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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Great Lakes ADA Center University of Illinois at Chicago Institute on Disability & Human Development (MC 728) 1640 West Roosevelt Road, Room 405 Chicago , IL , 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
http://www.adagreatlakes.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
STAR Program 358 Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul , MN , 55155
(651) 201-2640
(888) 234-1267
(800) 627-2527 (TTY)
TTY: MN Relay at 711
http://www.starprogram.state.mn.us/index.htm
Blind/Visual Impairments
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
State Services for the Blind Department of Employment and Economic Development 2200 University Avenue, West, Suite 240 St. Paul , MN , 55114-1840
(651) 642-0500
(800) 652-9000
http://www.mnssb.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments Minnesota Department of Education P.O. Box 308 Faribault , MN , 55021-0308
(507) 332-5510
(800) 657-3859 (in MN)
CHIP
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
(health care for low-income uninsured children) MinnesotaCare P.O. Box 64838 St. Paul , MN , 55164-0838
(651) 297-3862
(800) 657-3672
(800) 627-3529 (TTY)
http://www.minnesotacare411.com
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 370 Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul , MN , 55155
(651) 296-4018
(877) 348-0505
(800) 627-3529 (MN Relay service)
http://www.mncdd.org
Deaf / Hard of Hearing / Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Human Services Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division (also serves people who are deaf/blind) P.O. Box 64969 St. Paul , MN , 55164-0969
(651) 296-3980 (V)
(651) 297-1506 (TTY)
http://interpreterreferral.org
Deaf / Hard of Hearing / Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People 444 Lafayette Road North St. Paul , MN , 55155-3814
(612) 297-7305 (V/TTY)
(888) 206-2001 (TTY)
(651) 205-4453 (Video Phone)
http://www.mncdhh.com
Deaf / Hard of Hearing / Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Resource Center: Deaf/Hard of Hearing Minnesota Department of Education 615 Olof Hanson Drive P.O. Box 308 Faribault , MN , 55021-0308
(507) 332-5491 (V/TTY)
(800) 657-3936 (V/TTY)
Deaf/ Hard of Hearing/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota DeafBlind Project 3055 Old Highway 8, Suite 302 St. Anthony , MN , 55418
(612) 638-1525, 1526, 1531
(800) 848-4905
(612) 706-0808 (TTY)
http://dbproject.mn.org
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Disabilities Service Division Department of Human Services 540 Cedar Street P.O. Box 64967 St. Paul , MN , 55164-0967
(651) 431-2381
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Part C Coordinator Minnesota Department of Education Division of Early Learning Services 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville , MI , 55113-4266
(651) 582-8495
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
MN Help Me Grow: Infant and Toddler Intervention
(866) 693-4769
http://www.parentsknow.state.mn.us/parentsknow/Newborn/HelpMeGrow_SpecialNeeds/index.html
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service (MNSEMS) 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville , MN , 55113
(651) 582-8222
(866) 466-7367
http://www.mnsems.state.mn.us
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Department of Human Services P.O. Box 64988 St. Paul , MN , 55164-0988
(651) 431-2368
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Children’s Mental Health Division Department of Human Services Elmer Anderson Human Services Building P.O. Box 64985 St. Paul , MN , 55164-0985
(651) 431-2326
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Help Me Grow: Preschool Special Education Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville , MN , 55113
(651) 582-8473
http://www.parentsknow.state.mn.us/parentsknow/age3_5/HelpMeGrow_SpecialNeeds/index.html
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Disability Law Center 430 First Avenue, North, Suite 300 Minneapolis , MN , 55401-1780
(612) 332-1441
(800) 292-4150
http://www.mndlc.org
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
(800) 627-3529 (V/TTY/ASCII); 711 (V/TTY/ASCII)
(877) 627-3848 (Speech to Speech)
(877) 627-5448 (Spanish)
(900) 246-3323 (900 access)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Education Special Education Policy 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville , MN , 55113-4266
(651) 582-8590
(651) 582-8201 (TTY)
http://education.state.mn.us
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library 388 S.E 6th Avenue Faribault , MN , 55021-6340
(507) 333-4828
(800) 722-0550
http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Learning_Support/MN_ Braille_Talking_Book_Library/index.html
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs Minnesota Department of Health 85 E. 7th Place, Suite 400 P.O. Box 64882 St. Paul , MN , 55164-0882
(651) 201-3650
(800) 728-5420
http://www.health.state.mn.us/mcshn
State Education Agency Low Incidence Representative
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville , MN , 55113
(651) 582-8268
http://education.state.mn.us
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.state.mn.us
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Office of Federal Programs/Special Education Policy Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville , MN , 55113
(651) 582-8515
http://education.state.mn.us
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Institute on Community Integration University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development 102 Pattee Hall 150 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis , MN , 55455
(612) 624-6300
http://ici.umn.edu/
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Minnesota
