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State Agencies and
Organizations
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United States Senators |
Honorable Christopher Bond
(R)
274 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5721; (202) 224-9901 (TTY)
(202) 224-8149 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
http://bond.senate.gov |
Honorable Claire McCaskill (D)
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6154
(202) 228-1518 (Fax) |
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 Matt Blunt
Office of the Governor
Room 216, State Capitol Building
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-3222
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
www.gov.mo.gov/index.htm |
Official State Web Site
Web:
www.state.mo.us/ |
State Department of Education: Special
Education
Melodie Friedebach, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4444
E-mail:
melodie.friedebach@dese.mo.gov
Web:
www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ |
State Coordinator for NCLB
(No Child Left Behind)
Becky Kemna, Coordinator of Federal Programs, Early
Childhood, School Improvement, and Accreditation
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4104
E-mail:
becky.kemna@dese.mo.gov
Web:
www.dese.mo.gov
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Programs for Infants
and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Debby Parsons, Coordinator
Special Education Services
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 522-8762; (866) 583-2392 (First Steps)
E-mail:
debby.parsons@dese.mo.gov
Web:
www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ |
Programs for Children with Disabilities:
Ages 3 through 5
Kate Numerick, Director
Effective Practices Section
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0187
E-mail:
kate.numerick@dese.mo.gov
Web:
www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ |
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jeanne Loyd, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education
3024 Dupont Circle
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0525
(573) 751-3251
Web:
www.vr.dese.mo.gov |
Coordinator for Transition
Services
Julia LePage, Assistant Director
Special Education Effective Practices Section
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
(573) 751-0625
E-mail:
julia.lepage@dese.mo.gov
Web:
www.dese.mo.gov |
Office of State
Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students
with Disabilities
Shawn Brice, Director
Career Education Special Needs
Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 522-1775
E-mail:
shawn.brice@dese.mo.gov
Web Site: |
State Mental Health Agency
Dr. Ron Dittemore, Interim Director
Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-3070; (800) 364-9687
Web: www.dmh.mo.gov |
State Mental Health
Representative for Children and Youth
Patricia Carter, Ph.D., Clinical Director
Missouri Department of Mental Health
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0142
E-mail:
patsy.carter@dmh.mo.gov
Web: www.dmh.mo.gov |
Programs for People
with Developmental Disabilities
Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities
1706 E. Elm
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8676; (800) 207-9329
Web: www.dmh.mo.gov |
Councils on
Developmental Disabilities
Susan Pritchard-Green, Director
Missouri Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities
1706 E. Elm
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8611; (800) 500-7878 (In MO)
E-mail:
susan.pritchard-green@dmh.mo.gov
Web: www.mpcdd.com |
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Shawn de Loyola, Executive Director
Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services
925 S. Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 659-0678; (800) 392-8667
E-mail:
mopasjc@earthlink.com
Web:
www.moadvocacy.org |
Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above |
Programs for Children with
Special Health Care Needs
Gary Harbison, Chief
Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health and Senior Services
930 Wildwood Drive
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-6246; (800) 451-0669
Web:
www.dhss.mo.gov |
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MC+ for Children
Missouri Department of Social Services
(888) 275-5908
Web:
www.dss.state.mo.us/mcplus/index.htm |
Programs for Children and
Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or
Deaf-Blind
Michael Fester, Deputy Director
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
Family Support Division
615 Howerton Court
P.O. Box 2320
Jefferson City, MO 65102-2320
(573) 751-4249; (800) 592-6004
E-mail:
janice.m.phillips@dss.mo.gov
Web:
www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/index.htm |
Missouri School for the Blind
3815 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 776-4320; (800) 622-5672
E-mail:
webmsb@msb.k12.mo.us
Web:
www.msb.k12.mo.us |
Programs for Children and
Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Dr. Roy E. Miller, Executive Director
Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1103 Rear Southwest Boulevard
