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 
Karl A. Wilson, Director
At Risk and Special Education Services
State Office of Education 
250 East 500 South 
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-4200 
(801) 538-7509
E-mail: kawilson@usoe.k12.ut.us
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us/sars

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Laurie Lacy, Coordinator
No Child Left Behind Program-Law, Legislation and Educational Programs Division
State Office of Education
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7501
E-mail: llacy@usoe.k12.ut.us
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us

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 
Karen Kowalski, 619 Coordinator 
Utah State Office of Education 
250 East 500 South 
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114 
(801) 538-7568
E-mail: kkowalsk@usoe.k12.ut.us
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us

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

Coordinator for Transition Services
Susan Loving, Specialist in Transition 
Utah State Office of Education 
Special Education Services Unit 
250 East 500 South 
P.O. Box 144200 
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 
(801) 538-7645
E-mail: sloving@usoe.k12.ut.us
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us/

State Mental Health Agency
Randall W. Bachman, Director
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, Room 209 
Salt Lake City, UT 84103 
(801) 538-3939 
E-mail: rbachman@utah.gov
Web: www.hsmh.utah.gov

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Ming Wang, LCSW, Program Coordinator
Child Mental Health, Rural, and Cultural Competency Programs
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
120 North 200 West, Room 209 
Salt Lake City, UT 84103 
(801) 538-4276; (801) 550-2451 (Cell)
E-mail: mwang@utah.gov
Web: www.hsmh.state.ut.us

State Mental Retardation Program 
Dr. Fran Morse, 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: fmorse@utah.gov
Web: www.hsdspd.state.ut.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Dr. Alison Lozano, Executive Director 
Utah Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
155 South 300 West, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101 
(801) 533-3965
E-mail: alozano@utah.gov
Web: www.gcpd.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Fraser Nelson, Executive Director 
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, Director
Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201
Farmington, NM 87402
(505) 566-5880; (800) 862-7271
E-mail: cjohn@dnalegalservices.org
Web: www.dnalegalservices.org

Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
(intake at Shiprock office listed above)
P.O. Box 3539
Tuba City, AZ 86045
(928) 283-3208; (877) 283-3208
E-mail: franl@dnalegalservices.org
Web: www.dnalegalservices.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 
Dr. Fan Tait, 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) 584-8240; (800) 829-8200
E-mail: ftait@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. 201
E-mail: aenance@utah.gov
Web: http://health.utah.gov/birthdefect

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
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.state.ut.us/services.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
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/dbs/home.htm

Programs for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
Marilyn Call, Executive Director
Utah Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
5709 South 1500 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 263-4860 (V/TTY)
(800) 860-4860 (V/TTY, in UT only)
Web: www.usor.state.ut.us/dsdhh/dsdhh.html

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 & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Patrick Going, Director
Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rmdbtac@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) 797-1987
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: meblair@cc.usu.edu
Web: www.uatpat.org

Utah Center for Assistive Technology
500 South 1595 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-5238
(801) 887-9500 (V/TTY); (888) 866-5550
Web: www.usor.state.ut.us

State Mediation System 
Karen Kowalski
Utah State Office of Education 
250 East 500 South 
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 538-7568
E-mail: kkowalsk@usoe.k12.ut.us
Web: www.usoe.k12.ut.us

Special Format Library
Gerald A. Buttars, Librarian
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://library.utah.gov/blind.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 201
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
Kim Moody, Executive Director
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)
Web: www.utahparentcenter.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail: sanfran@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Ron Roskos, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Utah, Inc.
1800 South West Temple, Suite 203
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 484-2240; (800) 281-8442 (in UT)
E-mail: biau@sisna.com
Web: www.biau.org

Cerebral Palsy 
Shelly Petty, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Utah
3550 South 700 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
(801) 266-8031; (888) UCP-UTAH
E-mail: shellyp@ucputah.org
Web: www.ucputah.org

Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Utah 
275 E. South Temple, Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 534-0210 
E-mail: info@epilepsyutah.org
Web: www.epilepsyutah.org

Learning Disabilities 
Learning Disabilities Association of Utah
P. O. Box 520232 
Salt Lake City, UT 84165-1052
(801) 363-6320
E-mail: ldau@ldau.org
Web: www.ldau.org

Mental Health 
Dr. Mack Gift, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Utah 
1800 South West Temple, Suite 501
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 596-3705
E-mail: mhaut@xmission.com
Web: www.xmission.com/~mhaut/

Lori Cerar, Executive Director
Allies with Families
450 E. 1000 N., Suite 311
North Salt Lake, UT 84054
(801) 292-2515; (877) 477-0764
E-mail: awfamilies@msn.com
Web: www.allieswithfamilies.org

Vickie Cottrell, Executive Director
NAMI-Utah
309 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 323-9900
E-mail: vicki@namiut.org
Web: www.namiut.org

Mental Retardation 
Donna Gleaves, Executive Director
The Arc of Utah 
155 South 300 West, Suite 201
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 364-5060; (800) 371-5060 (In UT)
E-mail: donna@arcutah.org
Web: www.arcutah.org

Special Health Care Needs
Gina Pola-Money, State Coordinator
Family Voices of Utah
2290 East 4500 South #110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 631-1609
E-mail: utahfamilyvoices@juno.com
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Speech and Hearing
Cheryl Orme, President
Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1379 31st Street
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 402-5477
Web: www.ushaonline.net/

Spina Bifida 
Spina Bifida Association of Utah
P.O. Box 27801
Salt Lake City, UT 84127
(801) 561-5268

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Helen Post, Executive Director
Jennie Gibson, Associate Director
Utah Parent Center 
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110 
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 272-1051 (V/TTY); (800) 468-1160 (In UT)
E-mail: info@utahparentcenter.org
Web: www.utahparentcenter.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
JoAnn Neilson, President
Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers
5192 S. Greenpine Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 261-3100; (866) 782-8824
E-mail: kids@utahpta.org
Web: www.utahpta.org

Other Parent Organization
Phoebe Blackham, Executive Director
State Family Council of Utah
698 Ridge Lane
Alpine, UT 84004
(877) 352-2221
E-mail: information@statefamilycouncil.org
Web: www.statefamilycouncil.org

Other Disability Organizations

Mark Smith, Information Specialist
Access Utah Network (Statewide Information and Referral for Disability Issues)
155 South 300 West, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 533-4636 (SLC area); (800) 333-8824 (outside SLC)
E-mail: accessut@utah.gov
Web: www.accessut.org

Richard O. Starley, President/CEO 
Easter Seals Utah
638 E. Wilmington Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84106 
(801) 486-3778 (V/TTY); (800) 388-1991 (In Utah)
E-mail: rstarley@eastersealsutah.org
Web: www.eastersealsutah.org

Linda Smith and Kris Fawson, Co-Directors
Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities
275 East South Temple, Suite 201
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1268
(801) 363-3300
E-mail: lcpd1@riseinc.net
Web: http://lcpdutah.org

Ruth Lubbers, Executive Director
Art Access/VSA arts of Utah
339 W. Pierport Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 328-0703 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ruth@accessart.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