STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Wayne Erickson, Director
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
Office of Special Education
811 Capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 296-1793
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Robyn Widley, ECSE Specialist
Community Collaboration Team
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
986 Capitol Square Building
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 296-5007
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jan Rubenstein, Part H Coordinator
Interagency Early Intervention Project
for Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families
Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
Capitol Square Bldg., Room 927
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 296-7032
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Norena A. Hale, Assistant Commissioner
Rehabilitation Services Branch
Department of Economic Security
390 North Robert Street, 1st Floor
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 296-1822
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Lezlie Ingvalson, Specialist
Secondary Vocational Education
Capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(612) 296-1085
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Elaine Timmer, Assistant Commissioner
Department of Human Services
Health and Continuing Care Strategies
Human Services Bldg.
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3852
(612) 296-2710
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Sharon Autio, Director
Children’s Mental Health Section
Department of Human Services
Human Services Bldg.
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3828
(612) 297-3510
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Laura Doyle and Robert F. Meyer, Co-Directors
Division for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3825
(612) 296-2160
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Colleen Wieck, Executive Director
Governor’s Council on DD
300 Centennial Office Bldg.
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-4018
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Luther Granquist, Managing Attorney
Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 First Avenue, N., Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
(612) 332-1441
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Roseann Eshbach, CAP Project Attorney
Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
430 First Avenue, N., Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
(612) 332-1441
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Jan Jernell, Section Manager
MN Children with Special Health Needs
Department of Health
717 Delaware Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(612) 623-5150 ; (800) 728-5420
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Richard Davis, Assistant Commissioner
State Services for the Blind & Visually Handicapped
Department of Jobs and Training
2200 University Ave W., #240
St. Paul, MN 55114
(612) 642-0500
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Curt Micka, Executive Director
MN Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3814
(612) 297-7305 (V/TTY)
E-mail: curt.micka@state.mn.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY LOW INCIDENCE REPRESENTATIVE
Carolyn Elliot, Education Specialist
Department of Education
Capitol Square Bldg., Room 819
St. Paul, MN 5510l
(612) 296-5174
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
Tom Gode, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
43 Main Street, S.E., Suite 135
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 378-2742 ; (800) 669-6442 (In MN)
Cerebral Palsy
JoAnn Erbes, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of MN
Griggs-Midway Bldg.
1821 University Avenue South, Suite S-286
St. Paul, MN 55104-3094
(612) 646-7588
Developmental Disabilities
Bob Brick, Executive Director
Arc Minnesota
3225 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 827-5641 ; (800) 582-5256 (in MN)
Epilepsy
William S. Lipkin, Acting Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of MN
777 Raymond Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55114
(612) 646-8675 ; (800) 779-0777
Hearing Impairment
Mary Cashman-Bakken, Director
Minnesota Resource Center: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
P.O. Box 308
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 332-5491 (V/TTY); (800) 657-3936 (V/TTY)
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities of MN
400 Selby Avenue, Suite D
St. Paul, MN 55102
(612) 222-2696 ; (800) 488-4395 (In MN)
Mental Health
Kathy Kelso, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in MN
2021 East Hennepin Ave, Suite 412
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 331-6840
John Whalen, Executive Director
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Minnesota
970 Raymond Ave., Suite 105
St. Paul, MN 55114
(612) 645-2948
Speech and Hearing
Rita J. Mueller, President
MN Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 26115
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
(612) 920-0787
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of MN
P.O. Box 240212
Apple Valley, MN 55124
(612) 222-6395
Visual Impairments
Jean D. Martin, Director
Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments
Noyes Hall
615 Olof Hanson Drive
P.O. Box 308
Faribault, MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5492 ; (800) 657-3859 (In MN)
(612) 646-2591 ; (612) 646-2591 (TTY)
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Michael Wirth-Davis, President/CEO
Goodwill Industries/Easter Seal Society of MN
2543 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-1298
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Scott McConnell, Director
Institute on Community Integration (UAP)
University of Minnesota
102 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-6300
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Rachel Wobschall, Project Director
Minnesota Star Program
300 Centennial Building
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
(800) 657-3862 (V); (612) 296-2771 (V)
(800) 657-3895 (TTY); (612) 296-9478 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Marge Goldberg & Paula F. Goldberg, Co-Directors
PACER Center, Inc.
4826 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1098
(612) 827-2966 ; (612) 827-7770 (TTY)
(800) 53-PACER (In MN)
E-mail: pacer@pacer.org
URL: http://www.pacer.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Addie Jessenein, Family Specialist
Arc Duluth/Pilot Parents
201 Ordean Bldg.
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 726-4725
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Susan Eyestone, President
Minnesota Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1910 West County Road B, Suite 118
Roseville, MN 55113-5454
(612) 631-1736