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
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
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: bbroadbe@USOE.k12.ut.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Darla Saunders, 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: hlfhs44med.dsaunder@state.ut.us
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: bpeterse@usoe.k12.ut.us
URL: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/usor/usor.htm
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Kenneth Hennefer, 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: khennefe@USOE.k12.ut.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Meredith Alden, Director
Division of Mental Health, Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, 4th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-4270
E-mail: HSADMIN1.MAlden@EMAIL.state.ut.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Mary Ann Williams, Program Coordinator
Division of MH, Department of Social Services
120 North 200 West, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 45500
Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0500
(801) 538-4270
E-mail: HSADMIN1.MWilliams@EMAIL.state.ut.us
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: SGeary@email.state.ut.us
URL: http://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. #201
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 533-4128
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)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Utah Department of Health
Community & Family Health Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs
44 North Medical Drive
Box 144650 BHCS
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4650
(801) 584-8240
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Bill Gibson, Director
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
309 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 323-4343
E-mail: bgibson@usoe.k12.ut.us
URL: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/usor/usor.htm
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Rusty Wales, Administrator
Utah Community Center for the Deaf
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: wwales@usoe.k12.ut.us
URL: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/usor/usor.htm
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Rural Education, UT State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 538-7892
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
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 (BIAU), Inc.
1800 South West Temple, Suite 203, Box 22
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 484-2240 ; (800) 281-8442
Cerebral Palsy
Marta Macdonald, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of UT
1018 West Atherton Drive, Suite A103
P.O. Box 70309
West Valley City, UT 84170-0309
(801) 266-1805 ; (888) UCP-UTAH
Epilepsy
Paul Sagers, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of Utah
641 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 534-0210
Learning Disabilities
Bonnie Hussey, Executive Secretary
Learning Disabilities Association of Utah
P. O. Box 651052
Salt Lake City, UT 84165-1052
(801) 463-3890
Mental Health
Marilyn Mitchell, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Utah
4535 South 5600 West
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801) 963-7337
Lori Cerar and Patricia Baker, Project Co-Coordinators
Allies with Families
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 272-1068 (V/TTY); (800) 468-1160 (In Utah)
Harvey Hirschi, President
UT Alliance for the Mentally Ill
P.O. Box 58047
Salt Lake City, UT 84158-0047
(801) 584-2023
Mental Retardation
Bev Adcock, Executive Director
The Arc of Utah
455 East 400 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 364-5060 ; (800) 371-5060 (In UT)
Speech and Hearing
Marilyn Price-Larson, President
UT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 171363
Holladay, UT 84117
(801) 584-1242
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Richard O. Starley, President/CEO
Cynthia Vargo, Director of Programs & Services
Easter Seal Society of Utah, Inc.
638 E. Wilmington Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84106-1491
(801) 486-3778 (V/TTY); (800) 399-1991 (In Utah)Linda Smith & Kris Fawson, Co-Directors
Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities
2040 E. Murray Holladay Road, Suite 115
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 277-6299
J.T. Simkins, Manager
Access Utah Network
555 East 300 South #201
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(800) 333-8824 (outside SLC); (801) 533-4636 (SLC area)
E-mail: jsimkins@state.ut.us
URL: http://www.accessut.state.ut.us
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Marvin Fifield, Director
Center for Persons with Disabilities/A Univ. Affiliated Program
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-6800
(801) 797-1981
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Marvin Fifield, Project Director
Utah Assistive Technology Program
Center for Persons with Disabilities
UMC 6855
Logan, UT 84322-6855
(801) 797-1982 ; (801) 797-2096 (TTY)
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: upc@inconnect.com
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Kathie Peterson & Stephanie Wilkey, Coordinators
Hope – A Parent to Parent Network
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 272-0493 ; (800) 468-1160 (In UT)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Barbara Willie, President
Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers
1037 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102-1578
(801) 359-3875 ; (800) 246-3875
E-mail: utah.pta@m.k12.ut.us
TRANSITION
Kenneth Hennefer, 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: khennefe@USOE.k12.ut.usGail Kulp, Project Coordinator
Educated Transition Choices (ETC)
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 272-0897 (V/TTY); (800) 468-1160 (In Utah)