State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Carl Levin (D)
269 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6221
(202) 224-1388 (Fax)
E-mail:
Web: http://www.levin.senate.gov

Honorable Debbie Stabenow (D)
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4822
(202) 228-0325 (Fax)
E-mail:
Web: http://stabenow.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 Jennifer M. Granholm
Governor's Office
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3400
Web: www.michigan.gov/gov

Official State Web Site
Web: www.michigan.gov

State Department of Education: Special Education
Dr. Jacquelyn Thompson, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-0923
E-mail:
Web: www.mi.gov

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(888) 320-8384
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Vanessa Winborne, Part C Coordinator
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-4865
E-mail:
Web: www.earlyonmichigan.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Birth through 26
Karen Rockhold, Acting Supervisor, Quality Assurance
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-6325
E-mail:
Web: www.earlyonmichigan.org

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jaye Balthazar, Director
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Michigan Department of Career Development
P.O. Box 30010
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3390
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdcd

Coordinator for Transition Services
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-0923
Web: www.cenmi.org/tspmi

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Patty Cantú, Director
Office of Career and Technical Preparation
Michigan Department of Career Development
201 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3373
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdcd

State Mental Health Agency
Janet Olszewski, Director
Department of Community Health
Lewis-Cass Building
320 S. Walnut Boulevard
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3500
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Sherida K. Falvay, Director
Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families
Department of Community Health
Lewis Cass Building
320 S. Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 241-5762
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Vendella Collins, Executive Director
Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council
Lewis-Cass Building
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-6123
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Elmer Cerano, Executive Director
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.mpas.org

Client Assistance Program
Manuela Kress-Shull, Director
Client Assistance Program
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.mpas.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kathleen A. Stiffler, Director
Children's Special Health Care Services Plan Division
Health Program Administration
Department of Community Health
400 S. Pine
P.O. Box 30479
Lansing, MI 48909-7979
(517) 335-5008

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MIChild
P.O. Box 30412
Lansing, MI 48909
(888) 988-6300; (888) 263-5897 (TTY)
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch/1,1607,7-132-2943_4845_4931---,00.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Patrick Cannon, Director
Commission for the Blind
Family Independence Agency
201 N. Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2062
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov/fia

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Michigan Coalition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing and Speech Services
2929 Covington Court, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48912-4939
(517) 487-0066; (800) 968-7327 (in MI)
E-mail:
Web: www.madhs.org

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Director
Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Institute on Disability and Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago IL, 60608-6902
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Barbara LeRoy, Director
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
4809 Woodward Avenue, Suite 268
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2654
E-mail:
Web: www.wayne.edu/DDI

Technology-Related Assistance
Jeff Diedrich, Director
MATR: Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource
1023 South US 27
St. Johns, MI 48879-2423
(989) 224-0333 (V/TTY); (800) 274-7426 (nationwide)
E-mail:
Web: www.matr.org

Kathryn Wyeth and Corrie Bair, Co-Project Managers
Michigan's Assistive Technology Project
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
780 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 333-2477; (800) 760-4600 (MI only)
E-mail:
Web: www.copower.org

State Mediation System
James Rowell, Coordinator
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-0476
E-mail:
Web: www.mi.gov/mde

Special Format Library
Susan Chinault, Librarian
Library of Michigan
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-5614; (800) 992-9012
(517) 373-1592 (TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov/sbph

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
Dr. Sally Burton-Hoyle, Executive Director
The Autism Society of Michigan
6035 Executive Drive, Suite 109
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 882-2800; (800) 223-6722
E-mail:
Web: www.autism-mi.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jay Stiteley, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - Midwest
401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 396-4420
E-mail:
Web: www.afb.org

Gail McEntee, Interim Executive Director
Michigan Parents of the Visually Impaired
c/o Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
16625 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48227
(313) 272-3900
E-mail:
Web: www.GDABVI.org

