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
Norena A. Hale, Manager
Minnesota Department of Education
Special Education Policy
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8289; (651) 582-8201 (TTY)
E-mail: norena.hale@state.mn.us
Web: http://education.state.mn.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Jessie Montano, Director
Minnesota Department of Education
Special Education Policy
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8784
E-mail: jessie.montano@state.mn.us
Web: http://education.state.mn.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Jan Rubenstein, Interagency Specialist
Part C-Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities 
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8436; (651) 582-8201 (TTY)
(800) 728-5420
E-mail: jan.rubenstein@state.mn.us
Web: http://education.state.mn.us/html/intro_speced_early_child.htm

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Michael Eastman, ECSE Specialist 
Early Learning Services
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55112
(651) 582-8343 
E-mail: Michael.Eastman@state.mn.us
Web: http://education.state.mn.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Howard Glad, Director 
Rehabilitation Services Branch 
Department of Employment and Economic Development 
First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street, #E200
St. Paul, MN 55101 
(651) 296-7510; (800) 328-9095
E-mail: howard.glad@state.mn.us
Web: www.des.state.mn.us

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Jayne Spain, Transition Specialist 
Office of Federal Programs/Special Education Policy 
Minnesota Department of Education 
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 582-8515 
E-mail: jayne.spain@state.mn.us 
Web: http://education.state.mn.us

State Mental Health Agency
Loren Colman, Assistant Commissioner for Continuing Care 
Department of Human Services 
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road 
St. Paul, MN 55155-3844
(651) 297-4155
E-mail: Loren.Colman@state.mn.us
Web: www.dhs.state.mn.us 

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Glenace Edwall, Director
Children's Mental Health Division
Department of Human Services 
Human Services Building 
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3860
(651) 215-1382
E-mail: glenace.edwall@state.mn.us
Web: www.dhs.state.mn.us

State Developmental Disabilities Program
Shirley York, Director
Disabilities Service Division
Department of Human Services 
444 Lafayette Road 
St. Paul, MN 55155-3872
(651) 582-1805
E-mail: shirley.york@state.mn.us
Web: www.dhs.state.mn.us

Councils on Developmental Disabilities 
Colleen Wieck, Executive Director 
Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 
370 Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar Street 
St. Paul, MN 55155 
(651) 296-4018; (877) 348-0505
(651) 297-9962 (TTY)
E-mail: admin.dd@state.mn.us
Web: www.mncdd.org
Web: www.mnddc.org
Web: www.partnersinpolicymaking.com

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Pamela Hoopes, Legal Director
Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 First Avenue, North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
(612) 746-3711; (800) 292-4150
(612) 334-5970 (New Clients)
E-mail: phoopes@midmnlegal.org
Web: www.mndlc.org

Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency, listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
John Hurley, Section Manager
Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs
Minnesota Department of Health
85 E. 7th Place, Suite 400
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
(651) 215-8956; (800) 728-5420
E-mail: john.hurley@health.state.mn.us
Web: www.health.state.mn.us/mcshn

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MinnesotaCare 
P.O. Box 64838 
St. Paul, MN 55164-0838
(651) 297-3862; (800) 657-3672
(800) 627-3529 (TTY)
Web: www.minnesotacare411.com

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired 
Chuk Hamilton, Director 
State Services for the Blind 
Department of Employment and Economic Development 
2200 University Avenue, West, Suite 240 
St. Paul, MN 55114-1840
(651) 642-0500; (800) 652-9000 
Web: www.mnssb.org

Jean D. Martin, State Specialist
Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments
Minnesota Department of Education
P.O. Box 308
Faribault, MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5510; (800) 657-3859 (in MN)
E-mail: Jean.Martin@state.mn.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind 
Bruce Hodek, Director
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division 
(also serves people who are deaf/blind)
Department of Human Services
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3814
(651) 296-3980 (V); (651) 297-1506 (TTY)
E-mail: Bruce.Hodek@state.mn.us
Web: www.dhs.state.mn.us
Web: www.dhhsd.org

