State department of education: special education

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Rebecca Walk, Director
Department of Education, Special Programs Unit
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.k12.wy.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5

David Haines, Childrens Services Manager
Department of Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities
Herschler Bldg, 1st Floor West
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: DDD.state.wy.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Scott Moncrief, Part C Coordinator
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health
Herschler Building, 1st Floor West
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone] (V/TTY)

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Gary W. Child, Administrator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Employment
1100 Herschler Bldg.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: wydoe.state.wy.us/vocrehab

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Rebecca Walk, Director
Department of Education, Special Programs Unit
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne WY 82002-0050
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.k12.wy.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Dr. Pablo Hernandez, Administrator
Division of Behavioral Health - Community Programs
Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Room 259B
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0480
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: wdbh.state.wy.us/index.html

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Robert Clabby, Administrator
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health
Herschler Bldg., 1st Floor West
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone]; [phone] (TTY)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: ddd.state.wy.us

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Brenda Oswald, Acting Director
Governor's Planning Council on DD
122 West 25th St.
Herschler Bldg., 1st W
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone] (TTY); [phone] (In WY)
E-mail: [e-mail]

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Gordon Chavis
Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights
320 W. 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82001
[phone]; [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Jeanne A. Thobro, Executive Director

Wyoming P&A System
320 W. 25th, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82001
[phone]; [phone] (In WY)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.vcn.com/~wypanda

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Kristine M. Smith, Senior Program Director
Client Assistance Program
Wyoming P&A System, Inc.
320 W. 25th Street, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82001
[phone]; [phone] (In WY)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.vcn.com/~wypanda

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Becky Lancaster, State Coordinator
Family Voices
1009 Sherry Drive
Riverton, WY 82501
[phone]

Diane Magill, Coordinator

Family Voices
7412 Cox Road
Cheyenne, WY 82009
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Dorothy Ailes, Program Manager

Division of Public Health
Department of Health
4th Floor, Hathaway Bldg.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Leeds Pickering, Facilities Consultant
Department of Education
Hathaway Bldg., 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Joyce Hume, Director
Rocky Mountain Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
[phone] (V/TTY); [phone] (V/TTY)
E-mail: [e-mail]
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 (CHADD)

8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
[phone]
[phone] (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.chadd.org

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
[phone]; (800) 3AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org

Betty Carmon

Autism Action of Wyoming
1123 Road 12
Powell, WY 82435

Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Wyoming
246 South Center, Suite 16
Casper, WY 82601
[phone]; [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Mental Health
Louie Gillette
Mental Health Program
P.O. Box 58
Lander, WY 82520
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Shirley Green, President

WY Alliance for the Mentally Ill
656 Granite Drive
Rock Spring, WY 82901
[phone]

Peggy Nikkel, Executive Director

UPLIFT, Inc.
P.O. Box 664
Cheyenne, WY 82003
[phone]; [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.uplift-wyoming.com

Mental Retardation
Julie Martinez, Acting Executive Director
The Arc of Wyoming
P.O. Box 2161
Casper, WY 82602
[phone]

Speech and Hearing
Tom Laya, President
WY Speech, Language & Hearing Association
226 N. Brooks Street
Sheridan, WY 82801
[phone]; [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Visual Impairments
Mary Ann Siller, National Education Consultant
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Keith A. Miller, Director
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
112 Education Building
Box 4298, University Station
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071-4298
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: wind.uwyo.edu/

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Michael Massie, Project Director
Wyoming New Options in Technology (WYNOT)
Resource Center
1465 North 4th Street, Suite 111
Laramie, WY 82072
[phone]; [phone]
Web: wind.uwyo.edu/wynot/wynot.htm

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Terri Dawson, Director
Parent Information Center
5 N. Lobban
Buffalo, WY 82834
[phone]; [phone] (In WY)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: www.wpic.org

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Lynda Baumgardner, Executive Director
Wyoming Family Support Network, Inc.
1110 E. 5th Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
[phone]; [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Division of Public Health, Department of Health

Children's Health Services
4th Floor, Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
[phone]; [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Easter Seals Northern Rocky Mountains
24 E. Grinnell
Sheridan, WY 82801
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Judie Herz, Executive Director

VSA arts of Wyoming (formerly Very Special Arts)
7306 W. Yellowstone Hwy.
P.O. Box 2170
Mills, Wy 82644
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web: vsawyo.org