STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Robert Pasternack, Ph.D., State Director
Special Education, Department of Education - Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
E-mail: bpasternack@sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Maria Landazuri, State Coordinator E.C. Spec. Ed.
Early Childhood Consultant
Special Education Unit, Department of Education
300 Don Gasper Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6788
E-mail: mlandazuri@sde.state.nm.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH
DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Cathy Stevenson, Part C Coordinator
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2578
E-mail: cstevens@health.state.nm.us
Web: www.health.state.nm.us
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) 954-8511
Web: www.state.nm.us/dvr
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES
Lena Trujillo-Chavez, Assistant Superintendent
Vocational Technical Adult Basic Education, State Dept. of
Education
Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6512
E-mail: ltrujillo@sde.state.nm.us
Web: www.sde.state.nm.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Mary D. Schumacher, Director
Behavioral Health Services Division
Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Room 3300
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2601
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUTH
David F. Martinez, Director
Children, Youth & Families Department
Prevention & Intervention Division
P.O. Box 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
(505) 827-5888
E-mail: dfmartinez@cyf02.cyfd.state.nm.us
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Ramona Florez-Lopez, Director
Long-Term Services, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110, Room N 3050
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
(505) 827-2574
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
James P. Crews, Acting Director
New Mexico DD Planning Council
435 Saint Michael's Drive, Bldg D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-7590; (505) 827-7589 (Fax)
E-mail: jcrews@state.nm.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
James Jackson, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy System
1720 Louisiana Blvd., N.E., Suite 204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 256-3100; (800) 432-4682 (In NM)
Therese E. Yanan, Director
Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
P.O. Box 392
Shiprock, NM 87420
(505) 368-3216; (800) 862-7271
E-mail: napap@cyberport.com
Native American Protection and Advocacy Project
P.O. Box 3539
Tuba City, AZ 86045
(520) 283-3208; (877) 283-3208
E-mail: napap@tubacity.net
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Vince Montano, CAP Advocate
Contact Protection & Advocacy Agency
(see above)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE
NEEDS
Marilyn Sakara, Bureau Chief
Family Health Bureau, Dept. of Health
1190 Saint Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-8589
Lynn Christiansen, Program Manager
Department of Health, Public Health Division
Family Health Bureau, Children's Medical Services
1190 Saint Francis Drive, Room S-1250
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-2548; (877) 890-4692
E-mail: LChristiansen@Doh.state.nm.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Greg Trapp, 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, Executive Director
NM Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
1435 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4083
(505) 827-7584 (V/TTY); (505) 827-7584 (TTY)
(800) 489-8536 (V/TTY, in NM only)
E-mail: NMCDHHA@DOH.state.nm.us
Web: www.nmcdhh.org
Joyce Horvath, Director
Educational Resource Center on Deafness
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-6647 (V/TTY)
E-mail: jhorvath@nmsd.k12.nm.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Robert Pasternack, Ph.D., State Director
Department of Education, Special Education
300 Don Gaspar, Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
(505) 827-6541
E-mail: bpasternack@sde.state.nm.us
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Laurie Redd, Administrative Director
Southwest DBTAC
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 South Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org/ilru-swdbtac.html
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: national@chadd.org
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region (ADDA)
12345 Jones Road, Suite 287
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
Web: www.adda-sr.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Karen Krout, President
Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
11000 Candelaria Blvd., NE, Suite 113-W
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 292-7414; (888) 292-7415 (in NM)
Learning Disabilities
Gail Stewart, President
NM Learning Disabilities Association
6301 Menaul NE, Box 556
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 821-2545
E-mail: bp@viva.com
Web: www.viva.com/nm/nmlda
Mental Health
Lawrence "L.J." Lovell, President
NAMI-New Mexico
P.O. Box 3086
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3086
(505) 260-0154; (800) 953-6745
E-mail: NAMI-NM@nami.org
Mental Retardation
John Foley, Executive Director
The Arc of New Mexico
3655 Carlisle NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 883-4630; (800) 358-6493 (in NM)
E-mail: arcnm@arcnm.com
Web: www.arcnm.com
Speech and Hearing
NM Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 66085
Albuquerque, NM 87153-3580
(800) 292-8465
E-mail: nmsha@flash.net
Web: www.healthcaresource.com/nmsha
Visual Impairments
Mary Ann Siller, National Education Consultant
American Foundation for the Blind—Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: dallas@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Dr. Catherine McClain, Director
Center for Development and Disability (CDD)
University of New Mexico
2300 Menaul Boulevard, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 272-3000
E-mail: cmcclain@unm.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Alan Klaus, Project Director
New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
435 St. Michael's Drive, Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(800) 866-2253 (V); (505) 954-8539
(800) 659-4915 (TTY)
E-mail: a.klaus@state.nm.us
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
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)
E-mail: nmproth@aol.com
Web: www.parentsreachingout.org
Rosemary Gallegos, Director
STEP*HI Parent/Infant Program
Early Childhood Programs
New Mexico School for the Deaf
1060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87503
(505) 827-6789 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rmgalleg@nmsd.k12.nm.us
