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.

Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities 
Malika Monger, Staff Support
Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities
1 W. Wilson Street, Room 1150
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 261-8880
E-mail: mongems@dhfs.state.wi.us

State Department of Education: Special Education
Carolyn Stanford Taylor, Assistant State Superintendent
Stephanie Petska, Director of Special Education Team
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy 
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841 
Madison, WI 53707-7841 
(608) 266-1649; (800) 441-4563 
E-mail: carolyn.stanford.taylor@dpi.state.wi.us
Web: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een 

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Michael J. Thompson, Federal Policy Advisor 
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 266-3584
E-mail: michael.thompson@dpi.state.wi.us
Web: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/esea

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3 
David Sorenson, Birth to 3 Coordinator
Division of Disability and Elder Services
Department of Health and Family Services 
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851 
(608) 267-3270; (800) 642-7837
E-mail: sorendm@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/bdds/birthto3

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Mary Peters, Early Childhood Consultant
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy
Department of Public Instruction 
P.O. Box 7841 
Madison, WI 53707-7841 
(608) 267-9172; (800) 441-4563
Web: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/index.html

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Charlene Dwyer, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 
Department of Workforce Development
201 E. Washington Avenue, Room A100
P.O. Box 7852
Madison, WI 53707-7852 
(608) 261-0050; (800) 442-3477 
(608) 266-0283 (TTY)
Web: www.dwd.state.wi.us/dvr

Coordinator for Transition Services
John Triphan, Director 
Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative
CESA #3
1300 Industrial Drive 
Fennimore, WI 53809 
(608) 822-3276, ext. 232 
E-mail: jtriphan@cesa3.k12.wi.us
Web: www.wsti.org/wsti.cfm

Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Division for Academic Excellence
Career and Technical Education
Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841 
(608) 267-9251; (800) 441-4563
Web: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/let/index.html

State Mental Health Agency 
Joyce Bohn-Allen, Director
Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Division of Disability and Elder Services
Department of Health and Family Services 
P.O. Box 7851 
Madison, WI 53707-7851 
(608) 267-7792
E-mail: allenjb@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: www.dhfs.state.wi.us

State Children's Services 
William Fiss, Deputy Administrator
Division of Children and Family Services
Department of Health and Family Services
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
(608) 267-3905
E-mail: fisswr@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Jeff Hinz, Section Chief
Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Division of Disability and Elder Services
Department of Health and Family Services 
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
(608) 266-2861
E-mail: hinzje@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov

State Developmental Disabilities Program
Mike Linak, Interim Director 
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services
1 W. Wilson Street, Room 418
Madison, WI 53707-7851
(608) 266-1140
E-mail: linakmj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Jennifer Ondrejka, Executive Director 
Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities
201 W. Washington Street, Suite 110
Madison, WI 53703 
(608) 266-7826; (608) 266-6660 (TTY)
E-mail: *hfswiswcdd@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: www.wcdd.org
Web: www.dawninfo.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Lynn Breedlove, Executive Director 
Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy 
16 N. Carroll Street, Suite 400 
Madison, WI 53703 
(608) 267-0214; (800) 928-8778 (in WI only)
E-mail: lynnb@w-c-a.org
Web: www.w-c-a.org

Client Assistance Program 
Linda Vegoe, Director
Client Assistance Program
Department of Agriculture
Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
(608) 224-5070; (800) 362-1290 (in WI)
E-mail: linda.vegoe@datcp.state.wi.us
Web: www.datcp.state.wi.us/

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Peggy Helm-Quest, MSEd., MHA
Children's Special Health Care Needs Supervisor
Bureau of Community Health and Prevention
Division of Public Health
1 W. Wilson Street
P.O. Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
(608) 267-2945 
E-mail: helmqp@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Wisconsin BadgerCare
P.O. Box 6678
Madison, WI 53716
(800) 362-3002
Web: www.dhfs.state.wi.us/badgercare/index.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Sue H. Enoch, Director
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1700 W. State Street
Janesville, WI 53546
(608) 758-6100; (800) 832-9784 (in WI)
Web: www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us/index.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind 
Linda Huffer, Director
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) 266-3118; (608) 266-5641 (V/TTY) 
E-mail: hufferl@dhfs.state.wi.us
Web: www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov

Alex Slappey, Director
Marcy Dicker Dropkin, Director of Outreach
Wisconsin Educational Services Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WESPDHH)
19601 W. Bluemound Road, #200
Brookfield, WI 53045
(262) 787-9540 (V/TTY)
E-mail: marcy.dropkin@wesp-dhh.wi.gov
Web: www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov

Wisconsin School for the Deaf
309 W. Walworth Avenue
Delavan, WI 53115
(262) 728-7120 (V/TTY); (877) 973-3323 (V/TTY)
E-mail: alex.slappey@dpi.state.wi.us
Web: www.wsd.k12.wi.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(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)
(866) 833-7813 (Spanish)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
David Carlson, Director
School Financial Services
Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street 
P.O. Box 7841 
Madison, WI 53702 
(608) 266-6968
E-mail: david.carlson@dpi.state.wi.us
Web: www.dpi.state.wi.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Project 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
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Daniel Bier, Associate Director 
Waisman Center 
University of Wisconsin - Madison 
1500 Highland Avenue 
Madison, WI 53705-2280 
(608) 263-5254
E-mail: bier@waisman.wisc.edu
Web: www.waisman.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Technology-Related Assistance 
Susan Abbey, Director
Wistech
Division of Disability and Elder Services
1 W. Wilson, Room 450
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
(608) 266-1794; (608) 267-9880 (TTY)
Web: www.wistech.state.wi.us

