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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.utah.gov/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) No Child Left Behind Program Student Achievement and School Success State Office of Education P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4200 (801) 538-7500 www.schools.utah.gov Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4200 (801) 538-7948 connie.nink@schools.utah.gov www.schools.utah.gov/sars/preschool.htm Coordinator for Transition Services Utah State Office of Education SPECIAL EDUCATION 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4200 (801) 538-7645 susan.loving@schools.utah.gov www.schools.utah.gov State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Children, Youth and Families Team Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health 120 North 200 West, Room 209 Salt Lake City   UT   84103 (801) 538-3941 kreisig@utah.gov www.dsamh.utah.gov Councils on Developmental Disabilities Utah Developmental Disabilities Council 155 South 300 West, Suite 100 Salt Lake City   UT   84101 (801) 533-3965 clairemantony@utah.gov www.utahddc.org Native American Disability Law Center 3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201 Farmington   NM   87402 (505) 566-5880 (800) 862-7271 (intake/client only) tyanan@napap.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Utah Department of Health Community and Family Health Services Children with Special Health Care Needs 44 North Medical Drive P.O. Box 144610 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4610 (801) 584-8239 (800) 829-8200 hollywilliams@utah.gov http://health.utah.gov/cfhs Services for Children with Birth Defects Utah Birth Defect Network Department of Health P.O. Box 144697 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4697 (801) 257-0566, ext. 204 (866) 818-7096 aenance@utah.gov http://health.utah.gov/birthdefect Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind 742 Harrison Boulevard Ogden   UT   84404 (801) 629-4700 (V) (801) 624-4701 (TTY) www.usdb.org Programs for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Utah State Office of Rehabilitation 5709 South 1500 West Taylorsville   UT   84123 (801) 263-4861 (V) (800) 860-4860 (in UT) (801) 263-4860 (TTY) mcall@utah.gov www.deafservices.utah.gov Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - Rocky Mountain ADA Center Meeting the Challenge, Inc. 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103 Colorado Springs   CO   80907 (719) 444-0268 (V/TTY) (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) technicalassistance@mtc-inc.com  www.adainformation.org Technology-Related Assistance Utah Assistive Technology Program Center for Persons with Disabilities Utah State University 6855 Old Main Hill Logan   UT   84322-6855 (435) 797-3824 martin.blair@usu.edu www.uatpat.org State Mediation System Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City   UT   84114 (801) 538-7568 lisa.arbogast@schools.utah.gov www.schools.utah.gov State Department of Education: Special Education Special Education Services State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4200 (801) 538-7757 nan.gray@schools.utah.gov www.schools.utah.gov Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 BabyWatch Early Intervention Program Utah Department of Health P.O. Box 144720 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4720 (801) 584-8226 (800) 961-4226 sord@utah.gov www.utahbabywatch.org State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Utah State Office of Rehabilitation P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4200 (801) 538-7530 (V/TTY) www.usor.utah.gov State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health 120 North 200 West, Room 209 Salt Lake City   UT   84103 (801) 538-3939 dsamhwebmaster@utah.gov; mpayne@utah.gov www.dsamh.utah.gov Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Division of Services for People with Disabilities Department of Human Services 120 North 200 West, Suite 411 Salt Lake City   UT   84103 (801) 538-4200 gkelner@utah.gov www.dspd.utah.gov Protection and Advocacy Agency Disability Law Center 205 North 400 West  Salt Lake City   UT   84103 (801) 363-1347 (800) 662-9080 (In UT) (V/TTY) info@disabilitylawcenter.org www.disabilitylawcenter.org Client Assistance Program Client Assistance Program Contact Disability Law Center, under Protection and Advocacy Agency, listed above.     