MISSOURI CEREBRAL PALSY AND BIRTH INJURY LAWYERS
Rasansky Law Firm
(855) 833-3707
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Melodie Friedebach, Coordinator
Division of Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-2965
Web: dese.mo.gov/special-education
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Paula Goff, ECSE Director
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0185
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Paula Goff, ECSE Director
Section of Early Childhood Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0187
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Ronald Vessell, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education
3024 W. Trauma Boulevard
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0525
(573) 751-3251
Web: dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Dick Omer, Director
Vocational Special Needs
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-2661
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Roy Wilson, Director
Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-3070; (800) 364-9687
Web: dmh.mo.gov
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Ed Morris, Director
Children & Youth Services
Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8028
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
John Solomon, Director
Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8676
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Kay Conklin, Director
MO Planning Council for DD
Division of MR/DD, Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8611; (800) 500-7878 (In MO)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Shawn de Loyola, Director
MO Protection & Advocacy Services
925 South Country Club Drive, Unit B-1
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 893-3333; (800) 392-8667
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Dr. Richard Brown, Bureau Chief; Rick Horrell, Assistant Chief
Bureau of Special Heath Care Needs/Department of Health
P.O. Box 570, 930 Wildwood
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 751-6246
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Sally Howard, Deputy Director
Rehabilitation Service for the Blind
Division of Family Services/Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 88, 3418 Knipp Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65103-0088
(573) 751-4249
Web: dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Joel Mankowski, Interim Executive Director
MO Commission for the Deaf
1103 Rear Southwest Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 526-5205 (V/TTY)
(800) 796-6499 (V/TTY)
Web: mcdhh.mo.gov
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner
Department of Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4426
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Jim de Jong, Director
Great Plains DBTAC/ADA Project
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Web: www.ADAPROJECT.org
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
Donna Evert Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
1706 East Elm
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8237;
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Lori Winter, Chief Executive Officer
Brain Injury Association of Missouri
10270 Page, Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 426-4024; (800) 377-6442
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of MO
8645 Old Bonohomme Road
St. Louis, MO 63132-3999
(314) 994-1600; (800) 325-8173
Epilepsy
Darla Templeton, Executive Vice President
Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region
7100 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63117
(314) 645-6969; (800) 264-6970
Web: www.stl-epil.org
Learning Disabilities
Susan Long, President
Learning Disabilities Association of MO
P.O. Box 3303
1942 East Meadowmere, #104
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 864-5110
Web: ldaamerica.org/lda-chapters/missouri/
Mental Health
James House, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of St. Louis
1905 S. Grand Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 773-1399
Cindi Keele, Executive Director
National Alliances for the Mentally Ill of Missouri
1001 Southwest Boulevard, Suite F
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 634-7727; (800) 374-2138
Donna Dittrich, Executive Director
Missouri Statewide Parent Advisory Network (MO-SPAN)
440A Rue St. Franois
Florissant, MO 63031
(314) 972-0600
Speech and Hearing
Cindy Baker, President
MO Speech-Language-Hearing Association
713 PCA Road, P.O. Box 45
Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 747-9544
Spina Bifida
Chris Guzdial, President
Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis (SBAGSL)
5609 Hampton Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63109-3435
1-800-784-0983; (314) 353-7079
Visual Impairments
Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 245-9961
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Carl F. Calkins, Director
Institute for Human Development
University of MO at Kansas City
2220 Holmes Street, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 235-1770
Web: www.ihd.umkc.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Diane Golden, Project Director
Missouri Assistive Technology Project
4731 South Cochise, Suite 114
Independence, MO 64055-6975
(800) 647-8557; (816) 373-5193
Web: at.mo.gov
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Kent R. Kolaga, Executive Director
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
1901 Windriver Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 635-1189
Sonia Moran, Program Director
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
2100 South Brentwood, Suite G
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 882-7434; (800) 743-7634 (in MO only)
Cathy Williams, Regional Coordinator
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
4144 Lindell Boulevard, Suite 405
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 531-5922; (800) 995-3160 (in MO only)
Carolyn Stewart, Regional Coordinator
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
One West Armour Boulevard, Suite 301
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 531-7070
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Linda Hyde, President
Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers
2101 Burlington Street
Columbia, MO 65202-1997
(573) 474-8631; (800) 328-7330
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Pat Jones, President
Easter Seals
5025 Northrup Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 664-5025
Emily Phillips, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Missouri
4955 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 531-2688