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Wisconsin State Disability Resources

National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
Official State Web Site
 
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:
   
www.wisconsin.gov
Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities
 
Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 437
Madison   WI   53703
(608) 261-7816 Voice
(608) 267-9880 TTY
dhswebmaster@wisconsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/disabilities/physical/gcpd.htm
State Department of Education: Special Education
 
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy 125 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7841
Madison   WI   53707-7841
(608) 266-1781
(800) 441-4563
http://dpi.wi.gov/dlsea/
 
Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative (WSPEI) 800 Wisconsin Street, Building D-2 Suite 420-H, Mailbox 65
Eau Claire   WI   54703
(715) 833-0739
(877) 844-4925
marys@cesa12.k12.wi.us
www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/parent.html
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
 
Office of the State Superintendent Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7841
Madison   WI   53707-7841
(608) 266-3584
http://dpi.wi.gov/esea/
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3
 
Division of Long Term Care Department of Health and Family Services P.O. Box 7851
Madison   WI   53707-7851
(800) 642-7837
(608) 267-3270
carol.eichinger@wisconsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/bdds/birthto3/
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
 
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 7841
Madison   WI   53707-7841
(608) 267-9172
(800) 442-4563
mary.peters@dpi.wi.gov
http://dpi.wi.gov/dlsea/index.html
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
 
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Workforce Development 201 East Washington Avenue PO Box 7852
Madison   WI   53707-7852
(608) 261-0050
(800) 442-3477
(888) 877-5939 (TTY)
www.dwd.state.wi.us/dvr
Coordinator for Transition Services
 
Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative 225 Ostermann Drive
Turtle Lake   WI   54889
(715) 986-2020, ext. 2122
lindam@cesa11.k12.wi.us
www.wsti.org/
Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
 
Career and Technical Education Team Division for Academic Excellence Department of Public Instruction P.O. Box 7841
Madison   WI   53707-7841
(608) 267-9251
(800) 441-4563
www.dpi.wi.gov
State Mental Health Agency
 
Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery (BTPR) Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services P.O. Box 7851
Madison   WI   53707-7851
(608) 266-2717
Gerald.Livings@wisconsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/substabuse/
State Children's Services
 
Division of Children and Family Services Department of Health and Family Services P.O. Box 8916
Madison   WI   53708-8916
(608) 267-3905
dcfweb@wisconsin.gov
http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/
State Children's Long Term Support Services
 
Children's Services Section Division of Long Term Care Department of Health and Family Services 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 418 P.O. Box 7851
Madison   WI   53707-7851
(608) 266-7469
Julie.Bryda@wisconsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/aboutdhs/DLTC/
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
 
Integrated Systems Development Section Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services DDES/DHFS P.O. Box 7851
Madison   WI   53707-7851
(608) 266-2861
www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
 
Developmental Disabilities Services Section Bureau of Long Term Support Division of Long Term Care Department of Health and Family Services 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 418
Madison   WI   53707-7851
(608) 266-1520
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/aboutdhs/DLTC/
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
 
Board for People with Developmental Disabilities 201 W. Washington Avenue, Suite 110
Madison   WI   53703
(888) 332-1677
(608) 266-7826
(608) 266-6660 (TTY)
bpddhelp@wi-bpdd.org
www.wi-bpdd.org/
Protection and Advocacy Agency
 
Disability Rights Wisconsin 131 W. Wilson Street, Suite 700
Madison   WI   53703
(800) 928-8778 (in WI only)
(608) 267-0214
(888) 758-6049 tty
www.disabilityrightswi.org/
Client Assistance Program
 
Client Assistance Program Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection 2811 Agriculture Drive P.O. Box 8911
Madison   WI   53708-8911
(608) 225-5070
linda.vegoe@datcp.state.wi.us
www.wicap.wisconsin.gov/index.jsp
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
 
Children's Special Health Care Needs Program Bureau of Community Health Promotion Division of Public Health 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 351 P.O. Box 2659
Madison   WI   53701-2659
(608) 266-8178
DHSwebmaildph@wisconsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/children/
State CHIP Program
 
(health care for low-income uninsured children) Wisconsin BadgerCare P.O. Box 6678
Madison   WI   53716
(800) 362-3002
vedsrecipientservices@wisconsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/BadgerCarePlus/
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
 
