STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Mae Taylor, Director
At Risk and Special Education Services
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3204
(801) 538-7706
E-mail:
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us/sars

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Brenda Broadbent, Preschool Specialist
Special Education Services Unit, State Office of Education
250 East Fifth South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7708
E-mail:
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES: AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Susan Ord, EIP Director
Utah Dept. of Health
Community & Family Health Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs - BWEIP
Box 144720
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4720
(801) 584-8226; (801) 584-8496
E-mail:
Web: hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/cfhs/cshcn/babywatch/default.htm

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Blaine Petersen, Executive Director
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7530 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.usor.state.ut.us

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONALEDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Nan Gray, Specialist
Transition & Applied Techology
Services for At Risk Students (SARS)
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7700
E-mail:

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Meredith Alden, Director
Division of Mental Health, Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, Room 415
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-4270
E-mail:

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Mary Ann Williams, Program Coordinator
Division of MH, Department of Social Services
120 North 200 West, Room 415
P.O. Box 45500
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0500
(801) 538-4270
E-mail:

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Sue Geary, Director
Division of Services for People with Disabilities
Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, #411
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-4200
E-mail:
Web: www.hsdspd.state.ut.us

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Catherine Chambless, Executive Director
UT Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
555 East 300 So., Suite 201
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 533-4128
E-mail:
Web: www.gcpd.org

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Fraser Nelson, Executive Director
Disability Law Center
455 East 400 South, Suite 410
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 363-1347; (800) 662-9080 (In UT) (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.disabilitylawcenter.org
Therese E. Yanan, Director
Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
P.O. Box 392
Shiprock, NM 87420
(505) 368-3216; (800) 862-7271
E-mail:
Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
P.O. Box 3539
Tuba City, AZ 86045
(520) 283-3208; (877) 283-3208
E-mail:

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Nancy Friel, Director
Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Dr. Fan Tait, Executive Director
Utah Department of Health
Community & Family Health Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs
44 North Medical Drive
P.O. Box 144610
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4610
(801) 584-8240
E-mail:

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Bill Gibson, Director
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
250 North 1950 West, #B
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902
(801) 323-4343
E-mail:
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us/usor/usor.htm

PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Rusty Wales, Administrator
Utah Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
5709 South 1500 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 263-4860 (V/TTY)
(800) 860-4860 (V/TTY, in UT only)
E-mail:
Web: www.usor.state.ut.us/dsdhh/dsdhh.html

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Joyce Hume, Director
Rocky Mountain Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.ada-infonet.org

DISABILITY 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 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail:
Web: www.chadd.org

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail:
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Autism Society of Utah
668 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 583-7049

Brain Injury
Ron Roskos, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of UT, Inc.
1800 South West Temple, Suite 203
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 484-2240; (800) 281-8442 (in UT)
E-mail:
Web: starpage.com/braininjury
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Utah
275 E. South Temple, #200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 534-0210
E-mail:
Learning Disabilities
Bonnie Hussey, Executive Secretary
Learning Disabilities Association of Utah
P. O. Box 651052
Salt Lake City, UT 84165-1052
(801) 463-3890
E-mail:
Mental Health
Dr. Mack Gift, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Utah
455 East 400 South, Suite 206
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3040
(801) 596-3705
E-mail:
Web: www.xmission.com/~mhaut/
Lori Cerar and Patricia Baker, Project Co-Coordinators
Allies with Families
535 East 4500 South, Suite D110
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 269-8553; (877) 477-0764
E-mail:
Vickie Cottrell, Executive Director
NAMI-Utah
309 E. 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 323-9900
E-mail:
Mental Retardation
Jerry Costley, Executive Director
The Arc of Utah
445 East 400 South, Suite 202
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 364-5060; (800) 371-5060 (In UT)
E-mail:
Web: www.arcutah.org
Speech and Hearing
Monica McCaskey, President
UT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 171363
Holladay, UT 84117
(801) 584-8492 (fax)
E-mail:
Web: www.healthcaresource.com/usha
Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail:

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Sarah Rule, Director
Center for Persons with Disabilities/UAP
Utah State University, 6800 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6800
(435) 797-1987
E-mail:
Web: www.cpd.usu.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Martin E. Blair, Program Director
Utah Assistive Technology Program
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University, 6588 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6588
(435) 797-3824; (801) 797-7089 (TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.uatpat.org
Utah Center for Assistive Technology
500 South 1595 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-5238
(888) 866-5550; (801) 887-9500 (V/TTY)
Web: www.usor.state.ut.us

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Helen Post, Executive Director
Jennie Gibson, Project Coordinator
Utah Parent Center
2290 East, 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 272-1051 (V/TTY); (800) 468-1160 (In UT)
E-mail:
Web: www.utahparentcenter.org

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Kathie Peterson, Coordinator
Hope - A Parent to Parent Network
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 856-9795; (800) 468-1160 (In UT)

TRANSITION

Nan Gray, Specialist
Transition & Applied Techology
Services for At Risk Students (SARS)
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7700
E-mail:

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Richard O. Starley, President/CEO
Easter Seals Utah
638 E. Wilmington Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 486-3778 (V/TTY); (800) 388-1991 (In Utah)
E-mail:
Web: www.eastersealsutah.org
Linda Smith & Kris Fawson, Co-Directors
Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities
275 E. So. Temple #201
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1247
(801) 363-3300
Mark Smith, Information Specialist
Access Utah Network
(Statewide Information and Referral for Disability Issues)
555 East 300 South #201
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(800) 333-8824 (outside SLC); (801) 533-4636 (SLC area)
E-mail:
Web: www.accessut.org
Ruth Lubbers, Executive Director
VSA arts of Utah
339 West Pierport Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 328-0703 (V/TTY)
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