A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Indiana State Resources

Complete update · 6/2007
Partial update · 3/4/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable Richard G. Lugar (R)
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1410
(202) 224-4814
(202) 228-0360 (Fax)
E-mail: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov
Web: http://lugar.senate.gov

Honorable Evan Bayh (D)
131 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5623
(202) 228-1377 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://bayh.senate.gov/index2.html/contact.html
Web: http://bayh.senate.gov/index2.html\

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Mitch Daniels
Office of the Governor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-4567
Web: www.in.gov/gov/index.html

Official State Web Site
Web: www.in.gov

State Department of Education: Special Education
Robert Marra, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent
Indiana Department of Education
Division of Exceptional Learners
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0570
E-mail: rmarra@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Jeffery Zaring, Chief of Staff
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6622
E-mail: jzaring@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Dawn Downer, Part C Coordinator
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street, Room W-386
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-9229; (800) 441-7837 (in IN)
E-mail: dawn.downer@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.state.in.us/fssa/first_step

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Sheron Cochran, Preschool Coordinator
Division of Exceptional Learners
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0567
E-mail: scochran@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Michael Hedden, Deputy Director
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street, Room W453
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1319; (800) 545-7763, ext. 1319
E-mail: michael.hedden@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa/

Coordinator for Transition Services
Teresa Grossi, Ph.D., Director
Center on Community Living and Careers
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
University Center for Excellence
Indiana University
2853 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 855-6508
E-mail: tgrossi@indiana.edu
Web: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cclc/transition1.htm

Nancy Zemaitis, Assistant Director
Division of Exceptional Learners
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
(317) 232-0892
E-mail: zemaitis@doe.state.in.us
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced

Career and Technical Education
Terry Fields, State Director
Department of Career and Technical Education
10 N. Senate Avenue, Room 212
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2277
(317) 232-1829
E-mail: tfields@dwd.state.in.us
Web: http://www.in.gov/dwd/newsite/partners/tech_ed.html

State Mental Health Agency
Cathy Boggs, Director
Division of Mental Health and Addiction
Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7845
E-mail: cathy.boggs@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa

State Mental Health Representative for Children
Cheryl Shearer, ACSW, LCSW
Children's Services Bureau
Division of Mental Health and Addiction
Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(317) 232-7934
E-mail: cheryl.shearer@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-7842
E-mail: bddshelp@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.in.gov/fssa/disability

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Suellen Jackson-Boner, Director
Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
150 W. Market Street, Suite 628
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-7770; (317) 232-7771 (TTY)
E-mail: sjackson@gpcpd.org
Web: www.IN.gov/gpcpd/

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Thomas Gallagher, Executive Director
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 N. Keystone Avenue, Suite 222
Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 722-5555
(800) 622-4845; (800) 838-1131 (TTY)
E-mail: info@ipas.in.gov
Web: www.in.gov/ipas

Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above

MCH-LEND
(Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities)
John D. Rau, M.D., Director
Riley Child Development Center (RCDC)
Indiana University School of Medicine
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
702 Barnhill Drive, Room 5837
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5225
(317) 274-8167
E-mail: jdrau@child-dev.com
Web: www.child-dev.com

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Edward Bloom, Acting Director
Maternal & Children's Special Health Care Services Division
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian Street, Suite 7B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-1351; (800) 475-1355
Web: www.in.gov/isdh/programs/cshcs

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Hoosier Healthwise
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington Street, Room 382, MS07
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
(800) 889-9949
Web: www.in.gov/fssa/programs/chip

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Gregory Jinks, Director
Blind and Visually Impaired Services
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street, Room W-453
P. O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1433; (877) 241-8144
E-mail: greg.jinks@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.in.gov/fssa/disability/services/blind/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
James Van Manen, Deputy Director
Indiana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services
402 W. Washington Street , Room W-453
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-1143 (V/TTY); (800) 962-8408 (V/TTY in IN only)
E-mail: james.vanmanen@fssa.in.gov
Web: www.IN.gov/fssa/dhhs

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 743-3333 (V)
(800) 743-3333 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 743-8231 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Karen Goehl, Project Director
Indiana Deafblind Services Project
College of Education 502
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
(812) 237-2827; (800) 622-3035
(812) 237-3022 (TTY)
E-mail: kgoehl@indstate.edu
Web: www.indstate.edu/soe/blumberg/Deafblind.html

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Director
DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
David M. Mank, Director
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, Bloomington
2853 E. Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2696
(812) 855-6508; (812) 855-9396 (TTY)
E-mail: iidc@indiana.edu
Web: www.iidc.indiana.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Gary R. Hand, Executive Director
Attain
5333 Commerce Square Drive, Suite G
Indianapolis, IN 46237
(317) 534-0236; (800) 528-8246 (in IN)
E-mail: info@attaininc.org
Web: www.attaininc.org

State Mediation System
Kylee Bassett, Assistant Director
Indiana Department of Education
Division of Exceptional Learners
State House, Room 229
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-0568
Web: www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced

