext. 4286; (800) 833-6388
E-mail: jmay@fathersnetwork.org
Web: www.fathersnetwork.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
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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