| Official State Web Site |
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| Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House: |
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| www.state.mn.us |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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Part C-Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West |
| Roseville MN 55113-4266 |
| (651) 582-8883 |
| (800) 728-5420 |
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| marty.smith@state.mn.us |
| education.state.mn.us/ |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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Rehabilitation Services Branch
Department of Employment and Economic Development
First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street, #E200 |
| St. Paul MN 55101 |
| (651) 296-7510 |
| (800) 328-9095 |
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| kim.peck@state.mn.us |
| www.deed.state.mn.us |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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Office of Federal Programs/Special Education Policy
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West |
| Roseville MN 55113 |
| (651) 582-8515 |
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| jayne.spain@state.mn.us |
| education.state.mn.us |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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Children's Mental Health Division
Department of Human Services
Elmer Anderson Human Services Building
P.O. Box 64985 |
| St. Paul MN 55164-0985 |
| (651) 431-2326 |
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| glenace.edwall@state.mn.us |
| www.dhs.state.mn.us |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
370 Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar Street |
| St. Paul MN 55155 |
| (651) 296-4018 |
| (877) 348-0505 |
| (800) 627-3529 (MN Relay service) |
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| admin.dd@state.mn.us |
| www.mncdd.org |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 First Avenue, North, Suite 300 |
| Minneapolis MN 55401-1780 |
| (612) 746-3711 |
| (800) 292-4150 |
| (612) 334-5970 (New Clients) |
| (612) 332-4668 (TTY) |
| phoopes@midmnlegal.org |
| www.mndlc.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency. |
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| State CHIP Program |
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(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MinnesotaCare
P.O. Box 64838 |
| St. Paul MN 55164-0838 |
| (651) 297-3862 |
| (800) 657-3672 |
| (800) 627-3529 (TTY) |
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| www.minnesotacare411.com |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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State Services for the Blind
Department of Employment and Economic Development
2200 University Avenue, West, Suite 240 |
| St. Paul MN 55114-1840 |
| (651) 642-0500 |
| (800) 652-9000 |
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| www.mnssb.org |
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Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments
Minnesota Department of Education
P.O. Box 308 |
| Faribault MN 55021-0308 |
| (507) 332-5510 |
| (800) 657-3859 (in MN) |
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| Jean.Martin@state.mn.us |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind |
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Minnesota Department of Human Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division
(also serves people who are deaf/blind)
P.O. Box 64969 |
| St. Paul MN 55164-0969 |
| (651) 296-3980 (V) |
| (651) 297-1506 (TTY) |
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| Bruce.Hodek@state.mn.us |
| interpreterreferral.org |
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Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
444 Lafayette Road North |
| St. Paul MN 55155-3814 |
| (612) 297-7305 (V/TTY) |
| (888) 206-2001 (TTY) |
| (651) 205-4453 (Video Phone) |
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| mary.hartnett@state.mn.us |
| www.mncdhh.com |
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Minnesota Resource Center: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Minnesota Department of Education
615 Olof Hanson Drive
P.O. Box 308 |
| Faribault MN 55021-0308 |
| (507) 332-5491 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 657-3936 (V/TTY) |
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| mary.cashman-bakken@state.mn.us |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 627-3529 (V/TTY/ASCII); 711 (V/TTY/ASCII) |
| (877) 627-3848 (Speech to Speech) |
| (877) 627-5448 (Spanish) |
| (900) 246-3323 (900 access) |
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| State Education Agency Low Incidence Representative |
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Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West |
| Roseville MN 55113 |
| (651) 582-8268 |
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| education.state.mn.us |
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405 |
| Chicago IL 60608 |
| (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) |
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| gldbtac@uic.edu |
| www.adagreatlakes.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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Institute on Community Integration (UCE)
University of Minnesota, 102 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE |
| Minneapolis MN 55455 |
| (612) 624-6300 |
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| ici@umn.edu |
| http://ici.umn.edu/ |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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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 150 |
| Landover MD 20785 |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
