STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Richard Baldwin, State Director
Office of Special Education Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-9433
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jan Baxter, Supervisor
Office of Special Education Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-8215
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jacquelyn Thompson, Consultant
Comprehensive Program in Health & Early Childhood
Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-6335
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Joseph Skiba, Director
Michigan Jobs Commission/
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 30010
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3391
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Robert Kennon, Supervisor
Special Populations, Programs, & Services
Vocational, Technical Education Service/Dept. of Educ.
P.O. Box 30009
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
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Sherida K. Falvay, Director
Office of Children’s Services
Department of Community Health
Lewis Cass Building, 6th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-1839
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Virginia Harmon, Director
Bureau of Community Residential Services
Department of Community Health
Lewis Cass Building, 6th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-8209
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Vendella Collins, Executive Director
MI Developmental Disabilities Council
Lewis Cass Building, 6th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-6123
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
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
State of MI, Michigan Jobs Commission
MI Rehabilitation Services, Client Assistance Program
Duncan O. Wyeth, Director
P. O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-8193
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Ron Uken, Chief
Children’s Special Health Care Services
Bureau of Child and Family Services
Department of Community Health
3423 North Logan, Martin Luther King Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-8969
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Philip E. Peterson, Director
Commission for the Blind
Family Independence Agency
201 North Washington Square
P.O. Box 30015
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2062
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
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
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Michigan
8137 W. Grand River, Suite A
Brighton, MI 48116
(810) 229-5880 ; (800) 772-HEAD (in MI)
Cerebral Palsy
Terry Hunt, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of MI
320 North Washington Square, Suite 60
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 482-9496 ; (800) 828-2714 (in MI)
Elmer Cerano, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Detroit
23077 Greenfield, Suite 205
Southfield, MI 48075
(810) 557-5070
Epilepsy
Arlene Gorelick, Executive Director
Epilepsy Center of MI
26211 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48076
(810) 351-7979 ; (800) 377-6226
Learning Disabilities
Walt DeRyke, President
Learning Disabilities Association of MI
200 Museum Drive, Suite 101
Lansing, MI 48933-1914
(517) 485-8160
Mental Health
Tom Sovine, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in MI
15920 West Twelve Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48076
(810) 557-6777
Beverly Lewis, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of MI
921 N. Washington
Lansing, MI 48906
(517) 485-4049 ; (800) 331-4264 (in MI)
Samuel L. Davis, Director
Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
15920 W. 12 Mile Road
Southfield, Michigan 48076
(810) 552-0044
Mental Retardation
Eric Richards, Executive Director
The Arc Michigan
333 South Washington, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 487-5426 ; (800) 292-7851 (in MI)
Speech and Hearing
Dawn Kutney, Administrative Consultant
MI Speech-Language-Hearing Association
855 Grove Street
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 332-5691
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Southeastern Michigan
5063 Caraway
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
(810) 254-4215
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Robert Dean, Executive Director
Easter Seal Society of Michigan
4065 Saladin Drive, S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
(616) 942-2081 ; (800) 292-6236 (TTY)Donna Heiner, Director
Living and Learning Resource Center
(517) 487-0883 ; (800) 833-1996 , (address same as below)
Arselia S. Ensign, Director
PAM Assistance Centre
1023 South US 27
St. Johns, MI 48879-2423
(517) 224-0333 (V/TTY); (800) 274-7426 (US Wide)
Family Information Exchange/Early On Michigan
The Arc Michigan
333 S. Washington Square, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 487-5426 ; (800) 292-7851 (in MI)
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Barbara LeRoy, Director
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
326 Justice Building
6001 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2654
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Mary Twiss, Interim Project Manager
Tech 2000: Michigan’s Assistive Technology Project
3815 W. St. Joseph Highway
Lansing, MI 48913-3623
(517) 334-6502 ; (517) 334-6499 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Sue Pratt, 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@voyager.netJessie Mullins
Parents Training Parents Project/Parents are Experts
23077 Greenfield Road, Suite 205
Southfield, MI 48075-3744
(248) 557-5070 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ucpdetroit@aol.com
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Parent Participation Program
1200 6th St, 3rd Floor, South Tower, Suite 316
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 256-2186 ; (800) 359-3722 (parent hotline)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Grace Preston, President
Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1011 N. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906-4897
(517) 485-4345