Martha J. Gorospe-Charlie, 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@swcr.org
Web: www.swcr.org
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)
E-mail: nmproth@aol.com
Web: www.parentsreachingout.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Marlis Hadley, President
Easter Seals, NM
2819 Richmond Drive, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 888-3811; (800) 279-5261
E-mail: esnm1@aol.com
Web: www.easter-seals.org
Delfy Roach, Executive Director
Parents for Behaviorally Different Children
5905 Marble NE, Suite 8
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 265-0430; (800) 273-7232
E-mail: pbdc2000@aol.com
Beth Rudolph, Executive Director
VSA arts of New Mexico
4904 4th, N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 345-2872
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Lawrence Gloeckler, Deputy Commissioner
Office of Vocational & Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
Web: www.nysed.gov
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Michael C. Plotzker, Manager
State Education Department
Office of Vocational and Education Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1607
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 473-6108
E-mail: mplotzke@mail.nysed.gov
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH
DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Donna M. Noyes, Ph.D., Director
Early Intervention Program
Division of Family and Local Health
New York State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower Building, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237-0618
(518) 473-7016
E-mail: dmn02@health.state.ny.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Lawrence Gloeckler, Deputy Comm.
Office of Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
State Education Department
1 Commerce Plaza, Room 1606
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-2714
Web: www.nysed.gov
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
James Stone, Commissioner
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 474-4403
E-mail: cocojls@omh.state.ny.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUTH
Michael Zuber, Associate Commissioner
Office of Children & Families
Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-6902
E-mail: cocompz@omh.state.ny.us
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Thomas Maul, Commissioner
NY State Office of MR and DD
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-1997
Web: www.omr.state.ny.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Sheila Carey, Executive Director
NYS DD Planning Council
155 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 486-7505; (800) 395-3372
E-mail: scarey@nycap.rr.com
Web: www.ddpc.state.ny.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Marcel Chaine, Director Advocacy Bureau
NY Comm. on Quality of Care
401 State Street
Schenectady, NY 12305-2397
(518) 381-7098
E-mail: marcelc@cqc.state.ny.us
Web: www.cqc.state.ny.us
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Michael Peluso, CAP Director
NY Comm. on Quality of Care
401 State Street
Schenectady, NY 12305-2397
(518) 381-7098
E-mail: michaelp@cqc.state.ny.us
Web: www.cqc.state.ny.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE
NEEDS
Claudia Lee, Acting Director
Bur. of Child and Adolescent Health
Department of Health
Tower Building, Room 208
Albany, NY 12237-0618
(518) 474-2084
E-mail: cxl04@health.state.ny.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Thomas Robertson, Associate Commissioner
Comm. for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
Department of Social Services
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12243
(518) 473-1801
Web: www.dfa.state.ny.us/cbvh
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR
HARD OF HEARING
Dorothy Steele, Coordinator, Deaf Services
NY Office of Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities
State Education Department
One Commerce Plaza, Room 1601
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-5652 (V/TTY)
(800) 222-5627 (V/TTY)
E-mail: dsteele@mail.nysed.gov
Web: www.nysed.gov
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Suzanne Spear, Supervisor
Department of Education
Bureau of School District Reorganization Unit
Education Building Annex, Room 876
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3936
E-mail: sspear@mail.nysed.gov
Web: www.nysed.gov
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
Northeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
United Cerebral Palsy Associations of NJ
354 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 392-4004; (609) 392-7044 (TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: DBTACUCPNJ@aol.com
Web: www.disabilityact.com
SPECIAL FORMAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
AGES 3-19
(Serving upstate New York)
Jane Somers, Director
New York State Talking Book & Braille Library
New York State Library
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
(518) 474-5935; (800) 342-3688
E-mail: tbblkids@mail.nysed.gov
Web: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/talk.htm
(Serving New York City and Long Island)
Paul LeClerc, President
Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
New York Public Library
476 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
(212) 206-5400; (212) 206-5425
E-mail: pleclerc@nypl.org
Web: www.nypl.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: national@chadd.org
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Judith Avner, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New York State
10 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 459-7911; (800) 228-8201 (in NY)
E-mail: info@bianys.org
Web: www.bianys.org
Epilepsy
Richard Daly, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island
506 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 739-7733
E-mail: rdaly@epil.org
Web: www.efli.org
George H. Smith, Executive Director
Epilepsy Society of New York City
305 7th Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 633-2930
E-mail: epsocnyc@aol.com
Learning Disabilities
Michael Helman, President
Learning Disabilities Association of NYS
90 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 436-4633
E-mail: LDA@associationresources.org
Mental Health
Joseph A. Glazer, President/CEO
Mental Health Association of NY State
194 Washington Ave., Suite 415
Albany, NY 12210-2317
(518) 434-0439; (800) 766-6177
E-mail: mhanys@mhanys.org
Web: www.mhanys.org
Michael Silverberg, President
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of NY State
260 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210-1312
(518) 462-2000; (800) 950-3228
E-mail: naminys@knick.net
Web: www.naminys.org
Mental Retardation
Marc Brandt, Executive Director
NYSARC, Inc.
