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A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.
All State Organizations
State Agencies
United States Senators
Honorable Orrin G. Hatch (R)
104 Hart Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5251
(202) 224-6331 (Fax)
www.senate.gov/ ~hatch/ index.cfm?Fuseaction= Offices.Contact
www.senate.gov/~hatch
Honorable Robert F. Bennett (R)
431 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5444
(202) 228-1168 (Fax)
senator@bennett.senate.gov
http://bennett.senate.gov
United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site.
(202) 225-3121
(202) 225-1904 (TTY)
www.house.gov
Governor
Honorable Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Utah State Capitol Complex
East Office Building, Suite E220
P.O. Box 142220
Salt Lake City UT 84114-2220
(801) 538-1000
(801) 538-1528 (Fax)
www.utah.gov/governor
Official State Web Site
www.utah.gov/
State Department of Education: Special Education
Special Education Services
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7757
nan.gray@schools.utah.gov
www.schools.utah.gov
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
No Child Left Behind Program
Student Achievement and School Success
State Office of Education
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7500
www.schools.utah.gov
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
BabyWatch
Early Intervention Program
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 144720
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4720
(801) 584-8226
(800) 961-4226
sord@utah.gov
www.utahbabywatch.org
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7948
connie.nink@schools.utah.gov
www.schools.utah.gov/sars/preschool.htm
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7530 (V/TTY)
www.usor.utah.gov
Coordinator for Transition Services
Utah State Office of Education
SPECIAL EDUCATION
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200
(801) 538-7645
susan.loving@schools.utah.gov
www.schools.utah.gov
State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
120 North 200 West, Room 209
Salt Lake City UT 84103
(801) 538-3939
dsamhwebmaster@utah.gov; mpayne@utah.gov
www.dsamh.utah.gov
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Children, Youth and Families Team
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
120 North 200 West, Room 209
Salt Lake City UT 84103
(801) 538-3941
kreisig@utah.gov
www.dsamh.utah.gov
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
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
gkelner@utah.gov
www.dspd.utah.gov
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Utah Developmental Disabilities Council
155 South 300 West, Suite 100
Salt Lake City UT 84101
(801) 533-3965
clairemantony@utah.gov
www.utahddc.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disability Law Center
205 North 400 West
Salt Lake City UT 84103
(801) 363-1347
(800) 662-9080 (In UT) (V/TTY)
info@disabilitylawcenter.org
www.disabilitylawcenter.org
Native American Disability Law Center
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201
Farmington NM 87402
(505) 566-5880
(800) 862-7271 (intake/client only)
tyanan@napap.org
Client Assistance Program
Contact Disability Law Center, under Protection and Advocacy Agency, listed above.
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
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) 584-8239
(800) 829-8200
hollywilliams@utah.gov
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
www.utahchip.org/
Services for Children with Birth Defects
Utah Birth Defect Network
Department of Health
P.O. Box 144697
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4697
(801) 257-0566, ext. 204
(866) 818-7096
aenance@utah.gov
http://health.utah.gov/birthdefect
Programs for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired: Ages 16 and Above
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
250 North 1950 West, Suite B
Salt Lake City UT 84116-7902
(801) 323-4343
bgibson@utah.gov
www.usor.utah.gov/dsbvi.htm
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)
www.usdb.org
State Deafblind Project
742 Harrison Boulevard
Ogden UT 84404
(801) 629-4732
(801) 629-4701 (TTY)
darlaf@usdb.org
www.usdb.org
Programs for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
5709 South 1500 West
Taylorsville UT 84123
(801) 263-4861 (V)
(800) 860-4860 (in UT)
(801) 263-4860 (TTY)
mcall@utah.gov
www.deafservices.utah.gov
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 Technical Assistance Center
DBTAC - Rocky Mountain ADA Center
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
technicalassistance@mtc-inc.com
www.adainformation.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
6800 Old Main Hill
Logan UT 84322-6800
(435) 797-1981
sarah.rule@usu.edu
www.cpd.usu.edu
Technology-Related Assistance
Utah Assistive Technology Program
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
6855 Old Main Hill
Logan UT 84322-6855
(435) 797-3824
martin.blair@usu.edu
www.uatpat.org
Utah Center for Assistive Technology
1595 West 500 South
Salt Lake City UT 84104-5238
(801) 887-9380 (V)
(888) 866-5550
pminer@utah.gov
www.usor.utah.gov/ucat
State Mediation System
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City UT 84114
(801) 538-7568
lisa.arbogast@schools.utah.gov
www.schools.utah.gov
Special Format Library
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)
blind@utah.gov
http://blindlibrary.utah.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)
www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
www.add.org
Autism
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)
www.utahparentcenter.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 Utah, Inc.
