A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Idaho State Resources

Complete update · 5/2007
Partial update · 3/5/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet 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.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable Larry E. Craig (R)
520 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2752
(202) 228-1067 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://craig.senate.gov/webform.cfm
Web: http://craig.senate.gov/

Honorable Michael D. Crapo (R)
239 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6142
(202) 228-1375 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Web: http://crapo.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable C.L. "Butch" Otter
Office of the Governor
700 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0034
(208) 334-2100
(208) 334-2175 (Fax)
Web: http://gov.idaho.gov/

Official State Web Site
Web: www.idaho.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Bureau of Special Population Services
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6800
Web: www.sde.idaho.gov/specialed/

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Marcia Beckman, Title 1 Director
Bureau of Special Population Services
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6963
E-mail: mmbeckman@sde.idaho.gov
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/sasa

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Mary Jones, Program Manager
Children's Developmental Services
Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
450 W. State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5514; (800) 926-2588
E-mail: jonesm@dhw.idaho.gov
Web: www.idahochild.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education listed above

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Dr. Michael Graham, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0096
(208) 334-3390 (V/TTY)
Web: www.vr.idaho.gov

Coordinator for Transition Services
Jacque Hyatt, Director
Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
650 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720 0027
208-332-6951
E-mail: jshyatt@sde.idaho.gov
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/SpecialEd/content/st.asp

State Division of Professional-Technical Education
Mike Rush, Administrator
State Division of Professional Technical Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0095
(208) 334-3216
E-mail: mrush@pte.idaho.gov
Web: www.pte.idaho.gov

State Mental Health Agency
Gina Westcott, Program Manager
Adult Mental Health Programs
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720-5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-0969
Web: www2.state.id.us/dhw/mentalhealth/

State Mental Health Representative for Children
Chuck Halligan, Program Manager
Children's Mental Health
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720-5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-6559
E-mail: halligan@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Cameron Gilliland, Program Manager
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5536
E-mail: gillilac@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Marilyn Sword, Executive Director
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock Street, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2178
E-mail: msword@icdd.idaho.gov
Web: www.icdd.idaho.gov

Protection and Advocacy Agency
James Baugh, Executive Director
Comprehensive Advocacy, (Co-Ad, Inc.)
Idaho’s Protection and Advocacy System
4477 Emerald Street, Suite B-100
Boise, ID 83706-2066
(208) 336-5353 (V/TTY); (800) 632-5125
E-mail: coadinc@cableone.net

Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Brett Harrell, Manager
Children's Special Health Program
Bureau of Clinical and Preventive Services
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5962
E-mail: harrellb@idhw.state.id.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Idaho CareLine
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0026
(800) 926-2588
E-mail: careline@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.idahocareline.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Angela Roan, Administrator
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
341 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83702-0012
(208) 334-3220; (800) 542-8688
E-mail: aroan@icbvi.state.id.us
Web: www.icbvi.state.id.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Wes Maynard, MBA, CI/CT, NIC Master, Executive Director
Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1720 Westgate Drive, Suite A
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 334-0879 (V); (208) 334-0803 (TTY)
(800) 433-1323 (Voice -- in ID only)
(800) 433-1361 (TTY -- in ID only)
E-mail: maynardw@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.cdhh.idaho.gov

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 377-1363 (V)
(800) 377-3529 (TTY/ASCII); 711 (TTY)
(888) 791-3004 (Speech to Speech)
(866) 252-0684 (Spanish)

Project for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Robin G. Greenfield, Ph.D.
Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness
University of Idaho
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
322 E. Front Street, Suite 440
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 364-4012
E-mail: rgreen@uidaho.edu
Web: www.idahocdhd.org/

Mary Dunne, Superintendent
Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind
1450 Main Street
Gooding, ID 83330
(208) 934-4457
E-mail: mary.dunne@isdb.idaho.gov
Web: www.isdb.idaho.gov/

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Christine Ivie, Deputy Superintendent
Division of Student Achievement & School Accountability
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6973
E-mail: cmivie@sde.idaho.govv
Web: www.sde.idaho.gov/dept

