STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Diego Gallegos, State Director
Special Education, Department of Education - Education
Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
J. David Nelson
Early Childhood Consultant
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
300 Don Gasper Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6788
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Cathy Stevenson, Part H Coordinator
Department of Health
Development Disabilities Division
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2573
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Terry Brigance, Director
Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation, Dept. of Education
435 St. Michaels Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-3511
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Carolyn Luck, Assistant Superintendent
Adult Basic Education, State Dept. of Education
Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6655
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Jack Callaghan, Director
Division of Mental Health, Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room 3078N
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2651
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Carol Watts, Director
Children, Youth & Families Department
Prevention & Intervention Division
P.O. Box 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
(505) 827-5888
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Ramona Florez-Lopez, Director
Long-Term Services, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive, P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2574
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Chris Isengard, Director
New Mexico DD Planning Council
435 Saint Michael's Drive, Bldg D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-7590; (505) 827-7589 (Fax)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
James Jackson, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy System, Inc.
1720 Louisiana Blvd., N.E., Suite 204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 256-3100; (800) 432-4682 (In NM)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Ann Taulbee, Chief
Family Health Bureau, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2350
Marilyn Sakara, Program Manager
Department of Health
Public Health Division, Children's Medical Services
P.O. Box 22110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2548
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Gary Hauge, Director
Commission for the Blind
PERA Building, Room 553
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-4479
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Karen L. Courtney, Interim Executive Director
NM Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1435 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-7584 (V/TTY); (505) 827-7588 (TTY)
(800) 489-8536 (V/TTY, in NM only)
(800) 873-8897 (V/TTY, News Line in NM)
E-mail: courteny@nm-us.campus.mci.net
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Diego Gallegos, State Director
Department of Education, Special Education
300 Don Gaspar, Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact
either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Karen Krout, President
New Mexico Brain Injury Foundation
11000 Candalaria, NW, Suite 113-W
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 292-7414; (888) 292-7415 (in NM)
Learning Disabilities
Penny White, President
NM Learning Disabilities Association
6301 Menaul NE, #556
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 821-2545
E-mail: whiteps@aol.com
URL: http://www.viva.com/nm/nmlda
Mental Health
Susan Erickson, President
Consumer Coalition
1720 Louisiana NE #204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 255-2822; (800) 551-5073 (In NM)
Patricia Reilly, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of New Mexico
P.O. Box 3086
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
(505) 260-0154; (800) 953-6745
Mental Retardation
John Foley, Executive Director
The Arc of NM
3500 Commanche, N.E., Building G
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 883-4630
Speech and Hearing
Berna Woods, Administrative Assistant
NM Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 53580
Albuquerque, NM 87153
(505) 281-8465
E-mail: bwoods@NMIA.com
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of NM, Inc.
1127 University NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 242-1184
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Marlis Hadley, President
Easter Seal Society of NM
2819 Richmond Drive, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 888-3811
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Catherine McClain, Director
University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center
Center for Developmental Disabilities
School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM 87131-5020
(505) 272-3000
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Alan Klaus, Project Director
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
435 St. Michael's Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(800) 866-ABLE (V); (505) 954-8539
(800) 659-4915 (TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O), Project Adobe
1000 A Main Street, NW
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 865-3700; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)
Rosemary Gallegos, Director
STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program
New Mexico School for the Deaf
Early Childhood Programs
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-6789 (V/TTY)
Martha J. Gorospe, Project Director
Education for Parents of Indian Children
with Special Needs/(EPICS) Project
P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3396; (800) 765-7320 (V/TTY)
E-mail: epics@highfiver.com
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Sallie Van Curen, Executive Director
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O)
1000 A Main Street, NW
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 865-3700; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Marcanne Kouri-Beck, President
New Mexico Congress of Parents and Teachers
3315 Louisiana Blvd., N.E.
Montgomery Complex
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 881-0712
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