Disability Web Links to
Support Diverse Customers to Employment Success
Click on Name to Go to Website
At
Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities, A Self-Paced Course
This site helps deal with the issues of
understanding of needs and experiences of people with disabilities, and
presents how to adjust general customer service standards to meet the needs of
the customer with a disability. Also how to develop basic etiquette for
interacting with a customer who has a disability, and show how to comply with
statutes regarding service to people with disabilities, particularly the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508.
1-(800) 358-6493
The Arc’s goals are to reduce the number of
families struggling to support their family members, and establish a method to
measure personal and system outcomes for all public funded services.
Also establish a public awareness/education system that
addresses the statewide needs of persons with developmental disabilities.
They want to assure that all persons with developmental
disabilities and their families are served appropriately, and decrease the
incidence of preventable developmental disabilities. Arc New Mexico actively supports the
self-advocacy and self-determination movement.
Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Family Help line: (800) 444-6443
Brain Injury Advisory Council (505) 827-7580
Brain Injury Association of New Mexico (505)
292-7414
The mission of the Brain Injury Association of
America is to create a better
future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy.
Center
for Development and Disability (CDD)
(505) 272-3000
The CDD (a
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education,
Research and Service at the Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico)
mission is the full inclusion of people with disabilities and their families in
their community by: engaging individuals in making life choices; partnering
with communities to build resources; and improving systems of care. The CDD achieves this mission through activities
such as training, technical assistance, product development, case management,
research, evaluation, information dissemination, and partnerships. All services and activities are described on
the CDD website with a full listing of staff.
Community Support Alliance at the
CDD
(505) 272-1853
As part of the CDD Family
and Community Partnership Division, the Community Support Alliance works to
create and support the quality of life as chosen and desired by people with
developmental disabilities. For more
information about training and technical assistance offered through the
Community Support Alliance at the CDD contact Judith Stevens.
Centers for Independent Living
(Statewide Independent Living Council (505)
247-4381)
·
Albuquerque (505)
266-5022 Independent
Living Resource Center
·
Aztec (505)
334-5805 San
Juan Center for Independence
·
Las Cruces (505)
526-5016 The
Ability Center
·
Roswell (505)
627-6727 Choices
·
Santa Fe (505
) 471-1001 New
Vistas
Commission for the Blind
(888)
513-7968
1-(877) 684-5259
The mission of the Continuum of Care Project is to
increase the capacity of New Mexico's health care system to provide lifelong
quality health care for people with developmental disabilities and related
chronic conditions. The Continuum of Care project grew out of the idea that
health care services should be available and delivered in a comprehensive and
coordinated manner from infancy to adulthood, assuring people with disabilities
access to the full array of health services from a multidisciplinary
approach. They promote health care professionals becoming more
knowledgeable and competent in dealing with developmental disabilities and in
delivering services in a culturally sensitive way that respects individuals'
preferences, honors personal values and promotes quality of life. The Continuum of Care web page includes much
useful information about a variety of health issues related to people with
disabilities.
Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation,
New Mexico Department of Education
1-(800) 235-5387
Employment and Training Services
Unit for Older Individuals,
New Mexico State Agency on Aging
1-(800) 432-2080
1-(800) 332-1000
The Epilepsy Foundation is a national, charitable organization
dedicated to work for children and adults affected by seizures through
research, education, advocacy and service.
FCA is a public voice for caregivers, illuminating
the daily challenges they face, offering them assistance, and championing their
cause through education, services, research and advocacy.
Family Village is a
global community; that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities
on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their
families, and for those that provide them services and support. Examples of information include: specific
diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology,
adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues,
disability-related media and literature.
Information
Center for New Mexicans with Disabilities/BabyNet at the CDD
1-(800) 552-8195 (Voice and TDD).
Call and get resource information
about people with disabilities.
Library
and Information Network for the Community (LINC) at the CDD
1-(800) 827-6380
A repository of
information relevant to the subject areas of human development and
disability. It provides services to CDD
staff, people with disabilities or at risk of having disabilities, their
families, service providers and advocates throughout New Mexico. LINC currently maintains a growing
collection of books, videocassettes, information kits, and journals. Personalized assistance in searching the
Internet, a video viewer in-house, research support on development and
disability topics, literature searches and copies of full text articles through
DOCLINE, the National Library of Medicine’s inter-library loan system for participating
medical libraries are provided.
