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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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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.mt.gov/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Montana Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena   MT   59620-2501 (406) 444-5541 ncoopersmith@mt.gov www.opi.state.mt.us/ Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Office of Public Instruction P. O. Box 202501 Helena   MT   59620-2501 (406) 444-4425 (888) 231-9393 danmcc@mt.gov www.opi.mt.gov Coordinator for Transition Services Division of Special Education Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena   MT   59620 (406) 444-5661 nsandve@mt.gov www.opi.mt.gov State Mental Health Agency Addictive and Mental Disorders Division Department of Public Health and Human Services P.O. Box 202905 Helena   MT   59620-2905 (406) 444-3969 HHSAMDDMH@mt.gov www.dphhs.mt.gov/ Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Disability Services Division Department of Public Health and Human Services P.O. Box 4210 Helena   MT   59604-4210 (406) 444-2995 jmathews@mt.gov www.dphhs.mt.gov/dsd/govt_programs/vrp/vrs/ Protection and Advocacy Agency Disability Rights Montana 1022 Chestnut Street Helena   MT   59601 (800) 245-4743 (V/TTY) (406) 449-2344 advocate@disabilityrightsmt.org http://www.disabilityrightsmt.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Children's Special Health Services Health Care Resources Bureau Department of Public Health and Human Services P. O. Box 202951 Helena   MT   59620 -2951 (406) 444-3622 cscott@mt.gov cscott@mt.gov Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Blind and Low Vision Services State Vocational Rehabilitation Program for the Blind or Visually Impaired P.O. Box 4210 Helena   MT   59604-4210 (406) 444-2590 (V/TTY) (877) 296-1197 bberg@mt.gov Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind 3911 Central Avenue Great Falls   MT   59405-1697 (406) 771-6000 (V/TTY); (800) 882-6732 bdenoma@msdb.mt.gov www.msdb.mt.gov State Education Agency Rural Representative Department of Education Services Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena   MT   59620-2501 (406) 444-5541 ncoopersmith@mt.gov www.opi.mt.gov University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities The University of Montana Rural Institute Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research, and Service 52 Corbin Hall Missoula   MT   59812 (406) 243-5467 (800) 732-0322 rtvogels@ruralinstitute.umt.edu http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu State Mediation System Early Assistance Program Montana Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena   MT   59620-2501 (406) 444-5664 www.opi.mt.gov State Department of Education: Special Education Special Education Division Montana Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena   MT   59620-2501 (406) 444-4429 tharris@mt.gov www.opi.state.mt.us Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Developmental Disabilities Program Department of Public Health and Human Services P.O. Box 4210 Helena   MT   59604-4210 (406) 444-2695 jesturm@mt.gov www.dphhs.mt.gov State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Vocational Rehabilitation Programs Department of Public Health and Human Services P. O. Box 4210 Helena   MT   59604-4210 (406) 444-2590 jmathews@mt.gov www.dphhs.mt.gov/dsd/govt_programs/vrp/vrs/ Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Career, Technical and Adult Education Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena   MT   59620-2501 (406) 444-9019 teyer@mt.gov www.opi.mt.gov State Mental Health Program for Children Children's Mental Health Bureau Health Resources Division Department of Public Health and Human Services 1400 Broadway - Cogswell Building - Room A116 P.O. Box 202951 Helena   MT   59620-2951 (406) 444-4540 www.dphhs.mt.gov/mentalhealth/children Councils on Developmental Disabilities Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities P.O. Box 526 Helena   MT   59624 (406) 443-4371 (866) 443-4332 (in MT only) deborah@mtcdd.org www.mtcdd.org Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     State CHIP Program (Health care for low-income uninsured children) Montana CHIP P.O. Box 202951 Helena   MT   59620-2951 (406) 444-6971 (877) 543-7669 CHIP@mt.gov www.chip.mt.gov Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind Montana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (MDHHS) 11 38th Street North Great Falls   MT   59405 (406) 771-9053 (406) 771-9194 (TTY) mdhhsmad@sofast.net Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 253-4093 (V) (800) 253-4091 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (877) 253-4613 (Speech to Speech) Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC (ADA Center) 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103 Colorado Springs   CO   80907 (719) 444-0268 (V/TTY) (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) www.adaportal.org www.adainformation.org www.mtc-inc.com Technology-Related Assistance MonTECH The University of Montana, Rural Institute, MonTECH Program 634 Eddy Avenue, CHC-009 Missoula   MT   59812 (406) 243-5676 (800) 732-0323 (V/TTY) klaurin@ruralinstitute.umt.edu http://montech.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/ Special Format Library Montana Talking Book Library 1515 E. Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 201800 Helena   MT   59620-1800 (406) 444-2064 (800) 332-3400 mtbl@mt.gov http://msl.mt.gov/tbl/tbl.asp 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 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 www.autism-society.org Montana Association for the Blind P.O. Box 465 Helena   MT   59624-0465 (406) 442-9411 Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X Resource of Montana 12345 Gooch Hill Road Gallatin Gateway   MT   59730-9707 (406) 763-4268 debern@imt.net www.fragilex.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Montana 3544 Toboggan Road Billings   MT   59101 (406) 259-3110 mark@learningclinic.com www.ldaofmt.org Family Support Network (FSN) 1211 Grand, Suite 6 Billings   MT   59102 (406) 256-7783 fsntoo@aol.com www.mtfamilysupport.org/ Tourette Syndrome (Serving Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming) Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. Rocky Mountain Region PMB 198 837 S. Kuner Road Brighton   CO   80601 (720) 212-7535 tsarmr@att.net www.tsarmr.com Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Blind/Visual Impairments 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 Montana 1280 S. 3rd West, Suite 4 Missoula   MT   59801 (406) 541-6442 (800) 241-6442 biam@biamt.org www.biamt.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Yellowstone Arc 602 18th Street, W. Billings   MT   59102 (406) 652-5510 Mental Health Montana Mental Health Association P.O. Box 88 Bozeman   MT   59771 (406) 589-7774 (888) 927-6642 info@montanamentalhealth.org www.montanamentalhealth.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Montana Speech-Language-Hearing Association Box 215 Miles City   MT   59301 (406) 234-8727 info@mshaonline.org www.mshaonline.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Parents, Let's Unite For Kids (PLUK) 516 N. 32nd Street Billings   MT   59101-6003 (406) 255-0540 (800) 222-7585 (MT only) plukinfo@pluk.org www.pluk.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Montana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. P.O. Box 6448 Great Falls   MT   59406 (406) 268-7475 montana_pta@gfps.k12.mt.us www.montanapta.org Parent-To-Parent Contact Parent Training and Information Center (PTI).     IDEA PTA (Individuals with Diverse and Exceptional Abilities) P.O. Box 7724 Missoula   MT   59807 (406) 728-1124 lotus@bigsky.net Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountains, Inc. 4400 Central Avenue Great Falls   MT   59405 (406) 761-3680 (V/TTY); (800) 771-2153 michelleb@esgw.org www.esgw-nrm.easterseals.com Support & Techniques for Empowering People (S.T.E.P.) Inc. 1501 14th Street West, Suite 210 Billings   MT   59102 (888) 866-3822 (V/TTY) www.msubillings.edu/mtcd 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 Montana Center on Disabilities Montana State University-Billings 1500 University Drive, CEHS Building Billings   MT   59101 (888) 866-3822 (V/TTY) www.msubillings.edu/mtcd VSA arts of Montana 200 N. Adams, MCT, Broadway Studio P.O. Box 7225 Missoula   MT   59807 (406) 549-2984 alaynusa@montana.com To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington   DC   20036 (202) 207-0034 (V) (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org Back to Top

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Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between AED and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (OSEP). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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NICHCY thanks our Project Officer, Dr. Judy L. Shanley, at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education.

Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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