State Agencies and
Organizations
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United States Senators
Honorable Larry E. Craig (R)
520 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2752
(202) 228-1067 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
Web: http://craig.senate.gov/ |
Honorable Michael D. Crapo (R)
239 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6142
(202) 228-1375 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
http://crapo.senate.gov |
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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 at:
www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY). |
Governor
Honorable C.L. "Butch" Otter
Office of the Governor
700 W. Jefferson, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0034
(208) 334-2100
(208) 334-2175 (Fax)
Web: http://gov.idaho.gov/ |
Official State Web Site
Web: www.idaho.gov/ |
State Department
of Education: Special Education
Bureau of Special Population Services
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6800
Web:
www.sde.idaho.gov/specialed/ |
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Marcia Beckman, Title 1 Director
Bureau of Special Population Services
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6963
E-mail:
mmbeckman@sde.idaho.gov
Web:
www.sde.state.id.us/sasa |
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities:
Ages Birth through 2
Mary Jones, Program Manager
Children's Developmental Services
Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
450 W. State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5514; (800) 926-2588
E-mail:
jonesm@dhw.idaho.gov
Web: www.idahochild.org |
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Dr. Michael Graham, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0096
(208) 334-3390 (V/TTY)
Web: www.vr.idaho.gov |
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through
5
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education listed
above |
Coordinator for Transition Services
Jacque Hyatt, Director
Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
650 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720 0027
208-332-6951
E-mail:
jshyatt@sde.idaho.gov
Web:
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State Division of Professional-Technical Education
Mike Rush, Administrator
State Division of Professional Technical Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0095
(208) 334-3216
E-mail: mrush@pte.idaho.gov
Web: www.pte.idaho.gov |
State Mental Health Agency
Gina Westcott, Program Manager
Adult Mental Health Programs
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720-5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-0969
Web:
www2.state.id.us/dhw/mentalhealth/ |
State Mental Health Representative for Children
Chuck Halligan, Program Manager
Children's Mental Health
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720-5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-6559
E-mail:
halligan@idhw.state.id.us
Web:
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov |
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Cameron Gilliland, Program Manager
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5536
E-mail:
gillilac@idhw.state.id.us
Web:
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov |
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Marilyn Sword, Executive Director
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock Street, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2178
E-mail:
msword@icdd.idaho.gov
Web: www.icdd.idaho.gov |
Protection and Advocacy Agency
James Baugh, Executive Director
Comprehensive Advocacy, (Co-Ad, Inc.)
Idaho’s Protection and Advocacy System
4477 Emerald Street, Suite B-100
Boise, ID 83706-2066
(208) 336-5353 (V/TTY); (800) 632-5125
E-mail:
coadinc@cableone.net |
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Brett Harrell, Manager
Children's Special Health Program
Bureau of Clinical and Preventive Services
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5962
E-mail:
harrellb@idhw.state.id.us |
Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above. |
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually
Impaired
Angela Roan, Administrator
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
341 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83702-0012
(208) 334-3220; (800) 542-8688
E-mail:
aroan@icbvi.state.id.us
Web:
www.icbvi.state.id.us |
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Idaho CareLine
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0026
(800) 926-2588
E-mail:
careline@idhw.state.id.us
Web:
www.idahocareline.org |
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 377-1363 (V)
(800) 377-3529 (TTY/ASCII); 711 (TTY)
(888) 791-3004 (Speech to Speech)
(866) 252-0684 (Spanish) |
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of
Hearing
Wes Maynard, MBA, CI/CT, NIC Master, Executive Director
Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1720 Westgate Drive, Suite A
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 334-0879 (V); (208) 334-0803 (TTY)
(800) 433-1323 (Voice -- in ID only)
(800) 433-1361 (TTY -- in ID only)
E-mail:
maynardw@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.cdhh.idaho.gov |
Mary Dunne, Superintendent
Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind
1450 Main Street
Gooding, ID 83330
(208) 934-4457
E-mail: mary.dunne@isdb.idaho.gov
Web: www.isdb.idaho.gov/ |
Project for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Robin G. Greenfield, Ph.D.
