STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Robert Runkel, Director

Special Education Division

Office of Public Instruction

PO Box 202501

Helena, MT 59620 -2501

(406) 444-4429

E-mail: brunkel@state.mt.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Dan McCarthy, Preschool Specialist

Office of Public Instruction

P. O. Box 202501

Helena, MT 59620-2501

(406) 444-4425

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Jan Spiegle-Stinger, Part C Co-Coordinator

Vicki Lafond Smith, Part C Co-Coordinator

Developmental Disabilities Program

Department of Public Health and Human Services

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604-4210

(406) 444-4181

E-mail: jspiegle@state.mt.us

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Joe Mathews, Administrator

Vocational Rehabilitation Programs

Department of Public Health & Human Services

111 N. Sanders Street, Room 305

P. O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604-4210

(406) 444-2590

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Jody Messinger, Division Administrator

Career and Technical Education Division

Office of Public Instruction

PO Box 202501

Helena, MT 59620-2501

(406) 444-9019

E-mail: jmessinger@state.mt.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Dan Anderson, Administrator

Addictive and Mental Disorders Division

Department of Public Health & Human Services

Cogswell Building - C118

1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202951

Helena, MT 59620-2951

(406) 444-3969

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

David Bennets, Mental Health Officer

Addictive and Mental Disorders Division

Department of Public Health & Human Services

Cogswell Building - C118

1400 Broadway, P. O. Box 202951

Helena, MT 59620-2951

(406) 444-4924

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAMS

Joe Mathews, Administrator

Developmental Disabilties Program

Department of Public Health and Human Services

111 N. Sanders Street, Room 305

P.O. Box 4210

Helena, MT 59604-4210

(406) 444-2995

E-mail: jmathews@state.mt.us

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Deborah Swingley, Executive Director

Montana DD Planning & Advisory Council

P. O. Box 526

Helena, MT 59624

(406) 444-1338; (800) 337-9942 (in MT only)

E-mail: dswingley@state.mt.us

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Bernadette Franks Ongoy, Executive Director

Montana Advocacy Program

P.O. Box 1680, 316 North Park, Room 211

Helena, MT 59624

(406) 444-3889; (800) 245-4743 (V/TTY, in MT only)

E-mail: bernie@

Web: ~advocate

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, CAP Director

Montana Advocacy Program

P.O. Box 1680, 316 North Park, Room 211

Helena, MT 59624

(406) 444-3889; (800) 245-4743 (V/TTY, in MT only)

E-mail: lynnw@

Web: ~advocate

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Sharon Wagner, Section Supervisor

Special Health Services

Family and Community Health Bureau

Department of Public Health and Human Services

Cogswell Building, Room C-314, P. O. Box 202951

Helena, MT 59620-2951

(406) 444-3622

E-mail: shwagner@state.mt.us

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Nancy Coopersmith, Administrator

Curriculum Services Department

Office of Public Instruction

P.O. Box 202501

Helena, MT 59620-2501

(406) 444-5541

E-mail: ncoopersmith@state.mt.us

Web: metnet.state.mt.us/main.html

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Joyce Maynard 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 (T/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

E-mail: ada-infonet@mtc-

Web: ada-

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: national@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

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

Web: autism-

Brain Injury

Karen Z. Rimel

Brain Injury Association of Montana

University of Montana

52 Corbin Hall, Room 333

Missoula, MT 59812

(406) 243-5973; (800) 241-6442

E-mail: biam@selway.umt.edu

Learning Disabilities

Rosie Wathen, President

Learning Disabilities Association of Montana

1438 Cascade Avenue

Billings, MT 59102

(406) 252-7716

Mental Health

Charles McCarthy, Executive Director

Mental Health Association of MT

25 South Ewing, Suite 200

Helena, MT 59601

(406) 442-4276

E-mail: mham@in-

Barbara Sample, Executive Director

Family Support Network (FSN)

3302 4th Avenue North, Suite 103

P. O. Box 21366

Billings, MT 59104

(406) 256-7783

Mental Retardation

Bev Owens, ARC Treasurer

602 18th Street West

Billings, MT 59102

(406) 652-5510

Speech and Hearing

Barbara Newman, President

MT Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Box 9627

Helena, MT 59604

(406) 458-8692

E-mail: msha@

Web:

Visual Impairments

Mary Ann Siller, National Education Consultant

American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest

260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park

Dallas, TX 75235

(214) 352-7222

E-mail: dallas@

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

R. Timm Vogelsberg, Executive Director

Montana University Affiliated Rural

Institute on Disabilities (MUARID)

52 Corbin Hall

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT 59812

(406) 243-5467; (800) 732-0322

E-mail: rtvogels@selway.umt.edu

Web: ruralinstitute.umt.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Gail McGregor, Project Director

MonTECH

The University of Montana, MUARID, MonTECH

634 Eddy Avenue

Missoula, MT 59812

(406) 243-5676; (800) 732-0323 (V/TTY)

E-mail: gmcgrego@selway.umt.edu

Web: ruralinstitute.umt.edu/HDC/montech.htm

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Parents, Let's Unite For Kids (PLUK)

516 N. 32nd Street

Billings, MT 59101-6003

(406) 255-0540; (800) 222-7585 (MT only)

E-mail: plukinfo@

Web:

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Contact Parent Training Information Project

(see above)

Deanna Johnson

IDEA PTA (Individuals with Diverse and Exceptional Abilities)

P.O. Box 7724

Missoula, MT 59802

(406) 728-1124

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Sally Cerny, President

Easter Seals/Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountains

4400 Central Avenue

Great Falls, MT 59405

(406) 761-3680 (V/TTY); (800) 771-2153

E-mail: sallyc@

Web: greatfalls

Mike Hermanson, Acting Director

Montana Center on Disabilities

Montana State University-Bilings

Special Education Building

1500 North 30th Street

Billings, MT 59101

(406) 657-2312 (V/TTY)

Email: mcd@msu-6.edu

Web: msubillings.edu/mtcd

Coalitions of Montanans Concerned with Disabilities

P.O. Box 5679

Missoula, MT 59806

(406) 829-9301

E-mail: cmcdinfocenter@

Web: mt/cmcd

Alayne O. Dolson, Executive Director

VSA arts of Montana

P.O. Box 7225

111 N. Higgins, Suite 212

Missoula, MT 59807

(406) 549-2984

E-mail: alaynusa@

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