Advocate for Children w-Special Needs/ Disability
Esmael Ortiz
1102 Branson Ave
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 642-2762
Email: eko5862 | at | comcast.net
Independent Advocate for the children and the parents. I’m here to help the child(ren) into receiving his/her appropriate education.
The Arc of New Mexico
3655 Carlisle, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 883-4630; (800) 358-6493 (in NM)
Email: arcnm | at | arcnm.org
Web: http://www.arcnm.org/
ASPECTS Treatment & Learning Center
Teresa Meehan, PhD-Director
103 Goltz Dr
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 285-3825; (866) 232-1302 (fax)
Email: tmeehan | at | cibolafamilies.com
Web: http://www.ASPECTSTLC.org
A non-profit organization providing services to parents of children with disabilities by linking to resources, assisting with IEPs, and educating parents about their legal rights.
Attention Deficit Disorders Association – Southern Region (ADDA)
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
Web: www.adda-sr.org
Behavioral Health Services Division
Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room 3300
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2613
Web: www.health.state.nm.us
Trisha Bergin-Lytton, M. Ed.
P. O. Box 549
Tijeras, NM 87059-0549
(505) 286-2543; (505) 286-0646 (fax)
Email: tblytton | at | tblytton-mediate.com
Web: http://www.tblytton-mediate.com
Facilitation of IEP Meetings, Mediation of special education issues, Conducting a FBA with student’s team, Developing a BIP with student’s team, and Training on those services.
Best Buddies New Mexico
1606 Central Avenue SE, Suite 105
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 866-0558
Email: kevincronk | at | bestbuddies.org
Web: http://www.bestbuddiesnewmexico.org
Best Buddies matches individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 1-1 friendships with peers to help develop stronger social and life skills.
Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
11000 Candelaria Blvd., N.E., Suite 113-W
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 292-7414; (888) 292-7415 (in NM)
Erin Brown, CALT LLC
4320 Wellesley Dr. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 433-7499
Email: erinbrown.calt | at | gmail.com
Web: http://www.erinbrowncalt.com
I provide private academic language therapy and consultation for children & adults with language-based learning differences such as Dyslexia and Dysgraphia.
Career Technical and Adult Services Division
State Department of Education – Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6512
Email: trujillo-chavezl | at | sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us
Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation-Arts & Athletics Beyond Limits (AABL) Program
Mary Beth Schubauer, PT Camp Coordinator
707 Lomas Blvd. NE, Bldg 2, Suite 204
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 243-6626; (505) 238-2247; (505) 243-7323 (fax)
Email: mbschu | at | unm.edu
Web: http://www.carrietingleyhospitalfoundation.org
Web: http://www.aablprograms.com
Providing athletic development programs and recreational opportunities for youth who have physical disabilities and are between the ages of 8-21, in New Mexico and the surrounding communities.
Center for Holistic Health
Aaron Q. Roose LMT, D.Hom(med)
11300 Burgan NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 237-0863; (505) 229-0065 (pager)
Email: aq1429 | at | aol.com
Licensed Clinical Massage therapy, I have worked with children as a teacher and Massage therapist/Homeopath for 20+ years. I want to continue to educate parents, students and teachers on how to eduacate a child with a disability.
Chatterbox Speech Therapy, LLC
Tanya Friend Salazar
5924 Anaheim NE, Suite C
Albuquerque, NM 87113
(505) 821-1638; (505) 821-5107 (fax)
Email: tanya | at | chatterboxtherapies.com
Web: http://chatterboxtherapies.com
We are a new clinic offering individual and group therapy to all ages. We specialize in pediatric feeding/ swallowing as well as traditional communication issues.