Dawn Neddo, President
Brunhilde Merk-Adam, Advocate and Vice-President
Parents of Blind Children of Michigan (POBC)
144 Bobolink Avenue
Commerce Township, MI 48382
(248) 363-1956
E-mail:
E-mail:
Web: www.parentsofblindchildren.org

Brain Injury
Michael Dabbs, President
Brain Injury Association of Michigan
8619 W. Grand River, Suite I
Brighton, MI 48116-2334
(810) 229-5880; (800) 772-4323 (in MI)
E-mail:
Web: www.biami.org

Cerebral Palsy
Linda Potter, Executive Director
UCP Michigan
3401 E. Saginaw, Suite 216
Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 203-1200; (800) 828-2714 (V/TTY in MI)
E-mail:
Web: www.ucpmichigan.org

James P. Kelly, President/CEO
United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Detroit
23077 Greenfield, Suite 205
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 557-5070; (800) 827-4843
E-mail:
Web: www.ucp.org

Epilepsy
Arlene Gorelick, President
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 250
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 351-7979; (800) 377-6226
E-mail:
Web: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/michigan

Learning Disabilities
Ed Schlitz, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan
200 Museum Drive, Suite 101
Lansing, MI 48933-1914
(517) 485-8160; (888) 597-7809
E-mail:
Web: www.ldaofmichigan.org

Mental Health
Sara Stech, Executive Director
Association for Children's Mental Health
941 Abbott Road, Suite P
E. Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 336-7222; (800) 782-0883 (In MI)
E-mail:
Web: www.acmh-mi.org

Susan McParland, Executive Director
Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 219
Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 433-2200
E-mail:

Mark Reinstein, Ph.D., President
Mental Health Association in Michigan
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 220
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 647-1711
Email:
Web: www.mha-mi.org

Mental Retardation
The Arc Michigan
1325 S. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851 (in MI)
E-mail:
Web: www.arcmi.org

Speech and Hearing
Dawn Kutney, Administrative Consultant
Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association
790 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 500A
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 332-5691
E-mail:
Web: www.michiganspeechhearing.org

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Southeastern Michigan
P.O. Box 546
Taylor, MI 48180-0546
(248) 359-1545
E-mail:

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Pat Keller, Executive Director
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
6412 Centurion Dr., Suite 130
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 886-9167; (800) 221-9105 (in MI)
E-mail:
Web: www.causeonline.org

Partners in Policymaking
Jennifer Hill Buehrer, Coordinator
Michigan Partners in Policymaking
ACA, N.E.W. Center
1100 N. Main, Suite 205
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 662-1256; (800) 890-6084 (in MI)

Parent-To-Parent
Mary Marin, Executive Director
Parent Participation Program
Family Support Network of Michigan
Children's Special Health Care Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
3056 W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 3350, Cadillac Place
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 456-4381; (800) 359-3722 (Family Phoneline)
Web: www.michigan.gov

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Pattie Bayless, President
Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1011 N. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906-4897
(517) 485-4345
E-mail:
Web: www.michiganpta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Christopher Hunter, Director
Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Michigan Family Independence Agency
320 N. Washington Square, Suite 250
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-8000 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov/fia

John Cocciolone, CEO/President
Easter Seals Michigan
22150 W. 9 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48034
(248) 386-9600; (800) 757-3257 (in MI)
Web: www.essmichigan.org

Duncan Wyeth, Executive Director
Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns
Family Independence Agency
320 N. Washington Square, Suite 250
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-8000 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.michigan.gov/fia

Kay Moler, Director
Project PERFORM
Washtenaw Intermediate School District
1819 S. Wagner Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 994-8100, ext. 6451; (800) 552-4821
E-mail:
Web: www.wash.k12.mi.us/perform/

Dr. Joanne Marttila Pierson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Director
Judy Nantau, Assistant Head of Clinical Services
University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy
Institute for Human Adjustment, University of Michigan
1111 E. Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2054
(734) 764-8440
E-mail:
Web: www.umich.edu/~comdis

Lora Frankel, Executive Director
VSA arts of Michigan
51 W. Hancock
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 832-3303 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.vsami.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:
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:
Web: www.ncil.org

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