State Mediation System 
Eva Soeka, Director
Center for Dispute Resolution Education
Marquette University
106 Wehr Physics
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
(888) 298-3857
Web: www.marquette.edu/wsems

Special Format Library
Marsha Valance, Librarian
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 (TTY)
E-mail: lbph@mpl.org
Web: http://RegionalLibrary.wi.gov

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
Autism Society of Wisconsin
103 W. College Avenue, Suite 709
Appleton, WI 54911-5744
(920) 993-0279; (888) 4-AUTISM (in WI)
Web: www.asw4autism.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jay Stitely, 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

Brain Injury
Caroline Feller, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin
2900 N. 117th Street, Suite 100
Wauwatosa, WI 53222
(414) 778-4144; (800) 882-9282 (Family Helpline, in WI)
E-mail: biaw@execpc.com
Web: www.biaw.org

Cerebral Palsy
Judith Britton, Executive Director
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)
E-mail: cpmideastwi@vbe.com
Web: www.cpmideastwis.org

Fred Hesselbein, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.
7519 W. Oklahoma Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53219
(414) 329-4500; (414) 329-4511 (TTY)
(888) 482-7739
E-mail: ucpofsew@execpc.com
Web: www.ucpa.org

Down Syndrome 
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
The Cambridge Office Center
9401 W. Beloit Road, Suite 112
Milwaukee, WI 53227-4357
(414) 327-3729; (866) 327-3729
E-mail: info@dsaw.org
E-mail: dsaw@globaldialog.com
Web: www.dsaw.org

Learning Disabilities 
LeAnn Knoeck, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Wisconsin
13035 W. Bluemound Road, Suite 100
Brookfield, WI 53005
(414) 299-9002; (866) 532-9472
E-mail: ldawisconsin@hotmail.com
Web: www.ldawisconsin.com

Mental Health
Martha Rasmus, President
Mental Health Association in Milwaukee County
734 N. 4th Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee, WI 53203-2102
(414) 276-3122; (866) 642-4630
E-mail: mha@mhamilw.org
Web: www.mhamilw.org

Francisco J. Mesa, Executive Director
NAMI Wisconsin
4223 W. Beltline Highway
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 268-6000; (800) 236-2988
E-mail: namiwisc@choiceonemail.com
Web: www.namiwisconsin.org

Hugh Davis, Executive Director
Wisconsin Family Ties
16 N. Carroll Street, Suite 640
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 267-6888; (800) 422-7145
E-mail: info@wifamilyties.org
Web: www.wifamilyties.org

Mental Retardation 
Jim Hoegemeier, Executive Director
The Arc-Wisconsin Disability Association, Inc.
600 Williamson Street, Suite J 
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-9272; (877) 272-8400 
E-mail: arcw@chorus.net
Web: www.arc-wisconsin.org

Speech and Hearing 
Wisconsin Speech-Language-Pathology and Audiology Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 1109
Madison, WI 53701-1109
(608) 283-5489; (800) 545-0640
E-mail: wsha@wismed.org
Web: www.wisha.org

Spina Bifida
Rita Flores, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Wisconsin
830 N. 109th Street, Suite 6
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414) 607-9061
E-mail: sbawi@sbawi.org
Web: www.sbawi.org

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Janis M. Serak and Charlotte Price, Co-Directors
Wisconsin FACETS Parent Resource Center
2714 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 374-4645; (414) 374-4635 (TTY)
(877) 374-4677
E-mail: wifacets@execpc.com
Web: www.wifacets.org

Don Rosin, Executive Director
Native American Family Empowerment Center
Great Lakes-Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
2932 Highway 47 North
P.O. Box 9
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
(715) 588-3324; (800) 472-7207
E-mail: drosin@glitc.org
Web: www.glitc.org/

Parent-To-Parent 
Julie Gordon, Executive Director
MUMS - National Parent to Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
(920) 336-5333; (877) 336-5333
E-mail: mums@netnet.net
Web: www.netnet.net/mums/

Liz Hecht, Coordinator
Parent Projects
Waisman Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2280
(608) 263-5022
E-mail: hecht@waisman.wisc.edu
Web: www.waisman.wisc.edu/birthto3/index.htmlx

Community Parent Resource Center 
(Serving Milwaukee only)
Sue Endress, Program Director
Wisconsin FACETS
2714 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 374-4645; (414) 374-4635 (TTY)
(877) 374-4677
E-mail: wifacets@execpc.com
Web: www.wifacets.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Cynthia DiCamelli, President
Wisconsin Congress of Parents & Teachers, Inc.
4797 Hayes Road, Suite 102
Madison, WI 53704-3256
(608) 244-1455
E-mail: wi_office@pta.org
Web: www.wisconsinpta.org/

Other Disability Organizations
Mary Lynn Larson, Program Director
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
2701 N. Alexander Street
Appleton, WI 54911
(920) 882-6371; (866) 797-2947
E-mail: wisconsin@pwsausa.org
Web: www.pwsausa.org/wi

Christine Fessler, President/CEO
Easter Seals Wisconsin 
101 Nob Hill Road, Suite 301
Madison, WI 53713 
(608) 277-8288 (V); (608) 277-8031 (TTY)
(800) 422-2324
E-mail: chrisf@wi-easterseals.org
Web: www.wi-easterseals.org

Mary Mundt-Reckase, Executive Director
Wisconsin First Step
c/o Gundersen Lutheran
FHO-004
1900 South Avenue
LaCrosse, WI 54601
(800) 642-7837
Web: www.mch-hotlines.org

Kathie Wagner, President
VSA arts of Wisconsin, Inc.
4785 Hayes Road, Suite 201
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 241-2131
E-mail: vsawis@vsawis.org
Web: 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); (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