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State Agencies Official State Web Site Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:     www.state.mn.us State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville   MN   55113-4266 (651) 582-8615 jessie.montano@state.mn.us education.state.mn.us Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Early Learning Services Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville   MN   55112 (651) 582-8473 lisa.backer@state.mn.us education.state.mn.us Coordinator for Transition Services Office of Federal Programs/Special Education Policy Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville   MN   55113 (651) 582-8515 jayne.spain@state.mn.us education.state.mn.us State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Children's Mental Health Division Department of Human Services Elmer Anderson Human Services Building P.O. Box 64985 St. Paul   MN   55164-0985 (651) 431-2326 glenace.edwall@state.mn.us www.dhs.state.mn.us Councils on Developmental Disabilities Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 370 Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul   MN   55155 (651) 296-4018 (877) 348-0505 (800) 627-3529 (MN Relay service) admin.dd@state.mn.us www.mncdd.org Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) MinnesotaCare P.O. Box 64838 St. Paul   MN   55164-0838 (651) 297-3862 (800) 657-3672 (800) 627-3529 (TTY) www.minnesotacare411.com Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments Minnesota Department of Education P.O. Box 308 Faribault   MN   55021-0308 (507) 332-5510 (800) 657-3859 (in MN) Jean.Martin@state.mn.us Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People 444 Lafayette Road North St. Paul   MN   55155-3814 (612) 297-7305 (V/TTY) (888) 206-2001 (TTY) (651) 205-4453 (Video Phone) mary.hartnett@state.mn.us www.mncdhh.com Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 627-3529 (V/TTY/ASCII); 711 (V/TTY/ASCII) (877) 627-3848 (Speech to Speech) (877) 627-5448 (Spanish) (900) 246-3323 (900 access) Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center 1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405 Chicago   IL   60608 (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY) (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) gldbtac@uic.edu www.adagreatlakes.org Technology-Related Assistance Minnesota STAR Program 50 Sherburne Avenue, Room 309 St. Paul   MN   55155 (651) 201-2640 (888) 234-1267 (800) 627-2527 (TTY) star.program@state.mn.us www.admin.state.mn.us/assistivetechnology Special Format Library Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library 388 S.E 6th Avenue Faribault   MN   55021-6340 (507) 333-4828 (800) 722-0550 mn.btbl@state.mn.us education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/MN_ Braille_Talking_Book_Library/index.html State Department of Education: Special Education Minnesota Department of Education Special Education Policy 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville   MN   55113-4266 (651) 582-8590 (651) 582-8201 (TTY) barbara.troolin@state.mn.us education.state.mn.us Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Part C-Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville   MN   55113-4266 (651) 582-8883 (800) 728-5420 marty.smith@state.mn.us education.state.mn.us/ State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Rehabilitation Services Branch Department of Employment and Economic Development First National Bank Building 332 Minnesota Street, #E200 St. Paul   MN   55101 (651) 296-7510 (800) 328-9095 kim.peck@state.mn.us www.deed.state.mn.us State Mental Health Agency Department of Human Services P.O. Box 64988 St. Paul   MN   55164-0988 (651) 431-2368 wes.kooistra@state.mn.us www.dhs.state.mn.us Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Disabilities Service Division Department of Human Services 540 Cedar Street P.O. Box 64967 St. Paul   MN   55164-0967 (651) 431-2381 alex.e.bartolic@state.mn.us www.dhs.state.mn.us Protection and Advocacy Agency Minnesota Disability Law Center 430 First Avenue, North, Suite 300 Minneapolis   MN   55401-1780 (612) 746-3711 (800) 292-4150 (612) 334-5970 (New Clients) (612) 332-4668 (TTY) phoopes@midmnlegal.org www.mndlc.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs Minnesota Department of Health 85 E. 7th Place, Suite 400 P.O. Box 64882 St. Paul   MN   55164-0882 (651) 201-3650 (800) 728-5420 john.hurley@health.state.mn.us www.health.state.mn.us/mcshn Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired State Services for the Blind Department of Employment and Economic Development 2200 University Avenue, West, Suite 240 St. Paul   MN   55114-1840 (651) 642-0500 (800) 652-9000 www.mnssb.org Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind Minnesota Department of Human Services Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division (also serves people who are deaf/blind) P.O. Box 64969 St. Paul   MN   55164-0969 (651) 296-3980 (V) (651) 297-1506 (TTY) Bruce.Hodek@state.mn.us interpreterreferral.org Minnesota Resource Center: Deaf/Hard of Hearing Minnesota Department of Education 615 Olof Hanson Drive P.O. Box 308 Faribault   MN   55021-0308 (507) 332-5491 (V/TTY) (800) 657-3936 (V/TTY) mary.cashman-bakken@state.mn.us State Education Agency Low Incidence Representative Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville   MN   55113 (651) 582-8268 education.state.mn.us University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Institute on Community Integration (UCE) University of Minnesota, 102 Pattee Hall 150 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis   MN   55455 (612) 624-6300 ici@umn.edu http://ici.umn.edu/ State Mediation System Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service (MNSEMS) 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville   MN   55113 (651) 582-8222 (866) 466-7367 Patricia.Mcginnis@state.mn.us www.mnsems.state.mn.us Back to Top