393 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 439-8311; (800) 724-2094
E-mail: nysarc@nysarc.org
Web: www.nysarc.org
Speech and Hearing
Joan Arvedson, President
NY State Speech-Language-Hearing Association
146 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 463-5272; (800) 697-7542 (in NY)
E-mail: nysslha@aol.com
Web: www.healthcaresource.com/nysslha
Visual Impairments
Regina Genwright, Acting Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Dr. Steven Wolf, Director
DD Center/St. Lukes - Roosevelt Hospital Center
1000 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 523-6230
Ansley Bacon, Director
WIHD/University Affiliated Program
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 493-8204
E-mail: Ansley_Bacon@NYMC.edu
Web: www.nymc.edu/wihd
Herbert J. Cohen, Director
Univ. Affiliated Program/Rose F. Kennedy Center
Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine/Yeshiva University
1410 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 430-8522
E-mail: hcohen@aecom.yu.edu
Philip W. Davidson, Director
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 671
Rochester, NY 14642
(716) 275-2986
E-mail: phil_davidson@urmc.rochester.edu
Web: www.urmc.rochester.edu/strong/scdd
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Deborah Buck, Project Director
New York State TRAID Project
Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
NYS One Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001
Albany, NY 12223-1150
(518) 474-2825 (V); (800) 522-4369 (V/TTY/Spanish, in NY)
(518) 473-4231 (TTY)
E-mail: traid@emi.com
Web: www.advoc4disabled.state.ny.us
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECT
Paul Shew, Executive Director
The Advocacy Center
277 Alexander Street, Suite 500
Rochester, NY 14607
(716) 546-1700; (800) 650-4967 (in NY)
E-mail: advocacy@frontiernet.net
Web: www.advocacycenter.com
Jill Chaifetz, Executive Director
Advocates for Children of New York (NY City)
151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-9779
E-mail: info@advocatesforchildren.org
Web: www.advocatesforchildren.org
Karen Schlesinger, Director
Resources for Children with Special Needs
200 Park Avenue South, Suite 816
New York, NY 10003
(212) 667-4650
E-mail: info@resourcesnyc.org
Web: www.resourcesnyc.org
Donna Lash, Acting Executive Director
Singergia/Metropolitan Parent Center
15 West 65th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-1300
E-mail: Sinergia@panix.com
Web: www.sinergiany.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Carolyn Schimanski, Director
Parent to Parent of New York State
500 Balltown Road
Schenectady, NY 12304
(800) 305-8817; (518) 381-4350
E-mail: Parent2Par@aol.com
Web: www.parenttoparentnys.org
Monica Sanabria, Project Coordinator
Family Support Project for the
Developmentally Disabled
North Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Avenue, Room 15A10, Social Work Dept.
Bronx, NY 10467
(718) 519-4797
COMMUNITY PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
(Serving primarily the areas of Green Point and Williamsburg)
Lourdes Rivera-Putz, Program Director
United We Stand of New York
312 S. 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 302-4313/4314
E-mail: uwsofny@aol.com
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Christine McMahon, Chief Operating Officer
Easter Seals New York
845 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 438-8785; (800) 727-8785 (in NY)
E-mail: essofny@aol.com
Michael Reif, Director
Regional Early Childhood Direction Center
(Clearinghouse of information about resources serving children birth to 5 and
their families)
Box 671
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
(800) 462-4344; (716) 275-2263
(Call to find out the Early Childhood Direction Center serving your community.)
Richard Warrender, State Advocate
NYS Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
1 Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001
Albany, NY 12223-1150
(518) 474-5567 (V); (518) 473-4231 (TTY)
(800) 522-4369 (V/TTY/Spanish, in NY only)
E-mail: information@oapwd.state.ny.us
Web: www.state.ny.us/disabledadvocate
Dr. Bebe Bernstein, Director
VSA arts of New York City
18-05 215 Street, Suite 15N
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 225-6305