Mary Hartnett, Executive Director
Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3814
(612) 297-7305 (V/TTY)
E-mail: mary.hartnett@state.mn.us

Mary Cashman-Bakken, State Specialist
Minnesota Resource Center: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Minnesota Department of Education
P.O. Box 308
Faribault, MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5491 (V/TTY); (800) 657-3936 (V/TTY)
E-mail: mary.cashman-bakken@state.mn.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 627-3529 (V/TTY/ASCII); 711 (V/TTY/ASCII)
(877) 627-3848 (Speech to Speech)
(877) 627-5448 (Spanish)
(900) 246-3323 (900 access)

State Education Agency Low Incidence Representative
Eric Kloos, Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 582-8268
E-mail: eric.kloos@state.mn.us
Web: http://education.state.mn.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Robin Jones, Director
Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center
Department of Disability and Human Development
1640 W. Rooselvelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(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
David R. Johnson, Director 
Institute on Community Integration (UCE)
University of Minnesota, 102 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 
(612) 624-6300
E-mail: info@icimail.umn.edu
Web: http://ici.umn.edu/

Technology-Related Assistance
Chuck Rassbach, Executive Director
Minnesota STAR Program
50 Sherburne Avenue, Room 309
St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 296-2771 (V); (800) 657-3862 (V)
(651) 296-9478 (TTY); (800) 657-3895 (TTY)
E-mail: star.program@state.mn.us
Web: www.admin.state.mn.us/assistivetechnology

State Mediation System
Patricia McGinnis, Coordinator
Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service (MNSEMS)
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 582-8222; (866) 466-7367
E-mail: Patricia.Mcginnis@state.mn.us
Web: www.mnsems.state.mn.us

Special Format Library
Catherine Durivage, Librarian 
Minnesota Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
388 S.E 6th Avenue 
Faribault, MN 55021-6340 
(507) 333-4828; (800) 722-0550 
E-mail: mn.lbph@state.mn.us
E-mail: catherine.durivage@state.mn.us 
Web: www.education.state.mn.us/html/intro_mlbph.htm

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
Mary Powell, Executive Director
Autism Society of Minnesota
2380 Wycliff Street, Suite 102
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 647-1083
E-mail: mpowell@goldengate.net
Web: www.ausm.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Joyce Scanlan, President
National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota
100 E. 22nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2514
(612) 872-0100
E-mail: info@blindinc.org
Web: www.blindinc.org

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

Ken Rodgers, President
American Council of the Blind of Minnesota
P.O. Box 7341
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 730-8100
E-mail: kgr@isd.net
Web: www.acb.org/minnesota

Brain Injury
Tom Gode, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
34 13th Avenue, NE, Suite B001
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 378-2742; (800) 669-6442 (in MN)
E-mail: info@braininjurymn.org
Web: www.braininjurymn.org

Cerebral Palsy
Jo Ann Erbes, Executive Director 
United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota 
Griggs-Midway Building
1821 University Avenue West, Suite 219 South
St. Paul, MN 55104-2892
(651) 646-7588; (800) 328-4827, ext. 1437 
E-mail: ucpmn@cpinternet.com

Down Syndrome
Kathleen Forney, Executive Director
Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
668 Transfer Road
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 603-0720; (800) 511-3696
E-mail: dsamn@dsamn.org
Web: www.dsamn.org

Epilepsy 
Bennie Loro, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
1600 University Avenue West, Suite 205
St. Paul, MN 55104
(651) 287-2300; (800) 779-0777
E-mail: info@efmn.org
Web: www.efmn.org

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Program - Children's Home Society & Family Service
166 Fourth Street East, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55101-1464 
(651) 222-0311; (800) 982-2303 (in MN) 
E-mail: ajespersen@chsfs.org
Web: www.chsfs.org 

