IOWA CEREBRAL PALSY BIRTH INJURY LAWYERS
Rasansky Law Firm
(855) 833-3707
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Jeananne Hagen, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Family and Community Services
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5735
Web: www.state.ia.us/educate/index.html
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Mary Schertz, Consultant
Bureau of Family and Community Services
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5433
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Lynn Cook Pletcher, Part C Coordinator
Early Access
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-7145
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Dwight R. Carlson, Acting Administrator
Div. of Voc. Rehab. Svcs./Department of Education
510 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4311
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Evelyn Anderson, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Community Colleges/Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-3866
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Michael Davis, Acting Administrator
Division of MH/DD, Dept of Human Svcs.
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
(515) 281-5126
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
Mohammed Amjed, Mental Health Specialist
Division of MH/DD
Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
(515) 281-6086
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Harold Templeman, Administrator
Division of Mental Health and DD Iowa
Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50319-0114
(515) 281-5126
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Becky Harker, Executive Director
Governor’s DD Council
617 E. Second Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 281-9083
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Mervin L. Roth, Executive Director
Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc.
3015 Merle Hay Road, Suite 6
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 278-2502; (515) 278-0571 (TTY); (800) 779-2502
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Harlietta Helland, Consultant
Dept. Human Rights
Div. Persons with Disability
Client Assistance Program
Capitol Complex, Lucas Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-3957; (800) 652-4198 (V/TTY)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Jeffrey G. Lobras, M.D., Director
Iowa Child Health Specialty Clinics
University Hospital School
100 Hawkins Drive, Room 247
Iowa City, IA 52242-1011
(319) 356-1118
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
R. Creig Slayton, Director
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
(515) 281-1333; (515) 281-1355 (TTY)
(515) 281-1263 (fax)
Web: blind.iowa.gov
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Kathryn Baumann-Reese, Administrator
Deaf Services Commission of IA
IA Department of Human Rights
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0090
(515) 281-3164 (V/TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Jeananne Hagen, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Children, Family and Community Services
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5735
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Jim de Jong, Director
Great Plains DBTAC
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600; (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Web: www.adaproject.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)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
Chris Brosnahan, Executive Director
Autism Society of Iowa
3135 Spring Valley Road
Dubuque, IA 52001
(319) 557-1169
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Iowa
2101 Kimball Avenue, LL7
Waterloo, IA 50702
(319) 272-2312; (800) 475-4442
Cerebral Palsy
Chris Sparks, Executive Director
Iowa Cerebral Palsy Association
760 Ansborough Avenue
Box 4090
Waterloo, IA 50704-4090
(319) 232-6671
Learning Disabilities
Richard Owens, President
Learning Disabilities Association of IA
P.O. Box 665
Indianola, IA 50125
(515) 280-8558
Mental Health
Margaret Stout, Executive Director
NAMI Iowa
5911 Meredith Drive, Suite C-1
Des Moines, IA 50322-1903
(515) 254-0417; (800) 417-0417
Mental Retardation
Becky Godfrey, Executive Director
The Arc of Iowa
715 East Locust
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 283-2358; (800) 326-2927
Spina Bifida
Deb Saxton, President
Spina Bifida Association of Iowa
P.O. Box 1456
Des Moines, IA 50305
(515) 986-9088
Visual Impairments
Paul Schroeder, Director
American Foundation for the Blind
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 245-9961
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Robert Bacon, M.D., Director
Iowa University Affiliated Program
University Hospital School
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 353-6390
Web: www.uiowa.edu/uhs
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Mary Quigley, Co-Director
Jane Gay, Co-Director
Iowa Program for Assistive Technology
Iowa University Affiliated Program, UHS
100 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1011
(800) 331-3027 (V/TTY); (319) 356-0550
Web: www.uiowa.edu/infotech/
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION CENTER
Sylvia Piper, Coordinator
Iowa P&A
3015 Merle Hay Road, Suite 6
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 278-2502; (515) 278-0571 (TTY); (800) 779-2502
Julie Reynolds, Director
Parent Training and Information Center of Iowa
321 E. 6th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 251-7323; (515) 278-0571(TTY); (800) 450-8667
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Diane Babcock, President
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
317 Merle Hay Tower
Des Moines, IA 50310-1303
(515) 276-1019; (800) 475-4782
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Martha H. Wittkowski, President/CEO Easter Seals
P.O. Box 4002
Des Moines, IA 50333-4002
(515) 289-1933 (V); (515) 289-4069 (TTY)
Susan Jensen, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Iowa
Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5839