STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Jacquelyn Thompson, Director

Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services

Department of Education

P.O. Box 30008

Lansing, MI 48909-7508

(517) 373-9433

E-mail: ThompsonJJ@state.mi.us

Web: mde.state.mi.us/off/sped/

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Carol Regmier, Supervisor

Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services

Department of Education

P.O. Box 30008

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 373-2949

E-mail: Regnierc@state.mi.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Michelle Nicholson, Acting Coordinator

Michigan Department of Education

Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services

P.O. Box 30008

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 241-2591

E-mail: NicholsonM@state.mi.us

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Robert Davis, Director

Michigan Dept. of Career Development

Michigan Rehabilitation Services

P.O. Box 30010

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 373-3391

E-mail: davisr1@state.mi.us

Web: mrs.mjc.state.mi.us

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

John Williams, Director

Office of Career and Technical Preparation

Michigan Department of Career Development

608 W. Allegan

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 373-6866

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

James K. Haveman, Jr., Director

Department of Community Health

Lewis-Cass Bldg.

320 South Walnut Boulevard

Lansing, MI 48913

(517) 373-3500

E-mail: doucettek@state.mi.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Sherida K. Falvay, Director

Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families

3423 N. Martin Luther King Drive

P.O. Box 30195

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 335-9261

E-mail: Falvay@state.mi.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Virginia R. Harmon, Director

Community Living, Children and Families Administration

Department of Community Health

3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 218

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 335-9371

E-mail: harmon@state.mi.us

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Vendella Collins, Executive Director

MI Developmental Disabilities Council

Lewis Cass Building

Lansing, MI 48913

(517) 334-6123

E-mail: collinsve@state.mi.us

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Elizabeth W. Bauer, Executive Director

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service

106 West Allegan, Suite 300

Lansing, MI 48933-1706

(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)

E-mail: molson@

Web:

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Amy Maes, Director

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service

106 West Allegan, Suite 300

Lansing, MI 48933-1706

(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)

E-mail: molson@

Web:

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Jane Finn, Director

Children's Special Health Care Services Plan Division

Plan Administration and Customer Services Bureau

Medical Services Administration

Department of Community Health

400 S. Pine, P.O. Box 30479

Lansing, MI 48909-7979

(517) 335-8207

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Patrick Cannon, Director

Commission for the Blind

Family Independence Agency

201 North Washington Square

P.O. Box 30015

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 373-2062

E-mail: cannonp@state.mi.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Christopher Hunter, Director

Division on Deafness

MI Family Independence Agency

350 North Washington Square

Box 30659

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 334-7363 (V/TTY)

E-mail: hunterc2@state.mi.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Great Lakes DBTAC

University of IL/Chicago

Department of Disability & Human Development

1640 West Roosevelt Road

Chicago IL, 60608

(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu

Web:

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-

Dr. Sally Burton-Hoyle, Executive Director

The Autism Society of Michigan

6035 Executive Drive, Suite 109

Lansing, MI 48911

(517) 882-2800; (800) 223-6722

E-mail: miautism@

Web: autism-

Brain Injury

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: biaofmi@

Web: michigan

Elmer L. Cerano, Executive Director

United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Detroit

23077 Greenfield, Suite 205

Southfield, MI 48075

(248) 557-5070

E-mail: ucp@

Epilepsy

Arlene Gorelick, Executive Director

Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan

26211 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 100

Southfield, MI 48076

(810) 351-7979; (800) 377-6226

Learning Disabilities

Herb Yamanishi, Executive Director

Learning Disabilities Association of MI

200 Museum Drive, Suite 101

Lansing, MI 48933-1914

(517) 485-8160; (888) 597-7809

E-mail: ldami@

Web: Michigan/

Mental Health

Tom Sovine, Executive Director

Mental Health Association in MI

15920 West Twelve Mile Road

Southfield, MI 48076

(248) 557-6777; (800) 482-9534

E-mail: mhamich@

Web: mha-

Sara Way, Executive Director

Association for Children's Mental Health

941 Abbott Road, Suite P

Lansing, MI 48823

(517) 336-7222; (800) 782-0883

Fred Cummins, President

Alliance for the Mentally Ill of MI

921 N. Washington

Lansing, MI 48906

(517) 485-4049; (800) 331-4264 (in MI)

E-mail: Amimich111@

Web: namimi.namimi/

Virgil Bernero, Executive Director

Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders

15920 W. 12 Mile Road

Southfield, Michigan 48076

(810) 552-0044

E-mail: virgkids@

Mental Retardation

Eric Richards, Executive Director

The Arc Michigan

1325 South Washington Avenue

Lansing, MI 48910

(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851 (in MI)

E-mail: arcmi@

Web:

Speech and Hearing

Dawn Kutney, Administrative Consultant

MI Speech-Language-Hearing Association

855 Grove Street

East Lansing, MI 48823

(517) 332-5691

E-mail: msha@

Web:

Visual Impairments

Paul Schroeder, Director

American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest

401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 308

Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 245-9961

E-mail: chicago@

Web:

Lila M. Cabbil, Coordinator

MI Parents of the Visually Impaired

c/o Upshaw Institute for the Blind

16625 Grand River Avenue

Detroit, MI 48227

(313) 272-3900

E-mail: webmaster@

Web:

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Barbara LeRoy, Director

Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University

326 Justice Building

6001 Cass Avenue

Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 577-2654

E-mail: B_Le_Roy@wayne.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

RoAnne Chaney, Project Manager

Michigan's Assistive Technology Project

Michigan Disability Rights Coalition

740 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 400

Michigan Disability Rights Coalition

East Lansing, MI 48823

(800) 760-4600; (517) 333-2477

Web:

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS

Patrick Strong, Executive Director

Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)

3303 West Saginaw Street, Suite F1

Lansing, MI 48917-2303

(517) 886-9167; (800) 221-9105 (in MI)

E-mail: info-cause@

Web: cause

Pat Dwelle, Project Coordinator

Parents Training Parents Project/Parents are Experts

23077 Greenfield Road, Suite 205

Southfield, MI 48075-3745

(248) 557-5070 (V/TTY); (800) 827-4843

E-mail: ucp@

Web: ptis/mi-parents/

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Mary Marin, Executive Director

Parent Participation Program

Family Support Network of Michigan

Children's Special Health Care Services

MI Dept. of Community Health

1200 6th St, Suite 316

Detroit, MI 48226-2418

(313) 256-2186; (800) 359-3722 (Family Phone Line)

Web: mdch.state.mi.us/msa/cshcs/cshcs.htm

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Robert Dean, Executive Director

Easter Seals Michigan

4065 Saladin Drive, S.E.

Grand Rapids, MI 49546

(616) 942-2081; (800) 292-2729 (in MI)

E-mail: EESofMich@

R. Hunt Riegel, Director

MATR: Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource

1023 South US 27

St. Johns, MI 48879-2423

(517) 224-0333 (V/TTY); (800) 274-7426 (nationwide)

E-mail: matr@

Web:

VSA arts of Michigan

51 West Hancock

Detroit, MI 48201-1382

(313) 832-3303 (V/TTY)

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