Idaho Project for Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness
University of Idaho
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
322 E. Front Street, Suite 440
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 364-4012
E-mail: rgreen@uidaho.edu
Web: www.idahocdhd.org/ |
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Don Brandon, Center Director
Kathe Matrone, Center Coordinator
DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center
Western Washington Universtiy-CCER
6912 220th Street, S.W. #105
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
(425) 248-2480 (TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dbtacnw@wwu.edu
Web:
www.dbtacnorthwest.org |
State Education Agency Rural Representative
Christine Ivie, Deputy Superintendent
Division of Student Achievement & School Accountability
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6973
E-mail:
cmivie@sde.idaho.govv
Web:
www.sde.idaho.gov/dept |
Technology-Related Assistance
Ron Seiler, Project Director
Idaho Assistive Technology Project
129 W. Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-3557; (800) 432-8324 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rseiler@uidaho.edu
Web: www.idahoat.org |
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities
Julie Fodor, Director
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
University Center on Excellence/University of Idaho
129 W. Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-3559
E-mail: jfodor@uidaho.edu
Web: www.idahocdhd.org |
Special Format Library
Sue Walker, Library Consultant
Idaho Commission for Libraries
325 W. State Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2150
E-mail:
sue.walker@libraries.idaho.gov
Web:
http://libraries.idaho.gov/tbs |
State Mediation System
Bill Elvie, Dispute Resolution Coordinator
Bureau of Special Population Services
Idaho State Department of Education
650 W. State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6914
E-mail:
wcelvey@sde.idaho.gov
Web:
www.sde.state.id.us/specialed |
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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 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org |
Autism
Sarah Stevens
Autism Society of America/Treasure Valley Chapter
441 W. 7th Street North
Middleton, ID 83644
(208) 336-5676
E-mail: info@asatvc.org
Web: www.asatvc.org |
Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org |
Brain Injury
Michelle Featherston, President
Wendy Cary, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Idaho
P.O. Box 414
Boise, ID 83701-0414
(208) 342-0999; (888) 374-3447 (In ID)
E-mail: info@biaid.org
Web: www.biaid.org |
Cerebral Palsy
Lynn Cundick, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Idaho
5420 W. Franklin Road, Suite A
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 377-8070; (888) 289-3259
E-mail:
lcundick@ucpidaho.org
Web: www.ucpidaho.org |
Epilepsy
David C. Blackwell, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho
310 W. Idaho
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 344-4340; (800) 237-6676 (In ID)
E-mail:
efid@epilepsyidaho.org
Web:
www.epilepsyidaho.org |
Learning Disabilities
Ginny Hughes
9797 N. Circle Drive
Hayden, ID 83835-9503
(208) 762-2316
E-mail:
connect4kids@imbris.com |
Mental Health
Lee Woodland, Executive Director
NAMI-Idaho
P.O. Box 68
Albion, ID 83311
(208) 673-6672; (800) 572-9940
E-mail: namiid@atcnet.net
Web:
www.nami.org/sites/NAMIIDAHO |
Martha Ekhoff, Director
Office of Consumer Affairs
1607 W. Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 336-5533, ext. 340
E-mail:
mekhoff@mtnstatesgroup.org
Web:
www.mtnstatesgroup.org |
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Rachelle Ruffing, President
Idaho Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ISHA)
P.O. Box 603
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 599-2536
Web: www.idahosha.org |
Tourette Syndrome
(Serving Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming)
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Region
PMB 198
837 S. Kuner Road
Brighton, CO 80601
(720) 212-7535
E-mail: tsarmr@att.net
Web: www.tsarmr.com |
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Organizations Especially for Parents |
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Evelyn Mason, Executive Director
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. (IPUL)
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 145
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 342-5884 (V/TTY); (800) 242-4785 (in ID only)
E-mail:
parents@ipulidaho.org
Web: http://ipulidaho.org |
Partners in Policymaking
Christine Pisani, DD Program Specialist
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702-5840
(208) 334-2178; (800) 544-2433
E-mail:
cpisani@icdd.idaho.gov
Web: www.icdd.idaho.gov
Web:
www.idahocdhd.org/idahopartners |
Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above. |
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Barb Bode, President
Idaho PTA
500 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5965
(208) 344-0851; (208) 342-8585
E-mail:
idahopta@mindspring.com
Web: www.idahopta.net |
Other Parent Organization
(National resource center for Native American families and
parent centers)
Native American Families Together
S. 200 Almon #205
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 892-8270; (877) 205-7501
E-mail: NAFT@moscow.com
Web:
www.nativefamilynetwork.com |
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Other Disability Organizations
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Sue Meinzinger, Director
Summit Assistance Dogs
7575 Chestnut Lane
Anacortes, WA 98221
(360) 293-5609
E-mail: info@summitdogs.org
Web: www.summitdogs.org/ |
Evelyn Mason, Director
VSA arts of Idaho
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 145
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 342-5884
E-mail:
evelyn@ipulidaho.org |
Greg Schell, Executive Director
Washington State Fathers Network
16120 N.E. 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 747-4004, ext. 4286; (800) 833-6388
E-mail: greg.schell@kindering.org
Web:
www.fathersnetwork.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
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org |
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