| 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.mt.gov/ |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Special Education Division
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501 |
| Helena MT 59620-2501 |
| (406) 444-4429 |
| tharris@mt.gov |
| www.opi.state.mt.us |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Developmental Disabilities Program
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 4210 |
| Helena MT 59604-4210 |
| (406) 444-2695 |
| jesturm@mt.gov |
| www.dphhs.mt.gov |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Office of Public Instruction
P. O. Box 202501 |
| Helena MT 59620-2501 |
| (406) 444-4425 |
| (888) 231-9393 |
| danmcc@mt.gov |
| www.opi.mt.gov |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Division of Special Education
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501 |
| Helena MT 59620 |
| (406) 444-5661 |
| nsandve@mt.gov |
| www.opi.mt.gov |
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Career, Technical and Adult Education
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501 |
| Helena MT 59620-2501 |
| (406) 444-9019 |
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| teyer@mt.gov |
| www.opi.mt.gov |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Addictive and Mental Disorders Division
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 202905 |
| Helena MT 59620-2905 |
| (406) 444-3969 |
| HHSAMDDMH@mt.gov |
| www.dphhs.mt.gov/ |
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| State Mental Health Program for Children |
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| Children's Mental Health Bureau
Health Resources Division
Department of Public Health and Human Services
1400 Broadway - Cogswell Building - Room A116
P.O. Box 202951 |
| Helena MT 59620-2951 |
| (406) 444-4540 |
| www.dphhs.mt.gov/mentalhealth/children |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 526 |
| Helena MT 59624 |
| (406) 443-4371 |
| (866) 443-4332 (in MT only) |
| deborah@mtcdd.org |
| www.mtcdd.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| Children's Special Health Services
Health Care Resources Bureau
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P. O. Box 202951 |
| Helena MT 59620 -2951 |
| (406) 444-3622 |
| cscott@mt.gov |
| cscott@mt.gov |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (Health care for low-income uninsured children)
Montana CHIP
P.O. Box 202951 |
| Helena MT 59620-2951 |
| (406) 444-6971 |
| (877) 543-7669 |
| CHIP@mt.gov |
| www.chip.mt.gov |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Blind and Low Vision Services
State Vocational Rehabilitation Program for the Blind or Visually Impaired
P.O. Box 4210 |
| Helena MT 59604-4210 |
| (406) 444-2590 (V/TTY) |
| (877) 296-1197 |
| bberg@mt.gov |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind |
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| Montana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (MDHHS)
11 38th Street North |
| Great Falls MT 59405 |
| (406) 771-9053 |
| (406) 771-9194 (TTY) |
| mdhhsmad@sofast.net |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
| (800) 253-4093 (V) |
| (800) 253-4091 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 253-4613 (Speech to Speech) |
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Department of Education Services
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501 |
| Helena MT 59620-2501 |
| (406) 444-5541 |
| ncoopersmith@mt.gov |
| www.opi.mt.gov |
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| State Mediation System |
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| Early Assistance Program
Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501 |
| Helena MT 59620-2501 |
| (406) 444-5664 |
| www.opi.mt.gov |
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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) |
| www.chadd.org |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Autism |
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| To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 |
| Bethesda MD 20814 |
| (301) 657-0881 |
| (800) 3-AUTISM |
| www.autism-society.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Montana Association for the Blind
P.O. Box 465 |
| Helena MT 59624-0465 |
| (406) 442-9411 |
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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Montana
1280 S. 3rd West, Suite 4 |
| Missoula MT 59801 |
| (406) 541-6442 |
| (800) 241-6442 |
| biam@biamt.org |
| www.biamt.org |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| Yellowstone Arc
602 18th Street, W. |
| Billings MT 59102 |
| (406) 652-5510 |
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| Tourette Syndrome |
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| (Serving Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming)
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Region
PMB 198
837 S. Kuner Road |
| Brighton CO 80601 |
| (720) 212-7535 |
| tsarmr@att.net |
| www.tsarmr.com |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Parents, Let's Unite For Kids (PLUK)
516 N. 32nd Street |
| Billings MT 59101-6003 |
| (406) 255-0540 |
| (800) 222-7585 (MT only) |
| plukinfo@pluk.org |
| www.pluk.org |
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| Parent-To-Parent |
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| Contact Parent Training and Information Center (PTI). |
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| IDEA PTA (Individuals with Diverse and Exceptional Abilities)
P.O. Box 7724 |
| Missoula MT 59807 |
| (406) 728-1124 |
| lotus@bigsky.net |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Montana Center on Disabilities
Montana State University-Billings
1500 University Drive, CEHS Building |
| Billings MT 59101 |
| (888) 866-3822 (V/TTY) |
| www.msubillings.edu/mtcd |
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| Support & Techniques for Empowering People (S.T.E.P.) Inc.
1501 14th Street West, Suite 210 |
| Billings MT 59102 |
| (888) 866-3822 (V/TTY) |
| www.msubillings.edu/mtcd |
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| VSA arts of Montana
200 N. Adams, MCT, Broadway Studio
P.O. Box 7225 |
| Missoula MT 59807 |
| (406) 549-2984 |
| alaynusa@montana.com |
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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) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| 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) 207-0034 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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