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State Resource Guide
Utah
Last Updated: August 04, 2009
Table of Contents
State Agencies and Organizations p.1-6
Organizations Especially for Parents p.6
Other Disability Related Resources p.6-7
State Agencies and Organizations
United States Senators
Please see http://www.mda.org/get-involved/advocacy/resources/government
Official State Web Site
http://www.utah.gov
State Department of Education: Special Education
Utah State Office of Education, Special Education Services
Phone: (801) 538-7587
Fax: (801) 538-7991
Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars
Address: 250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
State Coordinator for No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Utah State Office of Education, No Child Left Behind
Phone: (801) 538-7500
Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov/nclb/default.htm
Address: 250 East 500 South
P O Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Infant/Toddler
Utah Department of Health, Baby Watch Early Intervention
Phone: (800) 961-4226
Website: http://www.utahbabywatch.org
Address: P.O. Box 144720
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4720
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Programs for Children with Disabilities: Early Childhood
Utah State Office of Education, Special Education Services
Preschool
Phone: (801) 538-7587
Fax: (801) 538-7991
Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars/servicesinfo/preschool.htm
Address: 250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone: (801) 538-7530 (Voice/TTY)
Toll free: (800) 473-7530
Fax: (801) 538-7522
Website: http://www.usor.utah.gov/division-of-rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation
Please visit the above website for the contact information of the office serving your area.
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Utah State Liaison
Phone: (202) 245-6123
Website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html
Address: 400 Maryland Ave, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-2800
Job Accommodation Network (U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy)
Phone: (800) 526-7234 (V) or (877) 781-9403 (TTY)
Website: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/
Coordinator for Transition Services
Utah State Office of Education, Special Education Services
Phone: (801) 538-7587
Fax: (801) 538-7991
Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars/servicesinfo/transition.htm
Address: 250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
State Mental Health Representative
Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Phone: (801) 538-3939
Fax: (801) 538-9892
Website: http://www.dsamh.utah.gov
Address: 120 North 200 West, Room 209
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
National Alliance on Mental Illness Utah
Phone: (801) 323-9900
Website: http://www.namiut.org
Address: 450 South 900 East, Suite 160
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
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Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Utah Department of Human Services, Services for People with Disabilities
Phone: (801) 538-4200
Toll free: (800) 837-6811
TTY: (801) 538-4192
Fax: (801) 538-4279
Email: dspd@utah.gov
Website: http://www.dspd.utah.gov/index.htm
Address: 120 North 200 West, Room 411
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Utah Developmental Disabilities Council
Phone: (801) 533-3965
Toll free: (800) 333-8824
Fax: (801) 533-3968
Alternate language line: (801) 533-4636
TDD: 711 then ask for one of the numbers above
Website: www.utahddc.org
Address: 155 S. 300 W., Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Disability Law Center
Phone: (800) 662-9080
TTY: (800)550-4182
Email: info@disabilitylawcenter.org
Website: http://www.disabilitylawcenter.org
Address: Community Legal Center
205 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Client Assistance Program
Disability Law Center
Phone: (800) 662-9080
TTY: (800) 550-4182
Email: info@disabilitylawcenter.org
Website: http://www.disabilitylawcenter.org
Address: Community Legal Center
205 North 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Utah Department of Health, Children with Special Health Care Needs
Phone: (801) 584-8284
Toll free: (800) 829-8200
Website: http://health.utah.gov/cshcn
Address: 44 N Mario Capecchi Dr
P.O. Box 144610
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4610
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State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Utah Department of Health, Children’s Health Insurance Program
Phone: (877) KIDS-NOW
Fax: (801) 526-9505
Email: chip@utah.gov
Website: http://www.utahchip.org/index.htm
Address: P.O. Box 144102
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4102
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or with Speech
Impairments
TTY: (800) 548-2546
Phone: (800) 548-2547
For national relay services, please visit http://www.deafzone.com/relay/.
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
National Network of ADA Centers
Phone: (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
The DBTAC Rocky Mountain ADA Center
Phone: (719) 444-0268 (Voice/TTY)
Toll free: (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Fax: (719) 444-0269
Website: http://www.adainformation.org
Address: 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Utah State University, Center for Persons with Disabilities
Phone: (435) 797-1981
Toll free: (866) 284-2821
Fax: (435) 797-3944
Website: http://www.cpd.usu.edu
Address: 6800 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6800
Technology-Related Assistance
Utah Assistive Technology Program
Voice: (800) 524-5152
Toll free: (435) 797-3824
Fax: (435) 797-2355
Website: http://www.uatpat.org
Address: 6855 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6855
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State Mediation System
Utah State Office of Education, Special Education Services
Dispute Resolution Information
Phone: (801) 538-7587
Fax: (801) 538-7991
Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov/sars/lawsregs/dispute.htm
Address: 250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Special Format Library
Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled
Phone: (801) 715-6789
Toll free in Utah: (800) 662-5540
Toll free Nationwide: (800) 453-4293
TTD: (801) 715-6721
Email: blind@utah.gov
Website: http://blindlibrary.utah.gov
Address: 250 North 1950 West, Suite A
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7901
State Department on Aging
Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services
Phone: (801) 538-3910
Toll free: (877) 4aging0 [(877) 424-4640]
Fax: (801) 538-4395
Email: DAAS@utah.gov
Website: http://www.hsdaas.utah.gov
Address: 120 North 200 West, Room 325
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
State Medicare and Medicaid
Utah Department of Health, Medicaid Program
Phone: (801) 538-6155
Toll free: (800) 662-9651 (UT, ID, WY, CO, NM, AZ, NV)
Toll free: (801) 538-6155 (all other states)
Fax: (801) 538-6805
Website: http://health.utah.gov/medicaid
Address: Department of Health, Division of Health Care Financing
P.O. Box 143106
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3106
Medicare
Phone: (800) MEDICARE
Website: www.medicare.gov
Address: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
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Social Security Administration
Phone: (800) 772-1213
TDD service: (800) 325-0778
Website: http://www.ssa.gov
Visit the website above for the location and phone number of the office in your city.
Veterans Affairs
Utah Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Phone: (801) 326-2372
Toll free: (800) 894-9497
Fax: (801) 326-2369
Website: http://veterans.utah.gov
Address: 550 Foothill Blvd. #202
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Organizations Especially for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Utah Parent Center
Phone: (801) 272-1051
Toll free: (800) 468-1160
Fax: (801) 272-8907
Spanish: (801) 272-1067
Email: upcinfo@utahparentcenter.org
Website: http://www.utahparentcenter.org
Address: 2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4428
Other Disability-Related Resources
Easter Seals Utah
Website: http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer
Easter Seals SCSEP in Utah (Serving Northern Utah)
Phone: (801) 536-7009
Fax: (801) 536-7011
Address: c/o Utah Department of Workforce Services
720 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Easter Seals SCSEP in Utah (Serving Southern Utah)
Phone: (435) 635-0285
Address: P.O. Box 552
Hurricane, UT 84737-3512
Community Information and Referral
United Way of Utah County
Phone: 211
Website: http://www.unitedwayuc.org/find_help/211.htm
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Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
Phone: (713) 520-0232 (Voice/TTY)
Fax: (713) 520-5785
Email: ilru@ilru.org
Website: http://www.ilru.org/index.html
Address: 2323 S. Shepherd, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
See the above website for a list of independent living centers in Utah.
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