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Don Brandon, Center Director
Kathe Matrone, Center Coordinator
DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center
Western Washington Universtiy-CCER
6912 220th Street, S.W. #105
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
(425) 248-2480 (TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dbtacnw@wwu.edu
Web: www.dbtacnorthwest.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Julie Fodor, Director
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
University Center on Excellence/University of Idaho
129 W. Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-3559
E-mail: jfodor@uidaho.edu
Web: www.idahocdhd.org

Technology-Related Assistance
Ron Seiler, Project Director
Idaho Assistive Technology Project
129 W. Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-3557; (800) 432-8324 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rseiler@uidaho.edu
Web: www.idahoat.org

State Mediation System
Bill Elvie, Dispute Resolution Coordinator
Bureau of Special Population Services
Idaho State Department of Education
650 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6914
E-mail: wcelvey@sde.idaho.gov
Web: www.sde.state.id.us/specialed

Special Format Library
Sue Walker, Library Consultant
Idaho Commission for Libraries
325 W. State Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2150
E-mail: sue.walker@libraries.idaho.gov
Web: http://libraries.idaho.gov/tbs

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)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Sarah Stevens
Autism Society of America/Treasure Valley Chapter
441 W. 7th Street North
Middleton, ID 83644
(208) 336-5676
E-mail: info@asatvc.org
Web: www.asatvc.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Michelle Featherston, President
Wendy Cary, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Idaho
P.O. Box 414
Boise, ID 83701-0414
(208) 342-0999; (888) 374-3447 (In ID)
E-mail: info@biaid.org
Web: www.biaid.org

Cerebral Palsy
Lynn Cundick, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Idaho
5420 W. Franklin Road, Suite A
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 377-8070; (888) 289-3259
E-mail: lcundick@ucpidaho.org
Web: www.ucpidaho.org

Epilepsy
David C. Blackwell, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho
310 W. Idaho
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 344-4340; (800) 237-6676 (In ID)
E-mail: efid@epilepsyidaho.org
Web: www.epilepsyidaho.org

Learning Disabilities
Ginny Hughes
9797 N. Circle Drive
Hayden, ID 83835-9503
(208) 762-2316
E-mail: connect4kids@imbris.com

Mental Health
Lee Woodland, Executive Director
NAMI-Idaho
P.O. Box 68
Albion, ID 83311
(208) 673-6672; (800) 572-9940
E-mail: namiid@atcnet.net
Web: www.nami.org/sites/NAMIIDAHO

Martha Ekhoff, Director
Office of Consumer Affairs
1607 W. Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 336-5533, ext. 340
E-mail: mekhoff@mtnstatesgroup.org
Web: www.mtnstatesgroup.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Rachelle Ruffing, President
Idaho Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ISHA)
P.O. Box 603
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 599-2536
Web: www.idahosha.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
E-mail: tsarmr@att.net
Web: www.tsarmr.com

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Evelyn Mason, Executive Director
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. (IPUL)
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 145
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 342-5884 (V/TTY); (800) 242-4785 (in ID only)
E-mail: parents@ipulidaho.org
Web: http://ipulidaho.org

Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above.

Partners in Policymaking
Christine Pisani, DD Program Specialist
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702-5840
(208) 334-2178; (800) 544-2433
E-mail: cpisani@icdd.idaho.gov
Web: www.icdd.idaho.gov
Web: www.idahocdhd.org/idahopartners

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Barb Bode, President
Idaho PTA
500 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5965
(208) 344-0851; (208) 342-8585
E-mail: idahopta@mindspring.com
Web: www.idahopta.net

Other Parent Organization
(National resource center for Native American families and parent centers)
Native American Families Together
S. 200 Almon #205
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 892-8270; (877) 205-7501
E-mail: NAFT@moscow.com
Web: www.nativefamilynetwork.com

Other Disability Organizations

Sue Meinzinger, Director
Summit Assistance Dogs
7575 Chestnut Lane
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-5609
E-mail: info@summitdogs.org
Web: www.summitdogs.org/

Evelyn Mason, Director
VSA arts of Idaho
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 145
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 342-5884
E-mail: evelyn@ipulidaho.org

Greg Schell, Executive Director
Washington State Fathers Network
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 747-4004, ext. 4286; (800) 833-6388
E-mail: greg.schell@kindering.org
Web: www.fathersnetwork.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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.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)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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