Commission for the Blind
PERA Building, Room 553
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-4479; (888) 513-7968
Web: www.state.nm.us/cftb
Department of Health, Public Health Division
Family Health Bureau, Children’s Medical Services
2040 S. Pacheco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-8868; (877) 890-4692
Developmental Disabilities Services Division
Long Term Services
Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room N-3050
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2574
Disability Rights New Mexico
1720 Louisiana Blvd NE Suite 204
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Call Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
(505) 256-3100; (800) 432-4682
Web: www.drnm.org
Dogwood Therapy Services Inc
Melissa Winkle, OTR/L
7818 Pan American Freeway NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 228-4650
Email: melissa | at | dogwoodtherapy.com
Web: http://www.dogwoodtherapy.com
Occupational therapy intervention, integrated community programs, activity and special interest groups. Nature & animal assisted therapy, assistance dog evaluations, consulting and continuing education.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education
435 St. Michaels Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 954-8511
Web: http://www.dvrgetsjobs.com/DVRInternet/
Easter Seals New Mexico
2819 Richmond Drive, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 888-3811; (800) 279-5261
Email: esnm1 | at | aol.com
Web: www.easter-seals.org
* Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs (EPICS)
1600 San Pedro Drive NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505-767-6630
Toll-Free: 1-888-499-2070
Email: info | at |epicsnm.org
Web: http://www.epicsnm.org
Educational Resource Center on Deafness
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-6647 (V/TTY)
Web: http://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/
Horsin’Around Therapeutic Riding Center
Donna Tolbert
PO Box 713
New Mexico
(505) 907-4780
Email: horsingaroundcenter | at | yahoo.com
Horsin’ Around Therapeutic Riding Center provides therapeutic riding programs for individuals who have disabling mental, physical, emotional, social, and learning conditions.
Information Center for New Mexicans with Disabilities/BabyNet
2300 Menaul, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 272-8549; (800) 552-8195
Email: infonet | at | unm.edu or sskaar | at | salud.unm.edu
The Information Center and BabyNet provides information and referrals to individuals, families, advocates, and professionals about available services both in New Mexico and nationwide.
InSight Educational Services
Dr. Alexandra Bakos
2155 Candelero Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 577-7511; (505) 473-2812 (fax)
Email: drkay | at | earthlink.net
Web: http://askauntalex.org
Non-profit agency working state-wide to support families and individuals with exceptionalities; IEP support, tutoring, assessments, coaching, BIPs, compensatory education design and ombudsmanship.
Michael J. Kaczor I
Advocacy for Children with dis-Abilities
PO Box 221
8 Tierra Colorado
Glorieta, NM 87535
(505) 757-6133; (702) 920-9745
Email: kazeman | at | juno.com
From IEP file reviews and IEP’s to letters of complaint and everything inbetween. Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, behaviors and more. Reduced fee service available in NM. Retainer plus hourly and expences for out of state.
Lay Advocate for Children w/Disabilites
Esmael Ortiz
1102 Branson Ave
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 521-3987
Email: eortizkah | at | msn.com
An Independent Lay Advocate for Children with-disabilities. Providing services to the children and parents for proper academic education.
Library and Information Network for the Community (LINC)
2300 Menaul Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 272-0281; (800) 828-6380
Email: csuniga | at | salud.unm.edu
Web: http://cdd.unm.edu/linc/
LINC is a lending library that offers the most comprehensive collection of disability resources in New Mexico. Our collection includes books, journals, CDs and videocassettes.
LifeROOTS, Inc.
1111 Menaul Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 255-5501; (505) 255-9971 (fax)
Email: info | at | liferootsnm.org
Web: http://www.liferootsnm.org
LifeROOTS provides Early Intervention, Therapy, Family Support and other services to children with disabilities or delays in their development.
MedView
Joan Schofield, RN. BSN
404 Solano Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505) 254-2121; (800) 800-8525 (fax)
Email: js | at | med-view.com
Pediatric and adult case management services. Life Care Planning. 20 years experience. Certified Nurse Life Care Planner. Specialty in catastrophic injury and illness.
MetDESK Specialist
MetLife’s Division of Estate planning for Special Kids
Chase Koester
5051 Journal Center Blvd NE, Suite 300
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 796-1000; (505) 262-1606 (fax)
Email: Ckoester | at | newmexico.nef.com
As a MetDESK Specialist my mission is to help families plan properly, so they may provide not only lifetime care, but also quality care, for their children or other dependents with special needs.
Milagro Therapy Services, LLC
Cindy Bonilla or Raychel Hosch
220 Plaza Street
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 617-1320; (505) 454-9565; (505) 454-9568 (fax)
Email: thorisanot | at | msn.com
Speech and occupational therapy services for all ages: in-school, outpatient, rehab., workers comp., home health, home evals, contract referrals. All insurances accepted. We are serving neighboring counties.