1800 South West Temple, Suite 203
Salt Lake City UT 84115
(801) 484-2240
(800) 281-8442 (in UT)
biau@sisna.com; ron48sr@sisna.com
www.biau.org
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy of Utah
Foundations for Independence
3550 South 700 West
Salt Lake City UT 84119
(801) 266-1805
shelly@ffiutah.org
www.ffiutah.org
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Association of Utah
1995 West 9000 South Level B
West Jordan UT 84088
(801) 566-5949
info@epilepsyut.org
www.epilepsyut.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of Utah
155 South 300 West, Suite 201
Salt Lake City UT 84101
(801) 364-5060
(800) 371-5060 (In UT)
execdirector@arcutah.org
www.arcutah.org
Mental Health
Mental Health Association in Utah
1800 South West Temple, Suite 501
Salt Lake City UT 84115
(801) 596-3705
mhaut@xmission.com
www.mhaut.org
Allies with Families
450 East 1000 North, Suite 311
North Salt Lake UT 84054
(801) 433-2595
(877) 477-0764
allies@allieswithfamilies.org
www.allieswithfamilies.org
NAMI-Utah
450 South 900 East
Salt Lake City UT 84102
(801) 323-9900
sherriwittwer@msn.com
www.namiut.org
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Utah
2652 E. Nottingham Way
Salt Lake City UT 84108
(801) 582-0998
www.pwsausa.org/ut
Special Health Care Needs
Family Voices of Utah
Family to Family Health Information & Education Center
44 N. Medical Drive
P.O. Box 144650
Salt Lake City UT 84114-4650
(801) 584-8236
(800) 829-8200
(801) 808-4220 (cell)
utahfamilyvoices@juno.com
www.familyvoices.org
www.medhomeportal.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1379 31st Street
Ogden UT 84403
(801) 402-5462
president@ushaonline.net; syspriet@ihc.com
www.ushaonline.net/
Organizations for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Utah Parent Center
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City UT 84117
(801) 272-1051 (V/TTY)
(800) 468-1160 (In UT)
upcinfo@utahparentcenter.org
www.utahparentcenter.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers
5192 S. Greenpine Drive
Salt Lake City UT 84123
(801) 261-3100
(866) 782-8824
kids@utahpta.org
www.utahpta.org
Other Parent Organization
State Family Council of Utah
Alpine UT 84004
(801) 756-3995
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collapse Other Disability Organizations
Access Utah Network (Statewide Information and Referral for Disability Issues)
155 South 300 West, Suite 100
Salt Lake City UT 84101
(801) 533-4636 (SLC area)
(800) 333-8824 (outside SLC)
accessut@utah.gov
www.accessut.org
Turn Community Services
638 E. Wilmington Avenue
Salt Lake City UT 84106
(801) 486-3778 (V/TTY)
(800) 388-1991 (In Utah)
turn@turn.nu
www.turn.nu
Art Access/VSA arts of Utah
230 South 500 West #125
Salt Lake City UT 84101
(801) 328-0703 (V/TTY)
ruth@accessart.org
www.accessart.org
Work Ability Utah
Utah Department of Health
Division of Health Care Financing
c/o Office of Rehabilitation
1595 West 500 South
Salt Lake City UT 84104
(801) 887-9388
cruddell@utah.gov
www.workabilityutah.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)
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
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
ncil@ncil.org
www.ncil.org
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