Disability Advocacy Services
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.
Disability Rights Wisconsin
131 W. Wilson Street, Suite 700
Madison, WI 53703
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 928-8778 (Inside Wisconsin Only)
Telephone: (608) 267-0214
Website: Advocacy Services
Wisconsin Special Education Mediation System
P.O. Box 107
Hartland WI 53029-0107
(888) 298-3857
www.wsems.us
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.
Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Telephone: (608) 266-1351
Website: Mental Health Services
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Vocational rehabilitation helps people with disabilities live independently. The department works with middle schools, high schools, and higher education to help students with disabilities access appropriate supports for employment and independence.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Workforce Development
201 E. Washington Avenue, Room A100
P.O. Box 7852
Madison, WI 53707-7852
Toll Free Telephone: (800)442-3477
Telephone TTY: (608)266-0283
Website: Vocational Rehabilitation
Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities
Services to children with disabilities include instruction, speech, physical, and occupational therapies.
Children Ages Birth - 3
Division of Long Term Care
Department of Health and Family Services
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Telephone: (608) 267-3270
Children Ages 3 - 5
619 Coordinator
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy
State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Telephone: (608) 267-9172
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 442-4563
Website: Special Education
Department of Education - Special Education
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.
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Toll Free Telephone:(800) 441-4563
Telephone: (608) 266-1781
Website: Special Education
Developmental Disability Resource
Developmental Disabilities Services Section
Bureau of Long Term Support
Division of Long Term Care
Department of Health and Family Services
1 W. Wilson Street, Room 418
Madison WI 53707-7851
(608) 266-1140
www.dhfs.wisconsin.gov
Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
201 W. Washington Street, Suite 110
Madison WI 53703
(608) 266-7826
(608) 266-6660 (TTY)
help@wcdd.org
www.wcdd.org
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison WI 53705-2280
(608) 263-5254
www.waisman.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
Children with Special Health Care Needs
State CHIP Program
Wisconsin BadgerCare
P.O. Box 6678
Madison WI 53716
(800) 362-3002
www.dhfs.state.wi.us/badgercare/index.htm
Children's Special Health Care Needs Program
Bureau of Community Health Promotion
Division of Public Health
1 W. Wilson Street, Room 351
P.O. Box 2659
Madison WI 53701-2659
(608) 267-2945
helmqp@dhfs.state.wi.us
Blind and Visual Impairment Programs
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1700 W. State Street
Janesville WI 53546
(608) 758-6100
(800) 832-9784 (in WI)
dan.wenzel@wcbvi.k12.wi.us
http://www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us/
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Impairment Services
Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Dpt. of Health and Family Services
1 W. Wilson St Room 451
P.O. Box 7851
Madison WI 53707-7851
(608) 261-7823
(888) 701-1255 (TTY)
dhfs.wisconsin.gov
Wisc. Educational Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WESPDHH)
19601 W. Bluemound Rd #200
Brookfield WI 53045
(262) 787-9540 (V/TTY)
marcy.dicker@wesp-dhh.wi.gov
www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov
Telecommunications Relay Services
(800) 947-6644 (V)
(800) 947-3529 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 272-1773 (ASCII); (800) 267-8867 (Fast ASCII)
(800) 833-7637 (Speech to Speech)
Americans with Disabilities Act Assistance
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)
www.adagreatlakes.org