The Mission School of New Mexico
Dr. Lynn Doxon
PO Box 91165
Albuquerque, NM 87199
(505) 341-0555; (505) 341-3808 (fax)
Email: missionschoolnmx_admin | at | hotmail.com
Web: http://www.missionschoolnmx.org
We are devoted to providing a nurturing academic environment grades 1 through 12 for all children, particularly those with learning and emotional differences.
Joshua A. Myers, Esq.
Attorney at Law
P.O. Drawer 2857
Las Cruces, NM 88004
(505) 526-2101; (505) 526-2506 (fax)
Email: jm | at | lclaw-nm.com
Attorney services for disabled persons and their families and advocates.
NAMI-New Mexico (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
P.O. Box 3086
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
(505) 260-0154; (800) 953-6745
Email: naminm | at | aol.com
Web: http://nm.nami.org/
Native American Disability Law Center
Therese E.Yanan, Co Director
3535 E. 30th St., Suite 201
Farmington, NM 87402
(505) 566-5880; (505) 566-5889 (fax)
Email: infor | at | nativedisabilitylaw.org
Web: http://www.nativedisabilitylaw.org
The Law Center provides advocacy, referral information and educational resources to all Native American living in the Four Corners of NM, AZ, UT & CO.
Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
DNA People’s Legal Services
3535 E. 30th Street, Suite 201
Farmington, NM 87402
(505) 566-5880; (505) 566-5889 (fax)
Email: cjohn | at | napap.org
Web: www.nativelegalnet.org
New Mexico Autism Society
P.O. Box 30955
Albuquerque, NM 87190
(505) 332-0306
Email: nmautism | at | nmautismsociety.org
Web: www.nmautismsociety.org
New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
1435 S. St. Francis Drive, Suite 101
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4083
(505) 827-7584 (V/TTY); (800) 489-8536 (V/TTY, in NM only)
Email: NMCDHHA | at | doh.state.nm.us
Web: www.nmcdhh.org
New Mexico Congress of Parents and Teachers
3315 Louisiana Boulevard, N.E.
Montgomery Complex
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 881-0712
Email: nmpta | at | aol.com
Web: www.nmpta.org
New Mexico Family Network
1101 Cardenias, N.E., Suite 202
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 247-0192; (800) 273-7232
New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
435 St. Michael’s Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-7590
Email: pputnam | at | state.nm.us
New Mexico Hands & Voices
Priscilla Gutierrez, President
PO Box 90813
Albuquerque, NM 87199-0813
(505) 992-1975
Email: handsandvoicesnmchapter | at | msn.com
Deaf/hard of hearing family support without communication bias.
New Mexico Human Services Department
P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 476-9266
Web: http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/bhsd
New Mexico Learning Disabilities Association
6301 Menaul, N.E.
P.O. Box 556
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 821-2545
Email: bp | at | peavler.org
Web: www.vivanewmexico.com/nmlda/index.html
New Mexico Special Education Regulations
Web: www.nmprotection-advocacy.com/specreg.html
New Mexico Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 66085
Albuquerque, NM 87193-6085
(505) 899-6674; (800) 292-8465
Email: info | at | nmsha.net
Web: http://www.nmsha.net/
New Mexico Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-5800
Web: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
435 St. Michael’s Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 954-8539 (V/TTY); (800) 866-2253; (800) 659-4915 (TTY)
Omniac Education
Joel Lee
3150 Carlisle Blvd NE #103
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 796-8279; (480) 239-8370; (505) 889-4598 (fax)
Email: info | at | omniaceducation.com
Web: http://www.omniaceducation.com
Omniac Education helps students to improve their grades, boost their ACT and SAT test scores, and apply to colleges. We help with a wide variety of disabilities including ADHD and dyslexia.
Parents Reaching Out (P.R.O)
1920 B Columbia, S.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 247-0192; (800) 524-5176 (In NM)
Email: info | at | parentsreachingout.org
Web: www.parentsreachingout.org
Debra Poulin, Esq.