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1700 W. State Street
Janesville   WI   53546
(608) 758-6100
(800) 832-9784 (in WI)
webmaster@wcbvi.k12.wi.us
http://www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us/
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind
 
Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department of Health and Family Services 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 451 P.O. Box 7851
Madison   WI   53707-7851
(608) 261-7823
(888) 701-1255 (TTY)
huffell@dhfs.state.wi.us
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/sensory/INDEX.HTM
 
Wisconsin Educational Services Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WESPDHH) 19601 W. Bluemound Road, #200
Brookfield   WI   53045
(262) 787-9540 (V/TTY)
(888) 656-8556
(866) 552-7792 (videophone)
karen.waite@wesp-dhh.wi.gov
www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov
 
Wisconsin Educational Services Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WESPDHH) Wisconsin School for the Deaf 309 W. Walworth Avenue
Delavan   WI   53115
(262) 728-7127 (V/TTY)
(877) 973-3323 (V/TTY)
webmaster@wsd.k12.wi.us
www.wsd.k12.wi.us
Telecommunications Relay Services
 
(800) 947-6644 (V)
(800) 947-3529 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 272-1773 (ASCII); (800) 267-8867 (Fast ASCII)
(800) 833-7637 (Speech to Speech)
 
State Education Agency Rural Representative
 
School Financial Services Department of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster Street P.O. Box 7841
Madison   WI   53707
(608) 267-9114
dpifin@dpi.wi.gov
http://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
 
DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center University of Illinois/Chicago Department on Disability & Human Development 1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405
Chicago   IL   60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
www.adagreatlakes.org
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
 
Waisman Center University of Wisconsin - Madison 1500 Highland Avenue
Madison   WI   53705-2280
(608) 263-5776
rowley@waisman.wisc.edu
www.waisman.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
Technology-Related Assistance
 
Wistech Office of Independence and Employment 1 W. Wilson, Room 951 P.O. Box 7851
Madison   WI   53707-7851
(608) 266-9091
(608) 267-9880 (TTY)
ralph.pelkey@dhfs.wiscoinsin.gov
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/disabilities/wistech/index.htm
State Mediation System
 
Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System Burns Mediation Services P.O. Box 107
Hartland   WI   53029-0107
(888) 298-3857
(262) 538-1618 (TTY)
jane@wsems.us
www.wsems.us
Special Format Library
 
Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 813 W. Wells Street
Milwaukee   WI   53233-1436
(414) 286-3045
(800) 242-8822
(414) 286-3548 (TDD)
lbph@milwaukee.gov
www.dpi.wi.gov/rll/lbphinfo.html
Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
 
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
 
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) PO Box 7557
Wilmington   DE   19803-9997
(800) 939-1019
adda@jmoadmin.com
www.add.org
Autism
 
Autism Society of Wisconsin 1477 Kenwood Drive
Menasha   WI   54952
(920) 558-4602
(888) 428-8476 (in WI)
asw@asw4autism.org
www.asw4autism.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
 
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
Brain Injury
 
Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin 21100 W. Capitol Drive, Suite 5
Pewaukee   WI   53072
(262) 790-9660
(800) 882-9282 (in WI)
admin@biaw.org
www.biaw.org
Cerebral Palsy
 
Cerebral Palsy of Mideast Wisconsin 36 Broad Street, Suite 120 P.O. Box 1241
Oshkosh   WI   54903-1241
(920) 424-4071
(800) 261-1895 (in WI)
(920) 424-4076 (TTY)
cp@cpmideastwis.com
http://cpmideastwis.com/
 
United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. 7519 W. Oklahoma Avenue
Milwaukee   WI   53219
(414) 329-4500
(414) 329-4511 (TTY)
(888) 482-7739
info@ucp-sew.org
www.ucpsew.org
Children with Special Health Care Needs
 

Southern Regional Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs Waisman Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 1500 Highland Avenue

Madison   WI   53705-2280
(608) 263-7148
(800) 532-3321
hecht@waisman.wisc.edu
www.waisman.wisc.edu/cedd/indexfr.html
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
 
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 10243 W. National Avenue
West Allis   WI   53227
(414) 604-2200
(888) 742-7651 (TTY)
info@cdhh.org
www.cdhh.org
Down Syndrome
 