Kitty Christiansen, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Minnesota
4301 Highway 7, Suite 160
Minneapolis, MN 55416
(952) 922-8374
E-mail: info@ldaminnesota.org
Web: www.ldaminnesota.org

Mental Health 
Sandra Meicher, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Minnesota 
2021 E. Hennepin Avenue, Suite 412 
Minneapolis, MN 55413 
(612) 331-6840 
E-mail: info@mentalhealthmn.org
Web: www.mentalhealthmn.org

Sue Abderholden, Executive Director
NAMI-Minnesota (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 645-2948; (888) 473-0237 
E-mail: nami-mn@nami.org
Web: www.nami.org/namimn

Deborah Saxhaug, Executive Director
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
165 Western Avenue, Suite 2
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 644-7333; (800) 528-4511 (In MN)
E-mail: info@macmh.org
Web: www.macmh.org

Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
Steve Larson, Executive Director
The Arc of Minnesota 
770 Transfer Road, Suite 26 
St. Paul, MN 55114 
(651) 523-0823; (800) 582-5256 (in MN) 
E-mail: Arcmn115@yahoo.com
Web: www.arcminnesota.com
Web: www.TheArcLink.org

Speech and Hearing
Frances Laven, Association Executive 
Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 26115 
St. Louis Park, MN 55426 
(952) 920-0787; (800) 344-8808 
E-mail: msha@incnet.com 
Web: www.msha.net

Spina Bifida
Julie Abbot, President
Jim Thayer, Development Director
Spina Bifida Association of Minnesota
P.O. Box 29323
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429-0323
(651) 222-6395
E-mail: jscottthayer@msn.com
Web: www.sbaa.org

Tourette Syndrome
Julie Zabloski, Executive Director
Tourette Syndrome Association - Minnesota Chapter
10249 Yellow Circle Drive, Suite 103
Minnetonka, MN 55343
(952) 918-0350
E-mail: director@tsa-mn.org
Web: www.tsa-mn.org

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers 

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Paula F. Goldberg, Executive Director 
Virginia Richardson, PTI Manager
PACER Center, Inc. 
8161 Normandale Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55437-1044
(952) 838-9000; (952) 838-0190 (TTY)
(800) 537-2237 (in MN)
E-mail: pacer@pacer.org
Web: www.pacer.org

Parent-To-Parent 
Reenie Engstrom, Family Specialist and Respite Director 
Arc Northland 
201 Ordean Building 
424 W. Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802 
(218) 726-4725; (800) 317-6475 
E-mail: arcnorthland.an@charterinternet.net

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving St. Paul area)
Ana M. Perez de Perez, Executive Director
Discapacitados Abriéndose Caminos
608 Smith Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
(651) 293-1748
E-mail: discapacitados@comcast.net

Partners in Policymaking
Carol Schoeneck, Program Speciailist
Government Training Service
2233 University Avenue West, Suite 150
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 222-7409, ext. 205
E-mail: cschoeneck@mngts.org
Web: www.mngts.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Phil Enke,President
Minnesota Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students
1667 Snelling Avenue, North
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 999-7320; (800) 672-0993
E-mail: mnptaofc@mnpta.org
Web: www.mnpta.org

Other Disability Organizations
Eric Stevens, CEO
Sue Warner, Media, Web & Event Manager
Courage Center
3915 Golden Valley Road
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(763) 520-0210; (888) 846-8253
E-mail: courageinfo@courage.org
Web: www.courage.org

Michael Wirth-Davis, President/CEO 
Goodwill/Easter Seals
553 Fairview Avenue North 
St. Paul, MN 55104
(651) 379-5800 (V/TTY); (800) 669-6719
E-mail: dtretsven@goodwilleasterseals.org
Web: www.goodwilleasterseals.org

Craig Dunn, Executive Director
VSA arts of Minnesota
Hennepin Center for the Arts
528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 305
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 332-3888; (800) 801-3883
E-mail: vsarts@bcmn.com
Web: http://mn.vsarts.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