A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Michigan State Resources

Complete update · 7/2007
Partial update · 3/4/2008

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 Carl Levin (D)
269 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6221
(202) 224-1388 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Web: http://levin.senate.gov

Honorable Debbie Stabenow (D)
133 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4822
(202) 228-0325 (Fax)
E-mail: senator@stabenow.senate.gov
Web: http://stabenow.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 Jennifer M. Granholm
Governor's Office
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3400
Web: www.michigan.gov/gov

Official State Web Site
Web: www.michigan.gov

State Department of Education: Special Education
Dr. Jacquelyn Thompson, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: ThompsonJJ@mi.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Betty Underwood, Interim Director
Office of School Improvement
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 241-3147
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Vanessa Winborne, Part C Coordinator
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-4865; (800) 327-5966
E-mail: WinborneV@mi.gov
Web: www.1800earlyon.org

State Special Education Funding for Children with Disabilities: Ages Birth Through 26
Diane Easterling
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: easterlingd@mi.gov

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jaye Shamsiddeen, Director
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
P.O. Box 30010
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3390; (800) 605-6722
E-mail: shamsiddeenj@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mrs

Patrick Cannon, State Director
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
201 N. Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2062; (800) 292-4200
(888) 864-1212 (TTY)
E-mail: cannonp@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mcb

Coordinator for Transition Services
Matt Korolden, Co-Director
High School Redesign for Secondary Transition Services
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: KoroldenM@mi.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde

Career and Technical Education
Patty Cantú, Director
Office of Career and Technical Preparation
Michigan Department of Education
201 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3373
E-mail: cantup@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdcd

State Mental Health Agency
Janet Olszewski, Director
Department of Community Health
Capitol View Building, 7th Floor
201 Townsend Street
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3500
E-mail: mccullochs@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Sherida K. Falvay, Director
Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families
Department of Community Health
Lewis Cass Building
320 S. Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 241-5762
E-mail: Falvay@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Vendella M. Collins, Executive Director
Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council
1033 S. Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 334-6123
E-mail: collinsve@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/ddcouncil

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Elmer Cerano, Executive Director
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ecerano@mpas.org
Web: www.mpas.org

Client Assistance Program
Manuela Kress-Shull, Ph.D., CRC, LPC
Director of Employment Advocacy
Client Assistance Program
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)
E-mail: mkress@mpas.org
Web: www.mpas.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kathleen A. Stiffler, Director
Children’s Special Health Care Services Division
Michigan Department of Community Health
320 S. Walnut
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 241-7186; (800) 359-3722
E-mail: stifflerk@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/cshcs

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MIChild
P.O. Box 30412
Lansing, MI 48909
(888) 988-6300; (888) 263-5897 (TTY)
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch/1,1607,7-132-2943_4845_4931---,00.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Patrick Cannon, State Director
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
201 N. Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2062
E-mail: cannonp@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mcb

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Nan Asher, Executive Director
Michigan Coalition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Michigan Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MADHH)
2929 Covington Court, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48912-4939
(517) 487-0066; (800) YOUR EAR (in MI)
E-mail: yourear@madhh.org
Web: www.madhh.org

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 649-3777 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 656-9826 (Speech to Speech)

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Director
DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Barbara LeRoy, Director
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
4809 Woodward Avenue, Suite 268
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2654
E-mail: B_Le_Roy@wayne.edu
Web: www.wayne.edu/DDI

Technology-Related Assistance
Jeff Diedrich, Director
MATR: Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource
1023 South US 27
St. Johns, MI 48879-2423
(989) 224-0333 (V/TTY); (800) 274-7426 (nationwide)
E-mail: matr@edzone.net
Web: www.cenmi.org/matr

Kathryn Wyeth, Project Manager
Michigan's Assistive Technology Project
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
780 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 333-2477; (800) 760-4600 (MI only)
E-mail: mdrc@match.org
Web: www.copower.org/AT/index.htm

State Mediation System
David Gruber, Project Manager
Michigan Special Education Mediation Program
229 N. Pine Street
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 485-2274
E-mail: resolve@tds.net
Web: www.cenmi.org/msemp

Special Format Library
Susan Chinault, Librarian
Library of Michigan
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-5614; (800) 992-9012
(517) 373-1592 (TTY)
E-mail: sbph@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/sbph

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
Web: www.add.org

Autism
The Autism Society of Michigan
1213 Center Street, Suite B
Lansing, MI 48906
(517) 882-2800; (800) 223-6722
E-mail: autism@autism-mi.org
Web: www.autism-mi.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

Gail L. McEntee, President/CEO
Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
16625 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48227
(313) 272-3900
E-mail: info@gdabvi.org
Web: www.gdabvi.org

Brunhilde Merk-Adam, Founder/Executive Director
Blind Vision, Inc.
(Programs for students with visual impairments, IEP advocacy and resources for parents and educators)
2501 Pheasant Run
Ortonville, MI 48462
(248) 627-2260
E-mail: bkmabma@worldnet.att.net