Rehabilitation Services Branch Department of Employment and Economic Development First National Bank Building 332 Minnesota Street, #E200 St. Paul , MN , 55101
(651) 296-7510
(800) 328-9095
http://www.deed.state.mn.us
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
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)
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown , PA , 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
http://www.add.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Autism Society of Minnesota 2380 Wycliff Street, #102 St. Paul , MN , 55114
(651) 647-1083
http://www.ausm.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
American Council of the Blind of Minnesota P.O. Box 7341 Minneapolis , MN , 55407
(612) 730-8100
http://www.acb.org/Minnesota
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(212) 502-7600
(800) 232-5463
http://www.afb.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Inc. (BLIND, Inc.) 100 E. 22nd Street Minneapolis , MN , 55404-2514
(612) 872-0100
http://www.blindinc.org
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota 34 13th Avenue, NE, Suite B001 Minneapolis , MN , 55413
(612) 378-2742
(800) 669-6442 (in MN)
http://www.braininjurymn.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota Griggs-Midway Building 1821 University Avenue West, Suite 219 South St. Paul , MN , 55104-2892
(651) 646-7588
(800) 328-4827, ext. 1437
http://www.ucpmn.org
Down Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota 656 Transfer Road St. Paul , MN , 55114
(651) 603-0720
(800) 511-3696
http://www.dsamn.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota 1600 University Avenue West, Suite 205 St. Paul , MN , 55104
(651) 287-2300
(800) 779-0777
http://www.efmn.org
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
The Arc of Minnesota 770 Transfer Road, Suite 26 St. Paul , MN , 55114
(651) 523-0823
(800) 582-5256 (in MN)
http://www.TheArcofMinnesota.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Learning Disabilities Program – Children’s Home Society & Family Service 2230 Como Avenue St. Paul , MN , 55108
(651) 222-0311
(800) 982-2303 (in MN)
http://www.chsfs.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Learning Disabilities Association of Minnesota 5354 Parkdale Drive, Suite 200 St. Louis Park , MN , 55416
(952) 922-8374
http://www.ldaminnesota.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Mental Health Association of Minnesota 475 N Cleveland #222 Saint Paul , MN , 55104
(800) 862-1799
(651) 493-6634
http://www.mentalhealthmn.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
NAMI-Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) 800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A St. Paul , MN , 55114
(651) 645-2948
(888) NAMI-HELPS
http://www.namimn.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health 165 Western Avenue, Suite 2 St. Paul , MN , 55102
(651) 644-7333
(800) 528-4511
http://www.macmh.org
Special Health Care Needs
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Family Voices of Minnesota P.O. Box 2234 Stillwater , MN , 55082
(866) 334-8444
(612) 210-5547
http://www.familyvoicesofminnesota.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252 St. Paul , MN , 55114
(651) 290-6292
http://www.msha.net
Spina Bifida
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Spina Bifida Association of Minnesota P.O. Box 29323 Brooklyn Center , MN , 55429-0323
(651) 222-6395
http://www.sbamn.com
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Minnesota
Tourette Syndrome Association of Minnesota, Inc. 2233 University Avenue, Suite 338 St. Paul , MN , 55114
(651) 646-0099
(866) 918-7500
http://www.tsa-mn.org
Community Parent Resource Center
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Minnesota
discapacitados abriendose caminos 621 Marie Ave. South St. Paul , MN , 55075
(651) 293-1748
(612) 963-1841 (Emergency cell)
http://www.dacfamilycenter.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Minnesota
Minnesota Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students 1667 Snelling Avenue North
St. Paul , MN , 55108
St. Paul , MN , 55108
(651) 999-7320
(800) 672-0993
http://www.pta.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Minnesota
PACER Center, Inc. 8161 Normandale Boulevard Minneapolis , MN , 55437-1044
(952) 838-9000
(952) 838-0190 (TTY)
(888) 248-0822(in MN)
http://www.pacer.org
Parent-To-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Minnesota
Arc Northland 201 Ordean Building 424 W. Superior Street Duluth , MN , 55802
(218) 726-4725
(800) 317-6475
Partners in Policymaking
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Minnesota
Government Training Services 2233 University Avenue West, Suite 150 St. Paul , MN , 55114
(651) 222-7409, ext. 205
http://www.mngts.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Minnesota
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)
http://www.ilru.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Minnesota
Nursing Home Relocation Coordinator Metropolitan Center for Independent Living 1600 University Avenue West, Suite #16 Saint Paul , MN , 55104
(651) 603-2019
http://www.mcil-mn.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Minnesota
Courage Center 3915 Golden Valley Road Minneapolis , MN , 55422
(763) 588-0811
http://www.courage.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Minnesota
Goodwill/Easter Seals 553 Fairview Avenue North St. Paul , MN , 55104
(651) 379-5800 (V/TTY)
(800) 669-6719
http://www.goodwilleasterseals.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Minnesota
Minnesota State Council on Disability 121 E. 7th Place, Suite 107 St. Paul , MN , 55101
(651) 361-7800 (V/TTY)
(800) 945-8913 (V/TTY)
http://www.disability.state.mn.us
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Minnesota
VSA arts of Minnesota Hennepin Center for the Arts 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 305 Minneapolis , MN , 55403
(612) 332-3888
(800) 801-3883