State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Utah CHIP P.O. Box 16520 Salt Lake City   UT   84116 (877) 543-7669 www.utahchip.org/ Programs for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired: Ages 16 and Above Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired 250 North 1950 West, Suite B Salt Lake City   UT   84116-7902 (801) 323-4343 bgibson@utah.gov www.usor.utah.gov/dsbvi.htm State Deafblind Project 742 Harrison Boulevard Ogden   UT   84404 (801) 629-4732 (801) 629-4701 (TTY) darlaf@usdb.org www.usdb.org Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments     (888) 735-5906 (V) (800) 346-4128 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 346-4128 (TTY) (888) 346-5822 (Speech to Speech) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Center for Persons with Disabilities Utah State University 6800 Old Main Hill Logan   UT   84322-6800 (435) 797-1981 sarah.rule@usu.edu www.cpd.usu.edu Utah Center for Assistive Technology 1595 West 500 South Salt Lake City   UT   84104-5238 (801) 887-9380 (V) (888) 866-5550 pminer@utah.gov www.usor.utah.gov/ucat Special Format Library Utah State Library Division Program for the Blind and Disabled 250 North 1950 West, Suite A Salt Lake City   UT   84116-7901 (801) 715-6789; (800) 662-5540 (in UT) (800) 453-4293 (all states, except Utah) (801) 715-6721 (TTY) blind@utah.gov http://blindlibrary.utah.gov 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 Information Resources at the Utah Parent Center 2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110 Salt Lake City   UT   84117 (801) 272-1051 (800) 468-1160 (V/TTY) www.utahparentcenter.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Utah, Inc. 1800 South West Temple, Suite 203 Salt Lake City   UT   84115 (801) 484-2240 (800) 281-8442 (in UT) biau@sisna.com; ron48sr@sisna.com www.biau.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Association of Utah 1995 West 9000 South Level B West Jordan   UT   84088 (801) 566-5949 info@epilepsyut.org www.epilepsyut.org Mental Health Mental Health Association in Utah 1800 South West Temple, Suite 501 Salt Lake City   UT   84115 (801) 596-3705 mhaut@xmission.com www.mhaut.org NAMI-Utah 450 South 900 East Salt Lake City   UT   84102 (801) 323-9900 sherriwittwer@msn.com www.namiut.org Special Health Care Needs Family Voices of Utah Family to Family Health Information & Education Center 44 N. Medical Drive P.O. Box 144650 Salt Lake City   UT   84114-4650 (801) 584-8236 (800) 829-8200 (801) 808-4220 (cell) utahfamilyvoices@juno.com www.familyvoices.org www.medhomeportal.org 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 Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy of Utah Foundations for Independence 3550 South 700 West Salt Lake City   UT   84119 (801) 266-1805 shelly@ffiutah.org www.ffiutah.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Utah 155 South 300 West, Suite 201 Salt Lake City   UT   84101 (801) 364-5060 (800) 371-5060 (In UT) execdirector@arcutah.org www.arcutah.org Allies with Families 450 East 1000 North, Suite 311 North Salt Lake   UT   84054 (801) 433-2595 (877) 477-0764 allies@allieswithfamilies.org www.allieswithfamilies.org Prader-Willi Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Utah 2652 E. Nottingham Way Salt Lake City   UT   84108 (801) 582-0998 www.pwsausa.org/ut Speech, Language, and Hearing Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Association 1379 31st Street Ogden   UT   84403 (801) 402-5462 president@ushaonline.net; syspriet@ihc.com www.ushaonline.net/ Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Utah Parent Center 2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110 Salt Lake City   UT   84117 (801) 272-1051 (V/TTY) (800) 468-1160 (In UT) upcinfo@utahparentcenter.org www.utahparentcenter.org Other Parent Organization State Family Council of Utah Alpine   UT   84004 (801) 756-3995 Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers 5192 S. Greenpine Drive Salt Lake City   UT   84123 (801) 261-3100 (866) 782-8824 kids@utahpta.org www.utahpta.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Access Utah Network (Statewide Information and Referral for Disability Issues) 155 South 300 West, Suite 100 Salt Lake City   UT   84101 (801) 533-4636 (SLC area) (800) 333-8824 (outside SLC) accessut@utah.gov www.accessut.org Art Access/VSA arts of Utah 230 South 500 West #125 Salt Lake City   UT   84101 (801) 328-0703 (V/TTY) ruth@accessart.org www.accessart.org 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 Turn Community Services 638 E. Wilmington Avenue Salt Lake City   UT   84106 (801) 486-3778 (V/TTY) (800) 388-1991 (In Utah) turn@turn.nu www.turn.nu Work Ability Utah Utah Department of Health Division of Health Care Financing c/o Office of Rehabilitation 1595 West 500 South Salt Lake City   UT   84104 (801) 887-9388 cruddell@utah.gov www.workabilityutah.org 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) 207-0334 (V) (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.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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