NDCPD Services
NDCPD has provided exemplary services to ND communities throughout the years. Many of these innovative approaches to disability services are readily available for replications in other communities. If you would like more information about our service capabilities, please contact our Community Service Coordinator, Wendy Thomas.
The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities at Minot State University provides direct services to people who have disabilities. The purpose of offering these services is twofold:
- to offer services that demonstrate current best practice and fill an area of need not being met by current community resources and
- to provide a practical setting for training new professionals to work in the disability community.
30,000 and counting
Current Services
Early Intervention (birth to three years old)
Infant Development Programs
(serving Minot
and the surrounding areas)
These programs support activities for identified infants (birth-3) who are developmentally
delayed, high risk, or at risk at no cost to the families. In addition, these
programs provide community-based services and family friendly activities to promote
child and family development. For
more information…
Right Track
This program identifies infant and toddlers who may be at risk for Developmental
Disabilities. Through home visits, regional coordinators provide developmental
screenings, refer children to other services as appropriate, and provide developmental
information to families. For more information contact Dianne Bossart at 701-858-3054
or email dianne.bossert@minotstateu.edu .
Experienced Parent
This project provides information and support to parents with a child enrolled
in Developmental Disabilities services including the Infant Development Programs.
For more information contact Dianne Bossart at 701-858-3054 or email dianne.bossert@minotstateu.edu .
School Aged Children and Young Adults
Great Plains Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment Program
This program provides training, research, diagnostic and treatment services
to North Dakota children and youth suspected or diagnosed with Autism Spectrum
Disorders. For
more information…
Great Plains Interdisciplinary Diagnostic Clinic (GPIC)
The Great Plains Interdisciplinary Diagnostic Clinic (GPIC) is funded through the North Dakota Department of Health through the Children’s Special Health Services Division. The project is designed to conduct regionally located diagnostic services in two locations in North Dakota. The project’s goals are (1) conduct four ASD assessment clinics annually in an interdisciplinary manner, (2) increase Collaboration among community partners, and (3) develop written resources for families of young children diagnosed with ASD.
Remote Realtime Captioning (RROC)
RROC is a service for people with a wide variety of learning, language, and hearing disabilities. This service was designed to translate speech into print, providing accessibility to information presented in classrooms, conferences, workshops and employment settings. For more information...
Connections
The Connections activities include several services provided using distance technology. They have evolved from previously successful grant-funded programs, and are now self sustaining. "connections" provides our clients the tools and technical assistance to offer Remote Realtime Online Captioning, Speech-Language Teletherapy, Psychiatric counseling, and other Telehealth and consulting services. in 2009, NDCPD's " Connections" provided over 5000 hours of service to students with disabilities.
Contact Person: Steve Peterson, Project Director, 701-858-3356, or steve.peterson@minotstateu.edu.
Older Adults
ND Senior Medicare Patrol
This project provides education and one-on-one services that enable ND seniors and their caregivers to decrease the potential for healthcare errors, fraud and abuse. For
more information contact Linda Madsen at 701-858-3424 or email linda.madsen@minotstateu.edu