STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Norena Hale, Director
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
Division of Special Education
1500 Highway 36
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8269
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Robyn Widley, ECSE Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Initiatives Team
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55112
(651) 582-8473
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jan Rubenstein, Part H Coordinator
Interagency Early Childhood Intervention
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8436
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Michael Coleman, Assistant Commissioner
Rehabilitation Services Branch
Department of Economic Security
390 North Robert Street, 5th Floor
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 296-1822
Web: mn.gov/deed/
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Elaine Timmer, Assistant Commissioner
Department of Human Services
Continuing Care
Human Services Bldg.
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3826
(651) 296-2710
Web: www.dhs.state.mn.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Children’s Mental Health Division
Department of Human Services
Human Services Bldg.
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3860
(651) 215-1382
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Steve Larson, Directors
Laura Doyle, Assistant Director
Community Support for Minnesotans with Disabilities
Department of Human Services
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3825
(651) 582-1998
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Colleen Wieck, Executive Director
Governor’s Council on DD
300 Centennial Office Bldg.
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-4018
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Pamela Hoopes, Legal Director
Luther Granquist, Managing Attorney
Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 First Avenue, N., Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
(612) 332-1441
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Anne Robertson, CAP Project Attorney
Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
430 First Avenue, N., Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
(612) 332-1441
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
MN Children with Special Health Needs
MN Department of Health
85 East 7th Place, Suite 400
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
(651) 215-8956; (800) 728-5420
Web: www.health.state.mn.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Richard Davis, Assistant Commissioner
State Services for the Blind
Department of Economic Security
2200 University Ave W., #240
St. Paul, MN 55114-1840
(651) 642-0500; (800) 652-9000
Web: mn.gov/deed/ssb/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Curt Micka, Executive Director
MN Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3814
(612) 297-7305 (V/TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY LOW INCIDENCE REPRESENTATIVE
Carolyn Elliott, Education Specialist
MN Department of Children, Families, and Learning
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8268
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
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
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Blindness/Visual Impairments
Joyce Scanlan, President
National Federation of the Blind of MN
100 East 22nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2514
(612) 872-0100
Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 308
Chicago, Il 60611
(312) 245-9961
Web: www.afb.org
Jean D. Martin, Director
Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments
MN Department of Children, Families, and Learning
P.O. Box 308
Faribault, MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5510; (800) 657-3859 (In MN)
Brain Injury
Tom Gode, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
43 Main Street, S.E., Suite 135
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(651) 378-2742; (800) 669-6442 (in MN)
Web: www.braininjurymn.org
Cerebral Palsy
JoAnn Erbes, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of MN
Griggs-Midway Bldg.
1821 University Avenue South, Suite S-286
St. Paul, MN 55104-3094
(651) 646-7588; (800) 328-4827, ext. 1437
Deaf/ Hard of Hearing
Mary Cashman-Bakken, Director/ State Specialsit
Minnesota Resource Center: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
MN Department of Children, Families, and Learning
P.O. Box 308
Faribault, MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5491 (V/TTY); (800) 657-3936 (V/TTY)
Developmental Disabilities
Bob Brick, Executive Director
Arc Minnesota
770 Transfer Rd., Suite 26
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 523-0823; (800) 582-5256 (in MN)
Web: arcminnesota.org
Epilepsy
Jena Gorrell, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of MN
2356 University Avenue W., Suite 405
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 646-8675; (800) 779-0777
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Program
166 Fourth Street East, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55101-1473
(612) 222-0311; (800) 488-4395 (in MN)
Web: www.familyinc.org
Mental Health
Tom Witheridge, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of MN
2021 East Hennepin Ave, Suite 412
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 331-6840
Pat Koppa, Executive Director
NAMI-MN
970 Raymond Ave., Suite 105
St. Paul, MN 55114-1146
(651) 645-2948
Speech and Hearing
Anita Kozan, President
MN Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 26115
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
(612) 920-0787
Web: www.msha.net
Spina Bifida
Julie Bingham, President
Spina Bifida Association of MN
P.O. Box 240212
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429-0823
(651) 222-6395
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
David R. Johnson, Director
Institute on Community Integration
University of Minnesota
102 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-6300
Web: ici.umn.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Ronna Linroth, Project Director
Minnesota STAR Program
300 Centennial Building
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
(800) 657-3862 (V); (612) 296-2771 (V)
(800) 657-3895 (TTY); (612) 296-9478 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Paula F. Goldberg, Executive Director
PACER Center, Inc.
4826 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1098
(612) 827-2966; (612) 827-7770 (TTY)
(800) 53-PACER (In MN)
Web: www.pacer.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Reenie Engstrom, Family Specialist & Respite Director
Arc Northland
201 Ordean Bldg.
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 726-4725; (800) 317-6475
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Kim Norton, President
Minnesota Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1557 Coon Rapids Blvd., N.W.
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
(612) 767-8181
INDEPENDENT LIVING
David Hancox, Executive Director
Metropolitan Center for Independnet Living
1600 University Avenue West, Suite 16
St. Paul, MN 55104-3825
(651) 646-8342; (651) 603-2001 (TTY)
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Michael Wirth-Davis, President/CEO
Goodwill Industries/Easter Seal
2543 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-1298
(651) 646-2591 (V/TTY)
Craig Dunn, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Minnesota
Hennepin Center for the Arts
528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 305
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 332-3888