Special Education Information & Advocacy Organizations

When considering a child’s education, the first place to start is the special education director of your local school district and your local Intermediate School District. Additional resources are listed below:

• Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf–Michigan Chapter
  E–mail: miagb@miagb.com



• American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
  (717) 334–7922 (Business V/TTY)
  (717) 334–8808 (FAX)
  (800) 942–ASDC (Parent Hotline)
  E–mail: ASDC1@aol.com



• Citizen Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
  (800) 221–9105
  E–mail: info@causeonline.org



• Hands & Voices
  Michigan Chapter Contact:
  Amy Lester lestera@michigan.gov



• Early On / Project Find



• Michigan Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  1–800–YOUR–EAR



• Michigan Department of Special Education



• Michigan Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  (877) 499–6232 (toll–free)



• National Association of the Deaf
  (301) 587–1789 TTY
  (301) 587–1788 Voice
  E–mail: NADinfo@nad.org



• National Cued Speech Association



• National Deaf Education Center



• National Deaf Education Project



• Self–Help for Hard of Hearing People– Michigan Chapter
  (517) 487–2583
  E–mail: info@mi-shhh.org



• Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services
  (800) 288–5923



• Michigan Supervisors of Public School Programs for the Hearing Impaired (MSPSPHI)
  Lynn Fontanive, MSPSPHI President
  (586) 228–3320