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 Department of Education: Special Education 
Dr. Jacquelyn Thompson, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education 
P.O. Box 30008 
Lansing, MI 48909-7508 
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: ThompsonJJ@mi.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Office of School Improvement
Michigan Department of Education 
P.O. Box 30008 
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 241-3232
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Vanessa Winborne, Part C Coordinator
Michigan Department of Education 
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
P.O. Box 30008 
Lansing, MI 48909 
(517) 335-4865; (800) 327-5966
E-mail: WinborneV@mi.gov
Web: www.earlyonmichigan.org/

Special Education Funding for Children with Disabilities: Ages Birth Through 26
Diane Easterling
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education 
P.O. Box 30008 
Lansing, MI 48909 
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: easterlingd@mi.gov

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jaye Balthazar, Director 
Michigan Rehabilitation Services 
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
P.O. Box 30010 
Lansing, MI 48909 
(517) 373-3390; (800) 605-6722 
E-mail: balthazarj@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mrs

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Beth Steenwyk, Deputy Director
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education 
P.O. Box 30008 
Lansing, MI 48909-7508 
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: steenwykb@mi.gov

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Patty Cantú, Director
Office of Career and Technical Preparation
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
201 N. Washington Square 
Lansing, MI 48913 
(517) 373-3373
E-mail: cantup@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdcd

State Mental Health Agency 
Janet Olszewski, Director
Department of Community Health
Lewis-Cass Building 
320 S. Walnut Boulevard 
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3500 
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Sherida K. Falvay, Director 
Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families
Department of Community Health 
Lewis Cass Building
320 S. Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 241-5762
E-mail: Falvay@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch

Councils on Developmental Disabilities 
Vendella Collins, Executive Director 
Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council 
Lewis-Cass Building
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-6123 
E-mail: collinsve@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Elmer Cerano, Executive Director 
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. 
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY) 
E-mail: ecerano@mpas.org
Web: www.mpas.org 

Client Assistance Program 
Manuela Kress-Shull, Director
Client Assistance Program
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc. 
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY) 
E-mail: mkress@mpas.org
Web: www.mpas.org 

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Kathleen A. Stiffler, Director
Children’s Special Health Care Services Division
Public Health Administration
Bureau of Family, Maternal Child Health
Department of Community Health 
400 S. Pine
P.O. Box 30479
Lansing, MI 48909-7979 
(517) 335-5008; (800) 359-3722
E-mail: stifflerk@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MIChild
P.O. Box 30412
Lansing, MI 48909
(888) 988-6300; (888) 263-5897 (TTY)
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch/1,1607,7-132-2943_4845_4931---,00.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind 
Patrick Cannon, State Director 
Commission for the Blind 
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
201 N. Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652 
Lansing, MI 48909 
(517) 373-2062 
E-mail: cannonp@michigan.gov
Web: www.mcb1.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
John Berchtold, Director
Michigan Coalition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing and Speech Services
2929 Covington Court, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48912-4939
(517) 487-0066; (800) YOUR EAR (in MI)
E-mail: yourear@madhs.org
Web: www.madhs.org

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 649-3777 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 656-9826 (Speech to Speech)

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Director
Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Institute on Disability and Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago IL, 60608-6902
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Barbara LeRoy, Director 
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University 
4809 Woodward Avenue, Suite 268
Detroit, MI 48202 
(313) 577-2654
E-mail: B_Le_Roy@wayne.edu
Web: www.wayne.edu/DDI

Technology-Related Assistance
Jeff Diedrich, Director
MATR: Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource
1023 South US 27
St. Johns, MI 48879-2423
(989) 224-0333 (V/TTY); (800) 274-7426 (nationwide)
E-mail: matr@edzone.net
Web: www.cenmi.org/matr

Kathryn Wyeth and Corrie Bair, Co-Project Managers
Michigan's Assistive Technology Project
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
780 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 333-2477; (800) 760-4600 (MI only)
E-mail: mdrc@match.org
Web: www.copower.org/AT/index.htm

State Mediation System
Joanne Winkleman, Coordinator
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: winkelmanj@mi.gov
Web: www.mi.gov/mde

Special Format Library
Susan Chinault, Librarian 
Library of Michigan 
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
P.O. Box 30007 
Lansing, MI 48909 
(517) 373-5614; (800) 992-9012 
(517) 373-1592 (TTY)
E-mail: sbph@michigan.gov 
Web: www.michigan.gov/sbph

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)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Dr. Sally Burton-Hoyle, Executive Director
The Autism Society of Michigan
6035 Executive Drive, Suite 109
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 882-2800; (800) 223-6722
E-mail: autism@autism-mi.org
Web: www.autism-mi.org
 

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jay Stiteley, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - Midwest
401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 396-4420
E-mail: chicago@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Gail McEntee, Interim Executive Director
Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
16625 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48227
(313) 272-3900
E-mail: webmaster@upshawinst.org
Web: www.upshawinst.org

