Disability Resources

Age Plan Institute is a consulting agency that provides consultations primarily to cognitive and intellectual disability agencies and services, as well as mental health agencies or services.

Disability Rights New Mexico – DRNM – is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to protect, promote and expand the rights of persons with disabilities. We are the designated protection and advocacy program for New Mexico, and as such we have authority under federal law to pursue legal, administrative and other remedies on behalf of persons with disabilities. information/referral, client advocacy, group advocacy, training.

Krossroads provides mental health counseling, substance abuse help, and family counseling and therapy. Krossroads also offers medication management, case management, medically assisted treatment, and behavioral health counseling. Krossroads only offers outpatient services.

The Commission for the Blind provides vocational rehabilitation and independent living services designed to enable people who are blind to become more participating and contributing members of society. The Vocational Rehabilitation program helps blind people become employed. The Independent Living/Older Blind program helps blind people live independently in their homes and communities. The Commission’s “Newsline for the Blind” program provides access to over thirty publications through a touchtone phone. The Commission also sponsors “NFB-Newsline,” which provides access to over 200 national newspapers, including several in Spanish. You can get information about Newsline by calling Newsline at 841-8844, or 1-888-513-7958.

New Vistas is a Center for Independent Living and serves nine counties in northern New Mexico including Santa Fe, San Miguel, Mora, Colfax, Union, Harding, Taos, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos counties. While they don't provide regular case management services, they can assist with information and referral services, individual and systems advocacy, peer support, independent living skills training, nursing home diversion/transition services, and youth transition services.

The New Mexico Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing provides effective leadership, education, advocacy and programs to reduce barriers to the social, economic, educational, cultural and intellectual well-being of Deaf and Hard of Hearing New Mexicans and their families, friends and colleagues. NMCDHH provides programs and services to over 250,000 people in New Mexico who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late-Deafened and their families, friends, agencies and organizations. Programs and services are categorized into three areas: communication access and development, telecommunications and technical assistance, and public policy and advocacy. Office hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The Department of Community Advocacy provides advocacy and referrals for transition-related settings, as well as guidance on requesting and receiving accommodations. They also work with professionals from various districts, institutions and agencies to ensure that individuals are receiving appropriate services under federal law, and participate in a variety of transition groups and organizations focused on improving outcomes for post-secondary transition for individuals with disabilities.