Missouri State Disability Resources (continued)

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Mary C. Suurmeyer, Executive Director
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
5668 N. Okemos Road
East Lansing, MI 48823-2999
(517) 886-9167; (800) 221-9105 (in MI)
E-mail: info@causeonline.org
Web: www.causeonline.org

(Serving Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties)
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
Tri-County Partnership
Northland Towers
15565 Northland Drive, Suite 506E
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 424-9610; (800) 298-4424
E-mail: infodetroit@causeonline.org

Parent-To-Parent
Mary Marin, Executive Director
Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
Family Support Network of Michigan
Children's Special Health Care Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
Cadillac Place
3056 W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 3-350
Detroit, MI 48202-6033
(313) 456-4381; (800) 359-3722 (Family Phoneline)
Web: www.michigan.gov/cshcs

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Donna Oser, Executive Director
Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
7402 Westshire Drive, Suite 115
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 622-4782
E-mail: donnar@michiganpta.org
Web: www.michiganptsa.org

Training and Technical Assistance for Family Involvement
Sandee Koski and Kelly Organski, Coordinators
Michigan Alliance for Family
Parent Mentoring, Training and Leadership Opportunities
1325 S. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851
E-mail: sandee.k@arcmi.org
E-mail: kelly.o@arcmi.org
Web: www.arcmi.org

Sherri Boyd, Director
Michigan Alliance for Families
Lansing Main Office
1325 S. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851
E-mail: sherri@arcmi.org
Web: www.wash.k12.mi.us/perform/

Other Disability Organizations

John Cocciolone, CEO/President
Easter Seals Michigan
1105 N. Telegraph
Waterford, MI 48329
(248) 451-2900; (800) 757-3257 (in MI)
E-mail: jcocciolone@essmichigan.org
Web: www.essmichigan.org

Duncan Wyeth, Executive Director
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns and Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
201 N. Washington Square, Suite 150
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 335-6004 (V/TTY); (877) 499-6232
Email: dodhh@michigan.gov
E-mail: mcdc@michigan.gov
Web: www.mcdc-dodhh.org
Web: www.midisability.org

Dr. Joanne Marttila Pierson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Director
Judy Nantau, Assistant Head of Clinical Services
University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy
University of Michigan
1111 E. Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2054
(734) 764-8440
E-mail: ucll@umich.edu
Web: www.languageexperts.org

Lora Frankel, Executive Director
VSA arts of Michigan
P.O. Box 02805
100 W. Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48202-2805
(313) 832-3303 (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@vsami.org
Web: www.vsami.org

Independent Living

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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org