STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Melodie Friedebach, Coordinator
Division of Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-2965
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Paula Goff, ECSE Director
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0187
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Paula Goff, ECSE Director
Section of Early Childhood Special Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0187
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Don L. Gann, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education
3024 W. Trauma Boulevard
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0525
(573) 751-3251
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Jean Cole, Director
Vocational Special Needs
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-3500
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Roy Wilson, Director
Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-3070
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Ed Morris, Coordinator
Children & Youth Services/
Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-9482
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
John Solomon, Acting Director
Division of MR/DD
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4054
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Kay Conklin, Director
MO Planning Council for DD
Division of MR/DD, Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm, P.O. Box 687
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-8611; (800) 500-7878 (In MO)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Shawn de Loyola, Acting Director
MO Protection & Advocacy Services
925 South Country Club Drive, Unit B-1
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 893-3333; (800) 392-8667 (In MO)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Angela Ford, Chief
Bureau of Special Health Care Needs/Department of Health
P.O. Box 570, 1730 East Elm
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-6246
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Sally Howard, Deputy Director
Rehabilitation Service for the Blind
Division of Family Services/Department of Social Services
619 East Capital Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4249
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Gerald Covell, Executive Director
MO Commission for the Deaf
915 Leslie Boulevard, Suite E
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 526-5205 (V/TTY)
(800) 796-6499 (V/TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Department of Education
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4426
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact
either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Lori Winter, Chief Executive Officer
Brain Injury Association of Missouri
10270 Page, Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 862-4466; (800) 377-6442
Cerebral Palsy
Jean Bailey Smith, Director of Family Support
United Cerebral Palsy of MO
c/o UCP of Greater Kansas City
106 East 31st Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 531-4189; (800) 325-8173 (in MO)
(816) 531-3825 (TTY)
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
Learning Disabilities
B. J. Wiemer, President
Learning Disibilities Association of MO
P.O. Box 3303
1942 East Meadowmere, #104
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 864-5110
Mental Health
James House, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of St. Louis
1905 S. Grand Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 773-1399
Cindi Keele, Executive Director
MO Coalition of Alliances for the Mentally Ill
230 W. Dunklin, Room 204
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 634-7727; (800) 374-2138
Speech and Hearing
Gina L. Shelley, President
MO Speech-Language-Hearing Association
713 PCA Road, P.O. Box 45
Warrensburg, MO 64093
(816) 747-9544
Spina Bifida
Chris Guzdial, President
Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis (SBAGSL)
5609 Hampton Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63109
1-800-784-0983; (314) 353-7079
URL: http://members.aol.com/sbastl
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Pat Jones, President
Missouri Easter Seal Society
5025 Northrup Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 664-5025
Jim de Jong, Executive Director
Great Plains Disability and Business
Technical Assistance Center
ADA Project
4816 Santana Circle
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600; (800) 949-4232
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Carl F. Calkins, Director
Institute for Human Development
University of MO at Kansas City
2220 Holmes Street, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 235-1770
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Diane Golden, Project Director
Missouri Assistive Technology Project
4731 South Cochise, Suite 114
Independence, MO 64055-6975
(800) 647-8557; (816) 373-5193
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Kent Kolaga, Program Director
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
1901 Wind River Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 635-1189; (573) 635-7802
Sonia Moran, Program Director
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
2100 South Brentwood, Suite G
Springfield, MO 63108
(417) 882-7434; (800) 743-7634 (in MO only)
Christine Higgs, Regional Coodinator
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
4144 Lindell Boulevard, Suite 405
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 531-5922; (800) 995-3160 (in MO only)
Carolyn Stewart, Regional Coordinator
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
3100 Main St., Suite 303
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 531-7070; (816) 931-2992 (TTY)
E-mail: mpactcs@coop.crn.org
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Teresa Lupton, President
Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers
2101 Burlington Street
Columbia, MO 65202-1997
(573) 474-8631
