Disability Advocacy Services and Mediation
Protection and advocacy offices offer information and referrals relating to disability issues, a resource database for self-advocacy, education and training in disability rights, and individual case advocacy.
Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 First Avenue, North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 292-4150
TTY Line: (517)487-1755
Website: Disability Advocacy
State Mediation System
Patricia McGinnis, Coordinator
Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service (MNSEMS)
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville MN 55113
(651) 582-8222
(866) 466-7367
Mental Health Services Agency
State mental health agencies provide services to individuals and families dealing with mental illness, mental retardation, and substance abuse. Services include advocacy, nursing home screening, psychiatric services, intervention, coordination of treatment, case management, and more.
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 64988
201 Townsend Street
St. Paul, MN 55164-0988
Telephone: (651) 431-2368
Website: Child Mental Health Services
Adult Mental Health Services
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Vocational rehabilitation helps people with disabilities live independently with education, support, and employment assistance. The department works with middle schools, high schools, and higher education to help students with disabilities access appropriate supports for employment and independence.
Rehabilitation Services Branch
Department of Employment and Economic Development
First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street, #E200
St. Paul, MN 55101
Toll Free Telephone: (800)328-9095
Telephone: (651)296-7510
Website: Vocational Rehabilitation
Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities
Services to children with disabilities include instruction, speech, physical, and occupational therapies.
Birth - 2:
Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Telephone: (651)582-8883
Toll Free: (800)728-5420
Website: Early Childhood Services
3 - 5
Early Learning Services
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55112
Telephone: (651) 582-8473
Website: Special Education and Early Intervention
Department of Education - Special Education - Ages 3 - 21
States' departments of education oversee disability education services to children. It monitors school districts for compliance with IDEA and state special education regulations. The Department of Education handles formal complaints, due process hearings, and mediation on special education issues.
Minnesota Department of Education
Special Education Policy
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Telephone: (651) 582-8590, TTY: (651)582-8201
Special Format Library Services
Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library
388 S.E 6th Avenue
Faribault MN 55021-6340
(507) 333-4828
(800) 722-0550
Developmental Disabilities Services
Disabilities Service Division
Department of Human Services
540 Cedar Street
P.O. Box 64967
St. Paul, MN 55164-0967
(651) 431-2381
www.dhs.state.mn.us
Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
370 Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar Street
St. Paul MN 55155
(651) 296-4018
(877) 348-0505
(800) 627-3529 (MN Relay service)
www.mncdd.org
Special Health Care Needs Programs for Children
Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs
Minnesota Department of Health
85 E. 7th Place, Suite 400
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul MN 55164-0882
(651) 201-3650
(800) 728-5420
http://www.health.state.mn.us/mcshn
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MinnesotaCare
P.O. Box 64838
St. Paul MN 55164-0838
(651) 297-3862
(800) 657-3672
(800) 627-3529 (TTY)
www.minnesotacare411.com
Blind, Visual Impairment, and Deaf-Blind Services
State Services for the Blind
Department of Employment and Economic Development
2200 University Avenue, West, Suite 240
St. Paul MN 55114-1840
(651) 642-0500
(800) 652-9000
www.mnssb.org
Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments
Minnesota Department of Education
P.O. Box 308
Faribault MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5510
(800) 657-3859 (in MN)
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division
(also serves people who are deaf/blind)
P.O. Box 64969
St. Paul MN 55164-0969
(651) 296-3980 (V)
(651) 297-1506 (TTY)
interpreterreferral.org
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Impaired Services
Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul MN 55155-3814
(612) 297-7305 (V/TTY)
(888) 206-2001 (TTY)
(651) 205-4453 (Video Phone)
www.mncdhh.com
Minnesota Resource Center: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Minnesota Department of Education
615 Olof Hanson Drive
P.O. Box 308
Faribault MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5491 (V/TTY)
(800) 657-3936 (V/TTY)
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 627-3529 (V/TTY/ASCII); 711 (V/TTY/ASCII)
(877) 627-3848 (Speech to Speech)
(877) 627-5448 (Spanish)
(900) 246-3323 (900 access)