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc. The Cambridge Office Center 9401 W. Beloit Road, Suite 311
Milwaukee   WI   53227-4357
(414) 327-3729
(866) 327-3729
info@dsaw.org
www.dsaw.org
 
Madison Area Down Syndrome Society P.O. Box 44796
Madison   WI   53744-4796
(608) 692-7653
info@madss.org
www.madss.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 
The Arc-Wisconsin Disability Association, Inc. 2800 Royal Avenue #209
Madison   WI   53713
(877) 272-8400
(608) 222-8907
arcw@att.net
www.arc-wisconsin.org
Learning Disabilities
 
Learning Disabilities Association of Wisconsin P.O. Box 14690
Madison   WI   53708-0690
(866) 532-9472
info@LDAwisconsin.com
www.LDAWisconsin.com
Mental Health
 
Mental Health America of Wisconsin 734 N. 4th Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee   WI   53203
(866) 948-6483
(414) 276-3122
info@mhawisconsin.org
www.mhawisconsin.org
 
NAMI Wisconsin 4223 W. Beltline Highway
Madison   WI   53711
(800) 236-2988
(608) 268-6000
nami@namiwisconsin.org
www.namiwisconsin.org
 
Wisconsin Family Ties 16 N. Carroll Street, Suite 640
Madison   WI   53703
(800) 422-7145 (Parents only)
(608) 267-6888
info@wifamilyties.org
www.wifamilyties.org
Prader-Willi
 
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc. 2701 N. Alexander Street
Appleton   WI   54911
(920) 882-6371
(866) 797-2947
wisconsin@pwsaofwi.org
www.pwsaofwi.org/
Speech, Language, and Hearing
 
Wisconsin Speech-Language-Pathology and Audiology Professional Association 1360 Regent Street #154
Madison   WI   53713
(800) 545-0640
wsha@wisha.org
www.wisha.org
Spina Bifida
 
Spina Bifida Association of Wisconsin 830 N. 109th Street, Suite 6
Wauwatosa   WI   53226
(414) 607-9061
sbawi@sbawi.org
www.sbawi.org
Tourette Syndrome
 
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard
Bayside   NY   11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
ts@tsa-usa.org
www.tsa-usa.org
Organizations for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
 
Wisconsin FACETS 2714 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Milwaukee   WI   53212
(877) 374-0511 (Milwaukee office)
(877) 374-4677 (Statewide office)
(414) 374-4645
(414) 374-4635 (TTY)
wifacets@wifacets.org
www.wifacets.org
Parent-To-Parent
 
MUMS - National Parent to Parent Network 150 Custer Court
Green Bay   WI   54301-1243
(877) 336-5333 (Parents only)
(920) 336-5333
mums@netnet.net
www.netnet.net/mums/
 
Parent to Parent of Wisconsin 1020 Kabel Avenue
Rhinelander   WI   54501
(888) 266-0028
(715) 361-2890
get-connected@p2pwi.org
www.p2pwi.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
 
Wisconsin PTA 4797 Hayes Road, Suite 102
Madison   WI   53704-3256
(608) 244-1455
wi_office@pta.org
www.wisconsinpta.org/
Other Disability Organizations
 
Easter Seals Wisconsin 101 Nob Hill Road, Suite 301
Madison   WI   53713
(608) 277-8288 (V)
(608) 277-8031 (TTY)
(800) 422-2324
http://wi.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=WIMA_homepage
 
Family Voices of Wisconsin Family-toFamily Health Information Network P.O. Box 55029
Madison   WI   53705
(608) 233-3726
barb@fvofwi.org
www.wfv.org/fv/
 
Wisconsin First Step c/o Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center NCA2-04 Mail Stop 1900 South Avenue
LaCrosse   WI   54601
(800) 642-7837
WisPubHealth@mch-hotlines.org
www.mch-hotlines.org
 
VSA arts of Wisconsin, Inc. 4785 Hayes Road, Suite 201
Madison   WI   53704
(608) 241-2131 (Voice/TTY)
vsawis@vsawis.org
www.vsawis.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/TTY)
ilru@ilru.org
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
(877) 525-3400
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
ncil@ncil.org
www.ncil.org

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