Brunhilde Merk-Adam, Founder/Executive Director
Blind Vision 
(program supporting students with visual impairments, IEP advocacy)
2501 Pheasant Run 
Ortonville, MI 48462 
(248) 627-2260
E-mail: bkmabma@worldnet.att.net

Brain Injury
Michael Dabbs, President
Brain Injury Association of Michigan
8619 W. Grand River, Suite I
Brighton, MI 48116-2334
(810) 229-5880; (800) 772-4323 (in MI)
E-mail: info@biami.org
Web: www.biami.org

Cerebral Palsy
Linda Potter, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Michigan 
3401 E. Saginaw, Suite 216
Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 203-1200; (800) 828-2714 (V/TTY in MI)
E-mail: ucp@ucpmichigan.org
Web: www.ucpmichigan.org

James F. Kelly, President/CEO
United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Detroit
23077 Greenfield, Suite 205
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 557-5070; (800) 827-4843
E-mail: ucp@ameritech.net
Web: www.ucp.org

Epilepsy
Arlene Gorelick, President
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 250
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 351-7979; (800) 377-6226
E-mail: letters@mail.epilepsymichigan.org
Web: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/michigan

Learning Disabilities
Ed Schlitz, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan
200 Museum Drive, Suite 101
Lansing, MI 48933-1914
(517) 485-8160; (888) 597-7809
E-mail: ldami@aol.com
Web: www.ldaofmichigan.org

Mental Health
Amy Winans, Executive Director
Association for Children's Mental Health
2465 Woodlake Circle, Suite 140
Okemos, MI 48864
(517) 381-5125; (888) 226-4543 (Parent line)
E-mail: ajwinans@aol.com
Web: www.acmh-mi.org

Susan McParland, Executive Director
Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 219
Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 433-2200
E-mail: susan@michkids.org
E-mail: info@michkids.org
Web: www.michkids.org

Mark Reinstein, Ph.D., President
Mental Health Association in Michigan
30233 Southfield Road, Suite 220
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 647-1711
Email: mhamich@aol.com
Web: www.mha-mi.org

Mental Retardation 
The Arc Michigan
1325 S. Washington Avenue 
Lansing, MI 48910 
(517) 487-5426; (800) 292-7851 (in MI) 
E-mail: director@arcmi.org
Web: www.arcmi.org

Speech and Hearing 
Dawn Kutney, Administrative Consultant 
Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
790 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 500A
East Lansing, MI 48823 
(517) 332-5691
E-mail: msha@ix.netcom.com
Web: www.michiganspeechhearing.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Pat Keller, Executive Director
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE) 
6412 Centurion Dr., Suite 130
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 886-9167; (800) 221-9105 (in MI)
E-mail: info@causeonline.org
Web: www.causeonline.org

Partners in Policymaking
Jennifer Hill Buehrer, Coordinator
Michigan Partners in Policymaking
ACA, N.E.W. Center
1100 N. Main, Suite 205
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 662-1256; (800) 890-6084 (in MI)
E-mail: michiganpartners@hotmail.com
Web: www.partnersinpolicymaking.com

Parent-To-Parent 
Mary Marin, Executive Director
Parent Participation Program
Family Support Network of Michigan
Children's Special Health Care Services
Michigan Department of Community Health
3056 W. Grand Boulevard, Suite 3-350, Cadillac Place
Detroit, MI 48202-6056
(313) 456-4381; (800) 359-3722 (Family Phoneline)
Web: www.michigan.gov

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Pattie Bayless, President
Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1011 N. Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906-4897
(517) 485-4345
E-mail: donnar@michiganpta.org
Web: www.michiganpta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Christopher Hunter, Director
Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
320 N. Washington Square, Suite 250
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-8000 (V/TTY)
E-mail: hunterc2@michigan.gov
Web: www.mcdc-dodhh.org

John Cocciolone, CEO/President
Easter Seals Michigan
22150 W. 9 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48034
(248) 386-9600; (800) 757-3257 (in MI)
Web: www.essmichigan.org

Duncan Wyeth, Executive Director
Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
320 N. Washington Square, Suite 250
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-8000 (V/TTY)
E-mail: mcdc@michigan.gov
Web: www.mcdc-dodhh.org

Kay Moler, Director
Project PERFORM
Washtenaw Intermediate School District
1819 S. Wagner Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 994-8100, ext. 6451; (800) 552-4821
E-mail: kmoler@wash.k12.mi.us
Web: www.wash.k12.mi.us/perform/

Dr. Joanne Marttila Pierson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Director
Judy Nantau, Assistant Head of Clinical Services
University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy
University of Michigan
1111 E. Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2054
(734) 764-8440
E-mail: ucll@umich.edu
Web: www.languageexperts.org

Lora Frankel, Executive Director
VSA arts of Michigan
51 W. Hancock
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 832-3303 (V/TTY)
E-mail: info@vsami.org
Web: www.vsami.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); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for 
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org