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| www.chadd.org |
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Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
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| www.add.org |
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| Autism |
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Autism Society of Minnesota
2380 Wycliff Street, Suite 102 |
| St. Paul MN 55114 |
| (651) 647-1083 |
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| info@ausm.org |
| www.ausm.org |
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American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
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| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Cerebral Palsy |
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United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota
Griggs-Midway Building
1821 University Avenue West, Suite 219 South |
| St. Paul MN 55104-2892 |
| (651) 646-7588 |
| (800) 328-4827, ext. 1437 |
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| ucpmn@cpinternet.com |
| www.ucpmn.org |
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| Down Syndrome |
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Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
656 Transfer Road |
| St. Paul MN 55114 |
| (651) 603-0720 |
| (800) 511-3696 |
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| dsamn@dsamn.org |
| www.dsamn.org |
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| Epilepsy |
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Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
1600 University Avenue West, Suite 205 |
| St. Paul MN 55104 |
| (651) 287-2300 |
| (800) 779-0777 |
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| info@efmn.org |
| www.efmn.org |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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Learning Disabilities Program - Children's Home Society & Family Service
2230 Como Avenue |
| St. Paul MN 55108 |
| (651) 222-0311 |
| (800) 982-2303 (in MN) |
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| www.chsfs.org |
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NAMI-Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A |
| St. Paul MN 55114 |
| (651) 645-2948 |
| (888) NAMI-HELPS |
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| nami-mn@nami.org |
| www.namimn.org |
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Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
165 Western Avenue, Suite 2 |
| St. Paul MN 55102 |
| (651) 644-7333 |
| (800) 528-4511 |
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| info@macmh.org |
| www.macmh.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1821 University Avenue West, Suite S256 |
| St. Paul MN 55104 |
| (651) 999-5350 |
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| office@msha.net |
| www.msha.net |
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| Tourette Syndrome |
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Tourette Syndrome Association of Minnesota, Inc.
2233 University Avenue, Suite 338 |
| St. Paul MN 55114 |
| (651) 646-0099 |
| (866) 918-7500 |
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| director@tsa-mn.org |
| www.tsa-mn.org |
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| Organizations for Parents
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| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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PACER Center, Inc.
8161 Normandale Boulevard |
| Minneapolis MN 55437-1044 |
| (952) 838-9000 |
| (952) 838-0190 (TTY) |
| (800) 537-2237 (in MN) |
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| pacer@pacer.org |
| www.pacer.org |
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| Parent-To-Parent |
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Arc Northland
201 Ordean Building
424 W. Superior Street |
| Duluth MN 55802 |
| (218) 726-4725 |
| (800) 317-6475 |
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| rengstrom @arcnorthland.org |
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| Community Parent Resource Center |
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discapacitados abriendose caminos
621 Marie Ave. |
| South St. Paul MN 55075 |
| (651) 293-1748 |
| (612) 963-1841 (Emergency cell) |
| (651) 293-1744 (Fax) |
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| discapacitados@qwestoffice.net |
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| Partners in Policymaking |
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Government Training Services
2233 University Avenue West, Suite 150 |
| St. Paul MN 55114 |
| (651) 222-7409, ext. 205 |
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| cschoeneck@mngts.org |
| www.mngts.org |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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Minnesota Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1667 Snelling Avenue North |
| St. Paul MN 55108 |
| (651) 999-7320 |
| (800) 672-0993 |
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| mnptaofc@mnpta.org |
| www.pta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations
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| Independent Living |
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To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 |
| Houston TX 77019 |
| (713) 520-0232 (V) |
| (713) 520-5136 (TTY) |
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| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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Nursing Home Relocation Coordinator
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living
1600 University Avenue West, Suite #16 |
| Saint Paul MN 55104 |
| (651) 603-2019 |
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| juliaw@mcil-mn.org |
| www.mcil-mn.org |
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