Career and Technical Education
Patty Cantú, Director
Office of Career and Technical Preparation
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
201 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3373
E-mail: cantup@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdcd
Client Assistance Program
Manuela Kress-Shull, Ph.D., CRC, Director of Employment Advocacy
Client Assistance Program
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)
E-mail: mkress@mpas.org
Web: www.mpas.org
Commission for the Blind
Patrick Cannon, State Director
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
201 N. Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2062
E-mail: cannonp@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mcb
Coordinator for Transition Services
Beth Steenwyk, Deputy Director
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: steenwykb@mi.gov
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Vendella Collins, Executive Director
Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council
Lewis-Cass Building
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-6123
E-mail: collinsve@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov
Department of Education: Special Education
Dr. Jacquelyn Thompson, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: ThompsonJJ@mi.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde
Michigan's Assistive Technology Project
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
Kathryn Wyeth and Corrie Bair, Co-Project Managers
780 W. Lake Lansing Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 333-2477; (800) 760-4600 (MI only)
E-mail: mdrc@match.org
Web:
www.copower.org/AT/index.htm
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
or Deaf-Blind
Patrick Cannon, State Director
Commission for the Blind
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
201 N. Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2062
E-mail: cannonp@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mcb
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Nan Asher, Associate Director
Michigan Coalition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Michigan Association for Deaf, Hearing and Speech Services
2929 Covington Court, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48912-4939
(517) 487-0066; (800) YOUR EAR (in MI)
E-mail: yourear@madhs.org
Web: www.madhs.org
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kathleen A. Stiffler, Director
Children’s Special Health Care Services Division
Department of Community Health
400 S. Pine
P.O. Box 30479
Lansing, MI 48909-7979
(517) 335-5008; (800) 359-3722
E-mail: stifflerk@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/cshcs
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth
through 2
Vanessa Winborne, Part C Coordinator
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-4865; (800) 327-5966
E-mail: WinborneV@mi.gov
Web: www.1800earlyon.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Elmer Cerano, Executive Director
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911-4263
(517) 487-1755 (V/TTY); (800) 288-5923 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ecerano@mpas.org
Web: www.mpas.org
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Director
Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Institute on Disability and Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago IL, 60608-6902
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org
Special Format Library
Susan Chinault, Librarian
Library of Michigan
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-5614; (800) 992-9012
(517) 373-1592 (TTY)
E-mail: sbph@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/sbph
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MIChild
P.O. Box 30412
Lansing, MI 48909
(888) 988-6300; (888) 263-5897 (TTY)
Web:
www.michigan.gov/mdch/1,1607,7-132-2943_4845_4931---,00.html
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Yvonne Caamal Canul, Director
Office of School Improvement
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909-7508
(517) 241-3147
Web: www.michigan.gov/mde
State Mediation System
David Gruber, Project Manager
The Michigan Special Education Mediation Program
2929 Covington Court, Suite 201
Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 485-2274
E-mail: resolve@tds.net
Web: www.mi.gov/mde
State Mental Health Agency
Janet Olszewski, Director
Department of Community Health
Capitol View Building, 7th Floor
201 Townsend Street
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-3500
E-mail:
mccullochs@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Sherida K. Falvay, Director
Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families
Department of Community Health
Lewis Cass Building
320 S. Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 241-5762
E-mail: Falvay@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mdch
State Special Education Funding for Children with Disabilities:
Ages Birth Through 26
Diane Easterling
Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-0923
E-mail: easterlingd@mi.gov
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Jaye Shamsiddeen, Director
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
P.O. Box 30010
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3390; (800) 605-6722
E-mail:
shamsiddeen@michigan.gov
Web: www.michigan.gov/mrs
Technology-Related Assistance
Jeff Diedrich, Director
MATR: Michigan's Assistive Technology Resource
1023 South US 27
St. Johns, MI 48879-2423
(989) 224-0333 (V/TTY); (800) 274-7426 (nationwide)
E-mail: matr@edzone.net
Web: www.cenmi.org/matr
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf,
Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 649-3777 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 656-9826 (Speech to Speech)
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Barbara LeRoy, Director
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
4809 Woodward Avenue, Suite 268
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2654
E-mail: B_Le_Roy@wayne.edu
Web: www.wayne.edu/DDI |
