North Dakota State Disability Resources

Complete update - 10/2007
Partial update - 3/5/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Kent Conrad (D)
530 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
(202) 224-7776 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://conrad.senate.gov/webform.html
Web: http://conrad.senate.gov

Honorable Byron L. Dorgan (D)
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2551
(202) 224-1193 (Fax)
E-mail: senator@dorgan.senate.gov
Web: http://dorgan.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the HouseÕs Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable John Hoeven
Governor's Office
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 101
Bismarck, ND 58505-0001
(701) 328-2200; (701) 328-2205 (Fax)
E-mail: governor@nd.gov
Web: www.governor.state.nd.us/hoeven/

Official State Web Site
Web: http://discovernd.com/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Robert Rutten, Director
Office of Special Education
Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2277; (701) 328-4920 (TTY)
E-mail: brutten@state.nd.us
Web: www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/index.shtm

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Greg Gallagher, Director
Standards and Achievement
Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-1838
E-mail: ggallagher@nd.gov
Web: www.dpi.state.nd.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Debra Balsdon, Part C Coordinator
Developmental Disabilities Division
North Dakota Department of Human Services
1237 W. Divide Avenue, Suite 1A
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 328-8936; (800) 755-8529 (In ND)
E-mail: sobald@nd.gov
Web: http://ndearlyintervention.com

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Nancy Skorheim, Regional Coordinator
Office of Special Education
Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2277; (701) 328-4920 (TTY)
E-mail: nskorheim@nd.gov
Web: www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/index.shtm

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Nancy McKenzie, Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
North Dakota Department of Human Services
1237 W. Divide Avenue, Suite 1B
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 328-8950; (701) 328-8968 (TTY)
(800) 755-2745 (In ND)
E-mail: nmckenzie@nd.gov
Web: www.nd.gov/humanservices

Coordinator for Transition Services
Geraldine Teevens, Transition Coordinator
Office of Special Education
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2277
E-mail: gsteevens@nd.gov
Web: www.dpi.state.nd.us/transitn/

State Board of Career and Technical Education
Garry Freier, Supervisor of Special Needs
State Board of Career and Technical Education
15th Floor, Capitol Tower
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
(701) 328-3178
E-mail: gfreier@nd.gov
Web: www.nd.gov/cte

State Mental Health Agency
JoAnne Hoesel, Administrator
Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Developmental Disabilities Division
Disabilities Determination Services
1237 W. Divide Avenue, Suite 1C
Bismarck, ND 58501-1208
(701) 328-8924; (800) 755-2719 (In ND)
E-mail: sohoej@nd.gov
Web: www.state.nd.us/humanservices

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Yvonne Smith, Director
Disability Services Division
Developmental Disabilities Unit
North Dakota Department of Human Services
1237 W. Divide Avenue, Suite 1A
Bismarck, ND 58501-1208
(701) 328-8930; (800) 755-8529 (in ND)
E-mail: dhsds@nd.gov

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Tom Wallner, Director
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
North Dakota Department of Human Services
State Capitol
600 E. Boulevard
Bismarck, ND 58504
(701) 328-8953
E-mail: sowalt@nd.gov
Web: http://ndcpd.misu.nodak.edu/uapdis/home.html

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Teresa Larsen, Executive Director
North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Project
400 E. Boulevard Avenue, Suite 409
Bismarck, ND 58501
(701) 328-2950; (800) 472-2670 (in ND)
(ND Relay 711)
E-mail: panda@nd.gov
Web: http://www.ndpanda.org

Client Assistance Program
North Dakota Client Assistance Program
1237 W. Divide Avenue, Suite 3
Bismarck, ND 58501-1208
(701) 328-8947; (800) 207-6122 (in ND)
E-mail: cap@nd.gov
Web: www.nd.gov/cap

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Tamara Gallup-Millner, Unit Director
Children's Special Health Services
Department of Human Services
State Capitol
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0269
(701) 328-2436; (800) 755-2714 (in ND)
E-mail: dhscshs@nd.gov
Web: www.nd.gov/humanservices/services/medicalserv/cshs

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Healthy Steps
Department 325
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
(800) 755-2604
E-mail: somooa@nd.gov
Web: www.state.nd.us/childrenshealth/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Dennis Fogelson, Superintendent
North Dakota School for the Deaf
1401 College Drive North
Devils Lake, ND 58301
(701) 662-9000
Web: www.discovernd.com/ndsd

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 366-6889 (V)
(800) 366-6888 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 366-3709 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for the Blind or Visually Impaired
Carmen Grove Suminski, Superintendent
North Dakota Vision Services Ð School for the Blind
500 Stanford Road
Grand Forks, ND 58203
(701) 795-2708; (800) 421-1181
E-mail: csuminsk@nd.gov
Web: www.ndvisionservices.com

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Sherri Nelson, Deaf-Blind Coordinator
North Dakota School for the Deaf
1401 College Drive North
Devils Lake, ND 58301
(701) 665-4401; (877) 630-6214
E-mail: sherri.nelson@sendit.nodak.edu
Web: www.nd.gov/deafblind/

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Patricia A. Laubach, Programs Administrator
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
State Capitol
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-4525
E-mail: plaubach@nd.gov
Web: www.dpi.state.nd.us

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Jana Copeland, Ph.D., Director
DBTAC - Rocky Mountain ADA Center
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: technicalassistance@mtc-inc.com
Web: www.adainformation.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Bryce Fifield, Director
North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities
Minot State University
500 University Avenue West
Minot, ND 58707
(701) 858-3580; (800) 233-1737
E-mail: ndcpd@minotstateu.edu
Web: www.ndcpd.org

Technology-Related Assistance
Judie Lee, Executive Director
North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology
3509 Interstate Boulevard
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 365-4728 (V/TTY); (800) 265-4728 (V/TTY)
E-mail: jlee@ndipat.org
Web: www.ndipat.org

State Dispute Resolution System
Teresa Monicken, Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction-Special Education
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2277
E-mail: tmonicken@nd.gov
Web: www.dpi.state.nd.us

Special Format Library
Susan B. Hammer-Schneider, Regional Librarian
North Dakota State Library
Talking Book Services
604 E. Boulevard Avenue, Department 250
Bismarck, ND 58505-0800
(701) 328-1408; (800) 843-9948 (in ND)
(800) 892-8622 (TTY, in ND)
E-mail: tbooks@nd.gov
Web: http://ndsl.lib.state.nd.us/tbprogram.html