Montana Cerebral Palsy Resources
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Runkel, Director
Special Education Division
Office of Public Instruction
PO Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620 -2501
(406) 444-4429
E-mail: brunkel@opi.state.mt.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Dan McCarthy, Preschool Specialist
Office of Public Instruction
P. O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-4425
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jan Spiegle-Stinger, Part C Coordinator
Developmental Disabilities Program
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
(406) 444-4181
E-mail: jspiegle@state.mt.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Joe Mathews, Administrator
Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
Department of Public Health & Human Services
111 N. Sanders Street, Room 305
P. O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
(406) 444-2590
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Jody Messinger, Director
Career Vocational and Adult Services Division
Office of Public Instruction
PO Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-9019
E-mail: jmessinger@state.mt.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Dan Anderson, Administrator
Addictive and Mental Disorders Division
Department of Public Health & Human Services
Cogswell Building - C118
1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
(406) 444-3969
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Rusty Redfield, Mental Health Officer
Addictive and Mental Disorders Division
Department of Public Health & Human Services
Cogswell Building - C118
1400 Broadway, P. O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
(406) 444-4924
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAMS
Joe Mathews, Administrator
Developmental Disabilties Program
Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 N. Sanders Street, Room 305
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
(406) 444-2995
E-mail: jmathews@state.mt.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Richard Van Haecke, Executive Director
DD Planning & Advisory Council
P. O. Box 526
Helena, MT 59624
(406) 444-1334; (800) 337-9942 (in MT only)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Bernadette Franks Ongoy, Executive Director
Montana Advocacy Program
P.O. Box 1680, 316 North Park, Room 211
Helena, MT 59624
(406) 444-3889; (800) 245-4743 (V/TTY, in MT only)
E-mail: bernie@mtadv.org
Web: www.mt.net/~advocate
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, CAP Director
Montana Advocacy Program
P.O. Box 1680, 316 North Park, Room 211
Helena, MT 59624
(406) 444-3889; (800) 245-4743 (V/TTY, in MT only)
E-mail: lynnw@mtadv.org
Web: www.mt.net/~advocate
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Sharon Wagner, Section Supervisor
Special Health Services
Family and Community Health Bureau
Department of Public Health and Human Services
Cogswell Building, Room C-314, P. O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
(406) 444-3622
E-mail: shwagner@state.mt.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Nancy Coopersmith, Administrator
Curriculum Services Department
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-5541
E-mail: ncoopersmith@state.mt.us
Web: www.metnet.mt.gov/
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Joyce Maynard Hume, Director
Rocky Mountain DBTAC
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ada-infonet@mtc-inc.com
Web: www.ada-infonet.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: national@chadd.org
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
M.V. Morton, President
Brain Injury Association of Montana
University of Montana
521 Corbin Hall
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-5973; (800) 241-6442
E-mail: biam@selway.umt.edu
Mental Health
Andrea Merrill, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of MT
25 South Ewing, Suite 200
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 442-4276
E-mail: a_merrill@metnet.mt.gov
Barbara Sample, Executive Director
Family Support Network (FSN)
3302 4th Avenue North, Suite 103
P. O. Box 21366
Billings, MT 59104
(406) 256-7783
Mental Retardation
Bev Owens, ARC Treasurer
602 18th Street West
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 652-5510
Speech and Hearing
Kitty Griffin, President
MT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Box 9627
Helena, MT 59604
(406) 458-8692
E-mail: msha@ixi.net
Visual Impairments
Judy Scott, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: afbdallas@afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
R. Timm Vogelsberg, Executive Director
Montana University Affiliated Rural
Institute on Disabilities (MUARID)
52 Corbin Hall
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-5467; (800) 732-0322
E-mail: rtvogels@selway.umt.edu
Web: ruralinstitute.umt.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Gail McGregor, Project Director
MonTECH
The University of Montana, MUARID, MonTECH
634 Eddy Avenue
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-5676; (800) 732-0323 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gmcgrego@selway.umt.edu
Web: ruralinstitute.umt.edu/HDC/montech.htm
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECTS
Parents, Let?s Unite For Kids (PLUK)
516 N. 32nd Street
Billings, MT 59101-6003
(406) 255-0540; (800) 222-7585 (MT only)
E-mail: plukmt@wtp.net
Web: www.pluk.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Contact Parent Training Information Project
(see above)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Nancy Zadick, President
Montana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
3200 3rd Avenue South
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406) 721-1705
Deanna Johnson
IDEA PTA (Individuals with Diverse and Exceptional Abilities)
4038 Heritage Way
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 728-1124
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Sally Cerny, President
Easter Seals/Goodwill
4400 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT 59405
(406) 761-3680 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sallyc@esgw.org
Web: www.esgw.org
M.V. Morton, Executive Director
Montana Center on Disabilities
Montana State University-Bilings
Special Education Building
1500 North 30th Street
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 657-2312 (V/TTY)
Email: mchc-dept@vino.emcmt.edu
Web: www.msubillings.edu/mtcd/MCDhomepage.index.html
Bob Liston, Executive Director
Coalitions of Montanans Concerned with Disabilities
P.O. Box 5679
Missoula, MT 59806
(406) 243-5944
E-mail: cmcdbob@AOL.com
Web: www.angelfire.com/mt/cmcd
Alayne O. Dolson, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Montana
221 E. Front Street
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 549-2984
E-mail: alaynusa@montana.com
Web: www.vsamontana.org