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 526-5205 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
mcdhh@mcdhh.mo.gov
Web:
www.mcdhh.mo.gov |
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Missouri School for the Deaf
- Barbara Garrison,
Superintendent
505 E. 5th Street
Fulton, MO 65251-1799
(573) 592-4000
Web:
www.msd.k12.mo.us
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Telecommunications Relay
Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of
Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-2466 (V)
(800) 735-2966 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 735-7877 (Speech to Speech) |
State Education Agency Rural Representative
D. Kent King, Commissioner
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4212
E-mail:
pubinfo@dese.mo.gov
Web:
www.dese.mo.gov |
Regional ADA & IT
Technical Assistance Center
Jim de Jong, Director
ADA and I.T. Center
Great Plains Disability and Business Technical
Assistance Center
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
ada@missouri.edu
Web:
www.adaproject.org |
University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Carl F. Calkins, Director
UMKC Institute for Human Development
Health Sciences Building
2220 Holmes Street, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 235-1770; (800) 444-0821 (V)
(800) 452-1185 (TTY)
Web:
www.ihd.umkc.edu |
Technology-Related Assistance
Diane Golden, Project Director
Missouri Assistive Technology
4731 South Cochise, Suite 114
Independence, MO 64055-6975
(816) 373-5193; (800) 647-8557
E-mail:
matpmo@swbell.net
Web: www.at.mo.gov |
State Mediation System
Margaret Strecker, Director
Special Education Compliance
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4909
E-mail:
margaret.strecker@dese.mo.gov
Web:
www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ |
Special Format Library
Dr. Richard Smith, Librarian
Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
P.O. Box 387
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0387
(573) 751-8720; (800) 392-2614 (in MO)
(800) 347-1379 (TTY/ in MO)
E-mail:
wolfner@sos.mo.gov
Web:
www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/ |
Disability-Specific Organizations
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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
Web: www.add.org |
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Autism |
Autism Alliance of Greater Kansas City
P.O. Box 45664
Kansas City, MO 64171
(816) 842-2452
Email:
robin@autismalliancekc.org
Web:
www.autismalliancekc.org
Web:
www.kcautismservices.com |
Julia Kaufmann, Director
Children's Services
Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities
1706 E. Elm
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4054
E-mail:
julia.kaufmann@dmh.mo.gov
Web:
www.dmh.mo.gov/mrdd |
Blind/Visual Impairments
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 |
Brain Injury
Scott Gee, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Missouri
10270 Page Avenue, Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 426-4024; (800) 377-6442
E-mail:
info@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org |
Lori Brenneke, Adult Head
Injury Program Manager
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Community & Public Health
Special Health Care Needs
930 Wildwood
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-6246
E-mail:
info@dhss.mo.gov
Web:
www.dhss.mo.gov/SHCN/HeadInjury |
Cerebral Palsy
Richard Forkosh, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater St.
Louis
8645 Old Bonhomme Road
St. Louis, MO 63132-3999
(314) 994-1600
E-mail:
forkoshr@ucpstl.org
Web: www.ucpa.org |
Epilepsy
Darla Templeton, Executive Vice President
Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region
7100 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63117
(314) 645-6969; (800) 264-6970
E-mail:
darla@stl-epil.org
Web:
www.stl-epil.org |
Learning Disabilities
Glenda Buck, Office Administrator
Learning Disabilities Association of Missouri
P.O. Box 3303
Springfield, MO 65808-3303
(417) 864-5110; (800) 473-4965
E-mail:
ldamo@cland.net
Web: www.ldamo.org |
Mental Health
James House, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of St. Louis
1905 S. Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63104-1542
(314) 773-1399
E-mail:
housejeh@aol.com
E-mail:
mhagstl@aol.com
Web:
www.mhagstl.org |
Cindi Keele, Executive
Director
Ruth Thompson, Family Services Coordinator
National Alliance on Mental Illness Missouri
1001 Southwest Boulevard, Suite E
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 634-7727; (800) 374-2138
E-mail:
namimockj@aol.com
E-mail:
namimochildren@aol.com |
Special Health Care Needs
Carla Sandwell, Lead Network Member
Family Voices of Missouri
811 N. Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 619-2609
Web:
www.familyvoices.org/st/MO.htm |
Speech and Hearing
Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Central Office
901 Missouri Boulevard, PMB 355
Jefferson City, MO 65109-1759
(888) 729-6742
E-mail:
msha@showmemsha.org
Web:
www.showmemsha.org |
Spina Bifida
Mark Abbott, Chairperson
Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis
8050 Watson Road, Suite 115
St. Louis, MO 63119
(314) 843-2244; (800) 784-0983
E-mail:
sbastl@charter.net
Web: www.sbastl.com |
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Organizations Especially for Parents |
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Mary Kay Savage, Executive Director
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
8301 State Line Road, Suite 204
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 531-7070; (800) 743-7634 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
msavage@ptimpact.com
Web:
www.ptimpact.com |
Parent-To-Parent
Jane St. John, Parent to Parent/Peer Support
Specialist
Sharing Our Strengths
(a program of the Missouri Developmental Disability
Resource Center)
UMKC Institute for Human Development
A University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities
2220 Holmes
Kansas City, MO 64108
(800) 773-8652
E-mail:
stjohnj@UMKC.edu
Web:
www.sharingourstrengths.com |
Partners in Policymaking
Susan Pritchard-Green, Executive Director
Missouri Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities
P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8611; (800) 500-7878 (in MO)
E-mail:
susan.pritchard-green@dmh.mo.gov
Web: www.mpcdd.com |
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Kathy Nevans, President
Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers
2100 I-70 Drive, S.W.
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 445-4161; (800) 328-7330
E-mail:
office@mopta.org
Web: www.mopta.org |
Other Parent Organization
Danny Evans, Project Coordinator
Special Health Care Needs Family Partnership
c/o Miller County Health Center
P.O. Box 2
Tuscumbia, MO 65082
(573) 369-2359; (866) 809-2400
Web:
www.dhss.mo.gov/FamilyPartnership |
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Other
Disability Organizations |
Craig Byrd, CEO
Easter Seals Missouri, Inc.
13975 Manchester Road
Manchester, MO 63011
(636) 779-2299
E-mail:
cbyrd@mo.easterseals.com
Web:
www.mo.easterseals.com |
Deni Phillips, Executive Director
AbilityArts
PO Box 1763
Columbia, MO 65205
(573) 875-2782; (866) 872-2787
E-mail:
director@abilityarts.org
Web:
www.abilityarts.org |
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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) 207-0034 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org |
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For
those interested in HBOT available in Missouri: |
McDonagh Medical Center
contact: Dr. Rudolph
2800 Kendallwood Pkwy
Kansas City MO 64119
(816) 453-5940
e-mail:
DrRudolph2@aol.com
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Center for
Innovations in Special Education
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St.
Louis Children's Hospital
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The Developmental Disabilities
Resource Center (DDRC)
1-800-444-0821 |
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Civil Rights |
The
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Early Childhood |
Special
Education First Steps Program
573-751-0187 I highly recommend that you call
either your local office or this state number to
find the number for your local office. If you have
a disability of any kind you are eligible for a case
manager through your local regional center. This
case manager is a must in coordinating services and
resources. |
North
American Riding for the Handicapped Association,
Inc.
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SCHIP program - Insurance for children not eligible
for Medicaid |
Down
Syndrome Association of Mid-Missouri
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Institute for
Human Development |
Judevine Center
for Autism Southwest Missouri Project |
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Learning
Disabilities Association of Missouri (LDA-MO)
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Missouri Assistive
Technology Project |
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Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education |
Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:
Division of Special Education |
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Missouri
Department of Mental Health |
Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities |
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Missouri
Developmental Disabilities Resource Center |
Missouri Families
for Effective Autism Treatment |
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Missouri Parents
Act (MPACT) |
Missouri Planning
Council for Developmental Disabilities |
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Missouri
Protection & Advocacy |
Ozark Independent
Living |
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People
First of Missouri |
Sharing Our Strengths (SOS) Support Matching Network |
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Special Olympics
Missouri |
Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis |
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St. Louis Arc |
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