Utah State Disability Resources

Complete update - 1/2008
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 Orrin G. Hatch (R)
104 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5251
(202) 224-6331 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: www.senate.gov/ ~hatch/ index.cfm?Fuseaction= Offices.Contact
Web: www.senate.gov/~hatch

Honorable Robert F. Bennett (R)
431 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5444
(202) 228-1168 (Fax)
E-mail: senator@bennett.senate.gov
Web: http://bennett.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 Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Utah State Capitol Complex
East Office Building, Suite E220
P.O. Box 142220
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2220
(801) 538-1000
(801) 538-1528 (Fax)
Web: www.utah.gov/governor

Official State Web Site
Web: www.utah.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Nan Gray, Director
Special Education Services
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7757
E-mail: nan.gray@schools.utah.gov
Web: www.schools.utah.gov

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
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
Web: www.schools.utah.gov

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Susan Ord, EIP Director
BabyWatch
Early Intervention Program
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 144720
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4720
(801) 584-8226; (800) 961-4226
E-mail: sord@utah.gov
Web: www.utahbabywatch.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Connie Nink, 619 Coordinator
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7948
E-mail: connie.nink@schools.utah.gov
Web: www.schools.utah.gov/sars/preschool.htm

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Don Uchida, Executive Director
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7530 (V/TTY)
Web: www.usor.utah.gov

Coordinator for Transition Services
Susan Loving, Specialist in Transition
Utah State Office of Education
SPECIAL EDUCATION
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7645
E-mail: susan.loving@schools.utah.gov
Web: www.schools.utah.gov

State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Mark I. Payne, LCSW, Director
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
120 North 200 West, Room 209
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-3939
E-mail: dsamhwebmaster@utah.gov
E-mail: mpayne@utah.gov
Web: www.dsamh.utah.gov

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Kristen Reisig, Program Administrator - Pediatric/Children
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
E-mail: kreisig@utah.gov
Web: www.dsamh.utah.gov

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
George Kelner, Director
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
E-mail: gkelner@utah.gov
Web: www.dspd.utah.gov

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Claire Mantonya, Executive Director
Utah Developmental Disabilities Council
155 South 300 West, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 533-3965
E-mail: clairemantony@utah.gov
Web: www.utahddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disability Law Center
205 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 363-1347; (800) 662-9080 (In UT) (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@disabilitylawcenter.org
Web: www.disabilitylawcenter.org

Therese E. Yanan, Executive Director/Attorney
Native American Disability Law Center
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201
Farmington, NM 87402
(505) 566-5880; (800) 862-7271 (intake/client only)
E-mail: tyanan@napap.org

Client Assistance Program
Nancy Friel, Director
Client Assistance Program
Contact Disability Law Center, under Protection and Advocacy Agency, listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Holly Williams, Bureau Director
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
E-mail: hollywilliams@utah.gov
Web: http://health.utah.gov/cfhs

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Utah CHIP
P.O. Box 16520
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
(877) 543-7669
Web: www.utahchip.org/

Services for Children with Birth Defects
Amy Nance, Study Coordinator
Utah Birth Defect Network
Department of Health
P.O. Box 144697
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4697
(801) 257-0566, ext. 204; (866) 818-7096
E-mail: aenance@utah.gov
Web: http://health.utah.gov/birthdefect

Programs for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired: Ages 16 and Above
Bill Gibson, Director
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
250 North 1950 West, Suite B
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7902
(801) 323-4343
E-mail: bgibson@utah.gov
Web: www.usor.utah.gov/dsbvi.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Linda Rutledge, Superintendent
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
742 Harrison Boulevard
Ogden, UT 84404
(801) 629-4700 (V); (801) 624-4701 (TTY)
Web: www.usdb.org

Darla Fowers, Project Director
State Deafblind Project
742 Harrison Boulevard
Ogden, UT 84404
(801) 629-4732; (801) 629-4701 (TTY)
E-mail: darlaf@usdb.org
Web: www.usdb.org

Programs for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Marilyn Call, Executive Director
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)
E-mail: mcall@utah.gov
Web: www.deafservices.utah.gov

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(888) 735-5906 (V)
(800) 346-4128 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 346-4128 (TTY)
(888) 346-5822 (Speech to Speech)

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
Dr. Sarah Rule, Director
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
6800 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6800
(435) 797-1981
E-mail: sarah.rule@usu.edu
Web: www.cpd.usu.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Martin E. Blair, Program Director
Utah Assistive Technology Program
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
6855 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6855
(435) 797-3824
E-mail: martin.blair@usu.edu
Web: www.uatpat.org

Utah Center for Assistive Technology
1595 West 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-5238
(801) 887-9380 (V); (888) 866-5550
E-mail: pminer@utah.gov
Web: www.usor.utah.gov/ucat

State Mediation System
Lisa Arbogast, Coordinator/State Compliance Officer
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 538-7568
E-mail: lisa.arbogast@schools.utah.gov
Web: www.schools.utah.gov

Special Format Library
Bessie Oakes, Library Program Manager
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)
E-mail: blind@utah.gov
Web: http://blindlibrary.utah.gov