Attorney at Law
440 Cerrillo Road, Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 995-0360; (505) 982-3771 (fax)
Email: dpoulin | at | cybermesa.com
Providing legal representation in special education, civil rights and torts.
Professional Medical Consultants, P.C.
Lauri Sedalnick, RN, CLCP
P.O. Box 35911
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 514-0057; (505) 304-0063; (866) 434-2049 (fax)
Email: lauris | at | swcp.com
Providing Medical Case Management and Life Care Planning services to families with special needs.
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Early Childhood Special Education
Special Education Unit
Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6788
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Family Health Bureau
Department of Health
2040 S. Pacheco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-8905
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2578
Web: www.health.state.nm.us
Rainbow Road Therapies, Inc
Adelaide Simpson
615 East Lincoln
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 426-8095
Email: rainbowrdtx | at | yahoo.com
Rainbow Road Therapies currently offers speech-language, occupational and physical therapies. Two of our SLP’s are now offering therapy for individuals with dyslexia!
Santa Fe Reading Tutor
Dite Bray, MSW
304 Lomita St.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 920-5218
Email: santafereadingtutor | at | gmail.com
Web: http://www.santafereadingtutor.com
Orton-Gillingham certified reading, spelling, and writing instruction for dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. Handwriting Without Tears trained.
Santa Fe Speech Therapy Services, Inc.
Kirstin Zakary, MS CCC-SLP
7131 Sereno Loop
Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 660-8308; (505) 216-9145 (fax)
Email: sfspeech | at | yahoo.com
Web: http://www.santafespeech.net
Largest sole private provider of Speech-Language Therapy contract services to Taos, Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Guadalupe, & Los Alamos Counties. Accepting Medicaid Presbyterian-Salud! Insurance.
Servicios Limited
1033 Megill Street
Espanola, NM 87532
(505) 753-7553
Email: mamartinez | at | valornet.com
Educational consultation.
Simply Me, Inc.
CC Manning
PO Box 6005
Las Cruces, NM 88006-6005
(575) 571-3895; (575) 524-0974 (fax)
Email: rnorox | at | aol.com
Dyslexia screening and tutoring for individuals of all ages who are impacted by this disability.
Southwest Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Chris Graham, Rh.D.
PO Box 6005
Las Cruces, NM 88006-6005
(575) 571-5130; (575) 524-0974 (fax)
Email: swvrsllc | at | yahoo.com
Web: http://www.swvrs.com
SWVRS provides vocational evaluations, independent living skills assessments, case management, vocational coaching,life care planning, and Job Club for youth and adults with disabilities.
Spina Bifida Association of New Mexico, Inc.
1127 University Boulevard, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 272-5287; (800) 750-2044
State Department of Education: Special Education
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar Avenue – Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
Email: banderson | at | sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us
State Education Agency Rural Representative
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
300 Don Gaspar Avenue – Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
State Mediation System
Special Education Office
State Department of Education – State Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
Email: dellis | at | sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Children, Youth and Families Department
Prevention and Intervention Division
P.O. Box 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
(505) 827-9988
State Mental Retardation Program
Long-Term Services
Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room N-3050
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2574
STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program
Early Childhood Programs
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-6789 (V/TTY); (800) 841-6699
Email: Rosemary.Gallegos | at | nmsd.k12.nm.us
Gail Stewart, Esq.
Steven Granberg, Attorney at Law, P.A.
1400 Central SE, Suite 3300
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 244-3779; (505) 245-8558 (fax)
Email: gstewart | at | 66law.com
Web: http://www.66law.com
Description: NM licensed attorney since 1983. Representing families throughout NM in IDEA/Section 504 claims since 2000: Albuquerque, Texico, Roswell, Aztec, Tularosa, Espanola, Los Lunas, Dora (to date).
Unidas Case Management, Inc.
2130 San Mateo NE Ste. A-2
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 268-8166
Kristin Pasquini-Johnson
Email: admin | at | unidascm.org
or
345 N. Water St.
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(505) 523-1705; (866) 523-1705
Kristin Pasquini-Johnson
Email: admin | at | unidascm.org
VSA Arts of New Mexico
4904 4th, N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 345-2872
Email: vsartsnm | at | vsartsnm.org