| 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 to your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House: |
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| www.utah.gov/ |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Special Education Services
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200 |
| (801) 538-7757 |
| nan.gray@schools.utah.gov |
| www.schools.utah.gov |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| No Child Left Behind Program
Student Achievement and School Success
State Office of Education
P.O. Box 144200 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200 |
| (801) 538-7500 |
| www.schools.utah.gov |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| BabyWatch
Early Intervention Program
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 144720 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84114-4720 |
| (801) 584-8226 |
| (800) 961-4226 |
| sord@utah.gov |
| www.utahbabywatch.org |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 144200 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200 |
| (801) 538-7530 (V/TTY) |
| www.usor.utah.gov |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Children, Youth and Families Team
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
120 North 200 West, Room 209 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84103 |
| (801) 538-3941 |
| kreisig@utah.gov |
| www.dsamh.utah.gov |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Division of Services for People with Disabilities
Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, Suite 411 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84103 |
| (801) 538-4200 |
| gkelner@utah.gov |
| www.dspd.utah.gov |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Utah Developmental Disabilities Council
155 South 300 West, Suite 100 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84101 |
| (801) 533-3965 |
| clairemantony@utah.gov |
| www.utahddc.org |
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| Native American Disability Law Center
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201 |
| Farmington NM 87402 |
| (505) 566-5880 |
| (800) 862-7271 (intake/client only) |
| tyanan@napap.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Client Assistance Program
Contact Disability Law Center, under Protection and Advocacy Agency, listed above. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| Utah Department of Health
Community and Family Health Services
Children with Special Health Care Needs
44 North Medical Drive
P.O. Box 144610 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84114-4610 |
| (801) 584-8239 |
| (800) 829-8200 |
| hollywilliams@utah.gov |
| http://health.utah.gov/cfhs |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Utah CHIP
P.O. Box 16520 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84116 |
| (877) 543-7669 |
| www.utahchip.org/ |
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| Programs for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired: Ages 16 and Above |
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| Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
250 North 1950 West, Suite B |
| Salt Lake City UT 84116-7902 |
| (801) 323-4343 |
| bgibson@utah.gov |
| www.usor.utah.gov/dsbvi.htm |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind |
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| Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
742 Harrison Boulevard |
| Ogden UT 84404 |
| (801) 629-4700 (V) |
| (801) 624-4701 (TTY) |
| www.usdb.org |
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| Programs for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
5709 South 1500 West |
| Taylorsville UT 84123 |
| (801) 263-4861 (V) |
| (800) 860-4860 (in UT) |
| (801) 263-4860 (TTY) |
| mcall@utah.gov |
| www.deafservices.utah.gov |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments |
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| (888) 735-5906 (V) |
| (800) 346-4128 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (800) 346-4128 (TTY) |
| (888) 346-5822 (Speech to Speech) |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
6800 Old Main Hill |
| Logan UT 84322-6800 |
| (435) 797-1981 |
| sarah.rule@usu.edu |
| www.cpd.usu.edu |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Utah Assistive Technology Program
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
6855 Old Main Hill |
| Logan UT 84322-6855 |
| (435) 797-3824 |
| martin.blair@usu.edu |
| www.uatpat.org |
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| Special Format Library |
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| Utah State Library Division
Program for the Blind and Disabled
250 North 1950 West, Suite A |
| Salt Lake City UT 84116-7901 |
| (801) 715-6789; (800) 662-5540 (in UT) |
| (800) 453-4293 (all states, except Utah) |
| (801) 715-6721 (TTY) |
| blind@utah.gov |
| http://blindlibrary.utah.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
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| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Autism |
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| Autism Information Resources at the Utah Parent Center
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84117 |
| (801) 272-1051 |
| (800) 468-1160 (V/TTY) |
| www.utahparentcenter.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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| Prader-Willi Syndrome |
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| Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Utah
2652 E. Nottingham Way |
| Salt Lake City UT 84108 |
| (801) 582-0998 |
| www.pwsausa.org/ut |
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| Organizations for Parents |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers
5192 S. Greenpine Drive |
| Salt Lake City UT 84123 |
| (801) 261-3100 |
| (866) 782-8824 |
| kids@utahpta.org |
| www.utahpta.org |
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| Other Parent Organization |
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| State Family Council of Utah |
| Alpine UT 84004 |
| (801) 756-3995 |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Access Utah Network (Statewide Information and Referral for Disability Issues)
155 South 300 West, Suite 100 |
| Salt Lake City UT 84101 |
| (801) 533-4636 (SLC area) |
| (800) 333-8824 (outside SLC) |
| accessut@utah.gov |
| www.accessut.org |
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| Turn Community Services
638 E. Wilmington Avenue |
| Salt Lake City UT 84106 |
| (801) 486-3778 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 388-1991 (In Utah) |
| turn@turn.nu |
| www.turn.nu |
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| Work Ability Utah
Utah Department of Health
Division of Health Care Financing
c/o Office of Rehabilitation
1595 West 500 South |
| Salt Lake City UT 84104 |
| (801) 887-9388 |
| cruddell@utah.gov |
| www.workabilityutah.org |
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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) 207-0334 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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