STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Jeananne Hagen, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Family and Community Services
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5735
E-mail: jhagen@ed.state.ia.us
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Mary Schertz, Part H Coordinator
Bureau of Family and Community Services
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5433
E-mail: mschert@ed.state.ia.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Lynn Cook Pletcher, Part C Coordinator
Iowa’s System of Early Intervention Services
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-7145
E-mail: lpletch@ed.state.ia.us
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Marge Knudsen, Administrator
Div. of Voc. Rehab. Svcs./Department of Education
510 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4311
E-mail: mknudsen@dvrs.state.ia.us
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Evelyn Anderson, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Community Colleges/Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-3866
E-mail: evelyn.anderson@ed.state.ia.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Harold Templeman, Administrator
Division of MH/DD, Dept of Human Svcs.
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
(515) 281-5126
E-mail: htemple@dhs.state.ia.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
Mohammed Amjed, Mental Health Specialist
Division of MH/DD
Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
(515) 281-6086
E-mail: mamjed@dhs.state.ia.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Harold Templeman, Administrator
Division of Mental Health and DD Iowa
Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
(515) 281-5126
E-mail: htemple@dhs.state.ia.us
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Becky Harker
Governor’s DD Council
617 E. Second Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 281-9083
E-mail: bharker@dhs.state.ia.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Mervin L. Roth, Director
Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc.
3015 Merle Hay Road, Suite 6
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 278-2502 ; (515) 278-0571 (TTY); (800) 779-2502
E-mail: hn5317@earthlink.net
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Harlietta Helland, Consultant
Dept. Human Rights
Div. Persons with Disability
Client Assistance Program
Capitol Complex, Lucas Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-3957 ; (800) 652-4198 (V/TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Jeffrey G. Lobras, M.D., Director
Iowa Child Health Specialty Clinics
247 Hospital School
100 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1011
(319) 356-1118 ; (319) 356-3715
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
R. Creig Slayton, Director
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
(515) 281-1333 ; (515) 281-1355 (TTY)
(515) 281-1263 (fax)
E-mail: creigs@blind.state.ia.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Kathryn Baumann-Reese, Administrator
Deaf Services Commission of IA
IA Department of Human Rights
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0090
(515) 281-3164 (V/TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Jeananne Hagen, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Children, Family and Community Services
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5735
E-mail: jhagen@ed.state.ia.us
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Mary Quigley, Co-Director
Jane Gay, Co-Director
Iowa Program for Assistive Technology
Iowa University Affiliated Program
100 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1011
(800) 331-3027 (V/TTY); (319) 356-0550
URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/infotech/
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
University of Missouri/Columbia
4812 Santanna Circle
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600
URL: http://www.idir.net/~adabbs
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
9930 Johnnycake Ridge Rd., Suite 3E
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NatlADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Autism
Chris Brosnahan, Executive Director
Autism Society of Iowa
3135 Spring Valley Road
Dubuque, IA 52001
(319) 557-1169
E-mail: asiowa@mhte.net
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Iowa
2101 Kimball Avenue, LL7
Waterloo, IA 50702
(319) 272-2312 ; (800) 475-4442
Cerebral Palsy
Gary Mattson, Executive Director
UCP of Northeast Iowa
760 Ansborough Avenue
Box 4090
Waterloo, IA 50704
(319) 232-6671
Learning Disabilities
Dolores Ratcliff, President
Learning Disabilities Association of IA
P.O. Box 665
Indianola, IA 50125
(515) 280-8558
Mental Health
Margaret Stout, Executive Director
IA Alliance for the Mentally Ill
5911 Meredith Drive, Suite C-1
Des Moines, IA 50322-1903
(515) 254-0417
Mental Retardation
Becky Godfrey, Executive Director
The Arc of Iowa
715 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 283-2358
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Iowa
P.O. Box 1456
Des Moines, IA 50305
(515) 967-9229
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Easter Seals
P.O. Box 4002
Des Moines, IA 50333-4002
(515) 289-1933 (V); (515) 289-4069 (TTY)
E-mail: essia@neting.net
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Robert Bacon, M.D., Director
Iowa University Affiliated Program
Division of Developmental Disabilities
University Hospital School
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 353-6390
E-mail: disability-resources@uiowa.edu
URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/uhs
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION CENTER
Kate Payne, Director
SEEK Parent Center
406 SW School Street, Suite 207
Ankeny, IA 50021
(515) 956-0155 ; (888) 431-4332
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Diane Babcock, President
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
610 Merle Hay Tower
Des Moines, IA 50310-1303
(515) 276-1019 ; (800) 475-4782
E-mail: ia-office@pta.org