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 150 Landover   MD   20785 (301) 306-7070 (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) www.chadd.org Autism National autism organizations are listed at the end of NICHCY's autism page, http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/autism.aspx. Autism Society of Minnesota 2380 Wycliff Street, Suite 102 St. Paul   MN   55114 (651) 647-1083 info@ausm.org www.ausm.org American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York   NY   10001 (212) 502-7600 (800) 232-5463 afbinfo@afb.net www.afb.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Minnesota 34 13th Avenue, NE, Suite B001 Minneapolis   MN   55413 (612) 378-2742 (800) 669-6442 (in MN) info@braininjurymn.org www.braininjurymn.org Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota 656 Transfer Road St. Paul   MN   55114 (651) 603-0720 (800) 511-3696 dsamn@dsamn.org www.dsamn.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Minnesota 770 Transfer Road, Suite 26 St. Paul   MN   55114 (651) 523-0823 (800) 582-5256 (in MN) SteveL@arcmn.org www.TheArcofMinnesota.org Learning Disabilities Association of Minnesota 5354 Parkdale Drive, Suite 200 St. Louis Park   MN   55416 (952) 922-8374 info@ldaminnesota.org www.ldaminnesota.org NAMI-Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) 800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A St. Paul   MN   55114 (651) 645-2948 (888) NAMI-HELPS nami-mn@nami.org www.namimn.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association 1821 University Avenue West, Suite S256 St. Paul   MN   55104 (651) 999-5350 office@msha.net www.msha.net Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association of Minnesota, Inc. 2233 University Avenue, Suite 338 St. Paul   MN   55114 (651) 646-0099 (866) 918-7500 director@tsa-mn.org www.tsa-mn.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Blind/Visual Impairments American Council of the Blind of Minnesota P.O. Box 7341 Minneapolis   MN   55407 (612) 730-8100 kgr@isd.net www.acb.org/minnesota Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Inc. (BLIND, Inc.) 100 E. 22nd Street Minneapolis   MN   55404-2514 (612) 872-0100 info@blindinc.org www.blindinc.org Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota Griggs-Midway Building 1821 University Avenue West, Suite 219 South St. Paul   MN   55104-2892 (651) 646-7588 (800) 328-4827, ext. 1437 ucpmn@cpinternet.com www.ucpmn.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota 1600 University Avenue West, Suite 205 St. Paul   MN   55104 (651) 287-2300 (800) 779-0777 info@efmn.org www.efmn.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Program - Children's Home Society & Family Service 2230 Como Avenue St. Paul   MN   55108 (651) 222-0311 (800) 982-2303 (in MN) www.chsfs.org Mental Health Mental Health Association of Minnesota 2021 E. Hennepin Avenue, Suite 412 Minneapolis   MN   55413 (612) 331-6840 info@mentalhealthmn.org www.mentalhealthmn.org Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health 165 Western Avenue, Suite 2 St. Paul   MN   55102 (651) 644-7333 (800) 528-4511 info@macmh.org www.macmh.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Minnesota P.O. Box 29323 Brooklyn Center   MN   55429-0323 (651) 222-6395 jscottthayer@msn.com www.sbamn.com Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) PACER Center, Inc. 8161 Normandale Boulevard Minneapolis   MN   55437-1044 (952) 838-9000 (952) 838-0190 (TTY) (800) 537-2237 (in MN) pacer@pacer.org www.pacer.org Community Parent Resource Center discapacitados abriendose caminos 621 Marie Ave. South St. Paul   MN   55075 (651) 293-1748 (612) 963-1841 (Emergency cell) (651) 293-1744 (Fax) discapacitados@qwestoffice.net Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Minnesota Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students 1667 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul   MN   55108 (651) 999-7320 (800) 672-0993 mnptaofc@mnpta.org www.pta.org Parent-To-Parent Arc Northland 201 Ordean Building 424 W. Superior Street Duluth   MN   55802 (218) 726-4725 (800) 317-6475 rengstrom @arcnorthland.org Partners in Policymaking Government Training Services 2233 University Avenue West, Suite 150 St. Paul   MN   55114 (651) 222-7409, ext. 205 cschoeneck@mngts.org www.mngts.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Courage Center 3915 Golden Valley Road Minneapolis   MN   55422 (763) 588-0811 courageinfo@courage.org www.courage.org Minnesota State Council on Disability 121 E. 7th Place, Suite 107 St. Paul   MN   55101 (651) 361-7800 (V/TTY) (800) 945-8913 (V/TTY) council.disability@state.mn.us www.disability.state.mn.us 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) ilru@ilru.org www.ilru.org Goodwill/Easter Seals 553 Fairview Avenue North St. Paul   MN   55104 (651) 379-5800 (V/TTY) (800) 669-6719 dtretsven@goodwilleasterseals.org www.goodwilleasterseals.org VSA arts of Minnesota Hennepin Center for the Arts 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 305 Minneapolis   MN   55403 (612) 332-3888 (800) 801-3883 info@vsaartsmn.org www.vsaartsmn.org Nursing Home Relocation Coordinator Metropolitan Center for Independent Living 1600 University Avenue West, Suite #16 Saint Paul   MN   55104 (651) 603-2019 juliaw@mcil-mn.org www.mcil-mn.org Back to Top

The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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Esta página de recursos le ayudará a saber qué clase de ayuda hay en su estado para las personas con discapacidades y sus familias, cuáles organizaciones y agencias podrá contactar para mayor información, y ¡mucho más! Las oficinas identificados tienden a ser oficinas a nivel estatal, no local, pero usualmente pueden ponerle en contacto con recursos dentro de su comunidad. También pueden proveerle información y asistencia sobre los asuntos relacionados a la discapacidad en su estado.

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