Long Term Services Division, New
Mexico Department of Health
(505) 827-2426
New Mexico Commission for the Blind
(505)
827-4479
New
Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1-(800) 489-8536 Voice/TTY
It is the
mission of the New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons to
create awareness of, and to provide advocacy and ensure equal accessibility for
deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing persons in the State of New Mexico.
The Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that persons with disabilities be provided
reasonable accommodation and equal access to services. They stand committed to
advocate for all deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing persons equitably,
acknowledging the individual’s preferred mode of communication and educational
methods. It is also their commitment to promote and maintain highly qualified
interpreters throughout the state.
New
Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning
Council
(505) 827-7590
New
Mexico Governor’s Committee on Concerns of the Handicapped
(505) 827-6465 (Voice); (505) 827-6329 (TTY)
The Governor's Committee on Concerns of the
Handicapped (GCCH) works in a variety of areas including employment, training,
systemic advocacy, access (both physical and programmatically), housing,
transportation, information and referral, for people with disabilities. A committee of people with disabilities who
are appointed by the Governor oversees the Governor’s Committee on Concerns of
the Handicapped.
New
Mexico Protection and Advocacy Services
(505) 256-3100
Provides information,
referral, advocacy, reference and resource library sharing of parenting
experiences, and links to other organizations.
Parents
with Disabilities Online
Information, support
and resources to parents with disabilities since 1996.
This is an e-mail address to send comments or
questions to the self-advocacy group for people with disabilities. A person can also use this email to ask how
to join the self-advocacy group.
Parents
for Behaviorally Different Children
In Albuquerque (505)
265-0430
An organization with many activities to support
parents of children who are behaviorally different.
505-247-0192 or 1-800-524-5176
Parents Reaching Out is a statewide non-profit
organization that focuses on working with and teaching parents, caregivers,
educators and other professionals the skills, resources and tools they need to
promote healthy, positive and caring experiences for families and children
throughout New Mexico. Founded and operated by families in 1981, they have been
helping parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs for
20 years. In 1998, they expanded the scope of work to include all families and
all children. The staff is located throughout the state and is made up of
parents who represent the diverse culture and ethnicity of New Mexico.
Additionally, they have a wide network of volunteers available to provide
support to families within their communities.
(401) 828-6706
TASH
is an international association of people with disabilities, their family
members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which
inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. TASH is an organization of members
concerned with human dignity, civil rights, education, and independence for all
individuals with disabilities. They have over thirty chapters and members from
thirty-four different countries and territories. Since their inception over
twenty-five years ago, TASH
has gained international acclaim for our uncompromising stand against
separatism, stigmatization, abuse and neglect. They actively promote the full
inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life.
TASH believes that no
one with a disability should be forced to live, work, or learn in a segregated
setting; that all individuals deserve the right to direct their own lives. TASH 's mission is to eliminate
physical and social obstacles that prevent equity, diversity, and quality of
life.
(301) 565-3842
The Arc is the national organization of and for people
with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their
families. It is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for
people with mental retardation and their families. The association also fosters
research and education regarding the prevention of mental retardation in
infants and young children.
(TLG) National Resource
Center for parents with Disabilities (800) 644-2666; (800) 804-1616 (TTY)
Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a nationally
recognized center that has pioneered research, training, and services for
families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability of medical
issue.
Dedicated to person-centered
services supporting people with developmental disabilities. Has a number of abstracts related to parents
with cognitive disabilities.
World
Institute on Disability
(510) 763-4100; (510)
208-9496. Email: mailto:wid@wid.org
*Source: Stevens, J. (2002). Assisting parents with cognitive
disabilities to success. Albuquerque,
NM: Center for Development and Disability.
Stevens, J. (2001). Pre-Service
and Orientation Health Information. Albuquerque,
NM: Continuum of Care at the
University of New Mexico
Federally funded (WI-11028-01-60) by
United
States Department of Labor Employment Training Administration
For the NMONE Program with the New
Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (NMDVR) through a subcontract
with the Community
Support Alliance (CSA) at the Center for Development
and Disability (CDD), University of New Mexico (UNM)