Brain Injury
Michael Dabbs, President
Brain Injury Association of Michigan
8619 W. Grand River, Suite I
Brighton, MI 48116-2334
(810) 229-5880; (800) 772-4323 (in MI)
E-mail: info@biami.org
Web: www.biami.org

Cerebral Palsy
Linda Potter, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan
3401 E. Saginaw, Suite 216
Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 203-1200 (V/TTY); (800) 828-2714
E-mail: potter@ucpmichigan.org
Web: www.ucpmichigan.org

Leslynn Angel, President/CEO
United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Detroit
23077 Greenfield, Suite 205
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 557-5070; (800) 827-4843
E-mail: langel@ucpdetroit.org
Web: www.ucpdetroit.org

Epilepsy
Arlene Gorelick, President
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 250
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 351-7979; (800) 377-6226
E-mail: letters@epilepsymichigan.org
Web: www.epilepsymichigan.org

Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X Association of Michigan
P.O. Box 1414
Troy, MI 48099-1414
(313) 381-2834
E-mail: fraxmich@hotlinemail.com
Web: www.fragilex.org/html/michigan.htm

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Dohn Hoyle, Executive Director
The Arc Michigan
1325 S. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851
E-mail: dhoyle@arcmi.org
Web: www.arcmi.org

Learning Disabilities
Nanette Clatterbuck, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan
200 Museum Drive, Suite 101
Lansing, MI 48933-1914
(517) 485-8160; (888) 597-7809
E-mail: ldamich@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.ldaofmichigan.org

Mental Health
Amy Winans, Executive Director
Association for Children's Mental Health
100 W. Washtenaw, Suite 4
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 372-4016; (888) 226-4543 (Parent line)
E-mail: ajwinans@aol.com
Web: www.acmh-mi.org

Susan McParland, Executive Director
Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 219
Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 433-2200
E-mail: susan@michkids.org
E-mail: info@michkids.org
Web: www.michkids.org

Mark Reinstein, Ph.D., President
Mental Health Association in Michigan
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 220
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 647-1711
Email: mark@mha-mi.org
Web: www.mha-mi.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Dawn Kutney, Administrative Consultant
Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association
790 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 500A
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 332-5691
E-mail: msha@ix.netcom.com
Web: www.michiganspeechhearing.org

Tourette Syndrome
The Tourette Syndrome Association Inc.
Michigan Chapter
30641 Whittier
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 641-8725
E-mail: tsamichigan@comcast.net
Web: www.tsa-michigan.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Mary C. Suurmeyer, Executive Director
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
5668 N. Okemos Road
East Lansing, MI 48823-2999
(517) 886-9167; (800) 221-9105 (in MI)
E-mail: info@causeonline.org
Web: www.causeonline.org

(Serving Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties)
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
Tri-County Partnership
Northland Towers
15565 Northland Drive, Suite 506E
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 424-9610; (800) 298-4424
E-mail: infodetroit@causeonline.org

Parent-To-Parent
Mary Marin, Executive Director
Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
Family Support Network of Michigan
Children's Special Health Care Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
Cadillac Place
3056 W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 3-350
Detroit, MI 48202-6033
(313) 456-4381; (800) 359-3722 (Family Phoneline)
Web: www.michigan.gov/cshcs

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Donna Oser, Executive Director
Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
7402 Westshire Drive, Suite 115
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 622-4782
E-mail: donnar@michiganpta.org
Web: www.michiganptsa.org

Training and Technical Assistance for Family Involvement
Sandee Koski and Kelly Organski, Coordinators
Michigan Alliance for Family
Parent Mentoring, Training and Leadership Opportunities
1325 S. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851
E-mail: sandee.k@arcmi.org
E-mail: kelly.o@arcmi.org
Web: www.arcmi.org

Sherri Boyd, Director
Michigan Alliance for Families
Lansing Main Office
1325 S. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851
E-mail: sherri@arcmi.org
Web: www.wash.k12.mi.us/perform/

Other Disability Organizations

John Cocciolone, CEO/President
Easter Seals Michigan
1105 N. Telegraph
Waterford, MI 48329
(248) 451-2900; (800) 757-3257 (in MI)
E-mail: jcocciolone@essmichigan.org
Web: www.essmichigan.org

Duncan Wyeth, Executive Director
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns and Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
201 N. Washington Square, Suite 150
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 335-6004 (V/TTY); (877) 499-6232
Email: dodhh@michigan.gov
E-mail: mcdc@michigan.gov
Web: www.mcdc-dodhh.org
Web: www.midisability.org

Dr. Joanne Marttila Pierson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Director
Judy Nantau, Assistant Head of Clinical Services
University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy
University of Michigan
1111 E. Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2054
(734) 764-8440
E-mail: ucll@umich.edu
Web: www.languageexperts.org

Lora Frankel, Executive Director
VSA arts of Michigan
P.O. Box 02805
100 W. Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48202-2805
(313) 832-3303 (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@vsami.org
Web: www.vsami.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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