Special Format Library
Lissa Shanahan, Librarian
Indiana State Library
Talking Books
140 N. Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-3684; (800) 622-4970
(317) 232-7763 (TTY)
E-mail: lbph@library.in.us
Web: www.statelib.lib.in.us/

Disability-Specific 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 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Susan Pieples, President
Autism Society of Indiana
Teachers College, Room 772
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
(317) 695-0252
E-mail: susan@broadhorizons.us
Web: www.autismindiana.org

Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., Director
Indiana Resource Center for Autism (IRCA)
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Indiana's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities
Indiana University
2853 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2696
(812) 855-6508; (812) 855-9396 (TTY)
E-mail: prattc@indiana.edu
Web: www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Stacy Payne, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Indiana
9531 Valparaiso Court, Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46268
(317) 356-7722; (866) 854-4246
E-mail: info@biai.org
Web: www.biausa.org/Indiana/

Cerebral Palsy
Donna Roberts, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana, Inc.
1915 W. 18th Street, Suite C
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 632-3561; (800) 723-7620
E-mail: donnar@ucpaindy.org
Web: www.ucpaindy.org

Down Syndrome
Indiana Down Syndrome Foundation
3050 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 925-7617; (888) 989-9255
E-mail: info@indianadsf.org
Web: www.indianadsf.org

Jenny Bockerstette, President
Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana
P.O. Box 13611
Fort Wayne, IN 46865
(260) 471-9964
E-mail: dsani4u@aol.com
Web: www.dsani.org

Epilepsy
Kathy Stewart, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
(serving South Eastern Counties)
3 Centennial Plaza
895 Central Avenue, Suite 550
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-2905; (877) 804-2241
E-mail: ecgc@fuse.net
Web: www.ecgc-ohnky.net

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
John Dickerson, Executive Director
The Arc of Indiana
107 N. Pennsylvania, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 977-2375
E-mail: jdickerson@arcind.org
Web: www.arcind.org
Web: www.TheArcLink.org

Learning Disabilities
Sharon Harris, Indiana State President
Jan Perzanowski, Conference Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Indiana
1508 E. 86th Street, #275
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(800) 284-2519
Web: www.LDAofIndiana.org

Mental Health
Stephen McCaffrey, President
Mental Health America in Indiana University
1431 N. Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 638-3501; (800) 555-6424 (in IN only)
Web: www.mhai.net

Pamela A. McConey, Executive Director
NAMI Indiana (National Alliance on Mental Illness of Indiana)
P.O. Box 22697
Indianapolis, IN 46222-0697
(317) 925-9399; (800) 677-6442
E-mail: nami-in@nami.org
Web: www.namiindiana.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Ann Ninness, Executive Director
ISHA (Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
1829 Cunningham Road
P.O. Box 24167
Indianapolis, IN 46224
(317) 916-4146
E-mail: mail@islha.org
Web: www.islha.org

Spinal Cord Injury
Mercedes Rauen, Executive Director
Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois
1032 S. LaGrange Road
LaGrange, IL 60525
(708) 352-6223; (877) 373-0301
E-mail: SCIInjury@aol.com
Web: www.sci-illinois.org

Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Indiana
P.O. Box 3797
West Lafayette, IN 47996-3797
(765) 337-7361
E-mail: tsainchptr@aol.com
Web: www.tsaindiana.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Richard Burden, Executive Director
IN*SOURCE
1703 S. Ironwood Drive
South Bend, IN 46613
(574) 234-7101 (V/TTY); (800) 332-4433 (In IN)
E-mail: insource@insource.org
Web: www.insource.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Rebecca Kirby, Executive Director
About Special Kids, Inc.
7275 Shadeland Avenue, Suite 1
Indianapolis, IN 46250
(317) 257-8683
E-mail: familynetw@aboutspecialkids.org
Web: www.aboutspecialkids.org

Partners in Policymaking
Mike Foddrill, Director
Partners in Policymaking
c/o Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
150 W. Market Street, Suite 628
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-7770
E-mail: PIP@gpcpd.org
Web: www.in.gov/gpcpd/

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Sonja Canterbury, President
Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2525 N. Shadeland Avenue, D-4
Indianapolis, IN 46219-1787
(317) 357-5881
E-mail: indianapta@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.indianapta.org

Other Parent Organization
Family to Family Initiative
(800) 396-7188
E-mail: family2family@sbcglobal.net
Listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/INF2FParents
Web: www.inf2f.org

Other Disability Organizations

Pat Bowers, Executive Director
Easter Seals Wayne/Union Counties
5632 U.S. Highway 40 East
P.O. Box 86
Centerville, IN 47330-0086
(765) 855-2482
E-mail: easterseals@juno.com
Web: http://eastersealswu.tripod.com

Donna Gore Olson, State Coordinator
Family Voices Indiana
1130 E. 77th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(317) 257-8681
E-mail: donnagoreolsen@aol.com
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Jim Nulty, President
VSA arts of Indiana
Harrison Centre for the Arts
1505 N. Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 974-4123; (317) 974-4117 (TTY)
E-mail: jnulty@vsai.org
Web: www.vsai.org

Independent Living

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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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