STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Mae Taylor, Director
At Risk and Special Education Services
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3204
(801) 538-7706
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us/sars
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Brenda Broadbent, Preschool Specialist
Special Education Services Unit, State Office of Education
250 East Fifth South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7708
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Darla Saunders, EIP Director
Utah Dept. of Health
Community & Family Health Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs – BWEIP
Box 144720
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4720
(801) 584-8226
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Blaine Petersen, Executive Director
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7530 (V/TTY)
Web: www.workabilityutah.org/work/usor.php
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Kenneth Hennefer, Specialist
Transition & Applied Techology
Services for At Risk Students (SARS)
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7700
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Meredith Alden, Director
Division of Mental Health, Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, 4th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-4270
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Mary Ann Williams, Program Coordinator
Division of MH, Department of Social Services
120 North 200 West, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 45500
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0500
(801) 538-4270
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Sue Geary, Director
Division of Services for People with Disabilities
Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, #411
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-4200
Web: www.hsdspd.state.ut.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Fraser Nelson, Executive Director
Disability Law Center
455 East 400 South, Suite 410
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 363-1347; (800) 662-9080 (In UT) (V/TTY)
Web: www.disabilitylawcenter.org
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Utah Department of Health
Community & Family Health Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs
44 North Medical Drive
P.O. Box 144610
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4610
(801) 584-8240
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Bill Gibson, Director
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
250 North 1950 West, #B
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902
(801) 323-4343
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us/usor/usor.htm
PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Rusty Wales, Administrator
Utah Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
5709 South 1500 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 263-4860 (V/TTY)
(800) 860-4860 (V/TTY, in UT only)
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us/usor/usor.htm
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
Autism Society of Utah
668 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 583-7049
Brain Injury
Ron Roskos, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of UT, Inc.
1800 South West Temple, Suite 203-22
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 484-2240; (800) 281-8442 (in UT)
Cerebral Palsy
Marta Macdonald, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of UT
1018 West Atherton Drive, Suite A103
P.O. Box 70309
West Valley City, UT 84170-0309
(801) 266-1805; (888) UCP-UTAH
Epilepsy
Paul Sagers, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Utah
350 South, 400 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 534-0210
Learning Disabilities
Bonnie Hussey, Executive Secretary
Learning Disabilities Association of Utah
P. O. Box 651052
Salt Lake City, UT 84165-1052
(801) 463-3890
Mental Health
Mack Gift, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Utah
4535 South 5600 West
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801) 963-7337; (801) 963-7304
Lori Cerar and Patricia Baker, Project Co-Coordinators
Allies with Families
4984 So. Commerce Drive, Suite 310
Murray, UT 84107
(801) 281-4425; (877) 335-4627
Harvey Hirschi, President
UT Alliance for the Mentally Ill
4535 South 5600 West
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801) 963-7337
Mental Retardation
Bev Adcock, Executive Director
The Arc of Utah
455 East 400 South, Suite 202
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 364-5060; (800) 371-5060 (In UT)
Speech and Hearing
Marilyn Price-Larson, President
UT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 171363
Holladay, UT 84117
(801) 584-1242
Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Marvin Fifield, Director
Center for Persons with Disabilities/A Univ. Affiliated Program
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-6800
(801) 797-1981
Web: www.cpd.usu.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Marvin Fifield, Project Director
Utah Assistive Technology Program
Center for Persons with Disabilities
UMC 6855
Logan, UT 84322-6855
(435) 797-1982; (801) 797-2096 (TTY)
Web: www.cpd.usu.edu
Utah Center for Assistive Technology
2056 South 1100 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84106-2319
(888) 866-5550; (801) 485-9142 (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Helen Post, Executive Director
Jennie Gibson, Project Coordinator
Utah Parent Center
2290 East, 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 272-1051 (V/TTY); (800) 468-1160 (In UT)
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Kathie Peterson, Coordinator
Hope – A Parent to Parent Network
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 856-9795; (800) 468-1160 (In UT)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Barbara Willie, President
Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers
1037 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102-1578
(801) 359-3875; (800) 246-3875
Web: utahpta.org
TRANSITION
Kenneth Hennefer, Specialist
Transition & Applied Techology
Services for At Risk Students (SARS)
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7700
Gail Kulp, Project Coordinator
Educated Transition Choices (ETC)
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(800) 468-1160 (In Utah)
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Richard O. Starley, President/CEO
Cynthia Vargo, Director of Programs & Services
Easter Seals
638 E. Wilmington Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84106-1491
(801) 486-3778 (V/TTY); (800) 399-1991 (In Utah)
Web: www.easter-seals.org
Linda Smith & Kris Fawson, Co-Directors
Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities
275 E. So. Temple #201
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1247
(801) 363-3300
Ruth Lubbers, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Utah
339 West Pierport Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 328-0703