STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Gloria Dopf, Director

Educational Equity, Department of Education

700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 113

Carson City, NV 89701-5096

(775) 687-9171

E-mail: kboles@nsn.k12.nde.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Keith Allred, Consultant

Educational Equity, Department of Education

1820 E. Sahara #208

Las Vegas, NV 89104

(702) 486-6454

E-mail: kallred@nsn.k12.nv.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Janelle Mulvenon

Part C IDEA Coordinator

Department of Human Resources

3987 S. McCarran Boulevard

Reno, NV 89502

(775) 688-2284

E-mail: jamulven@govmail.state.nv.us

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

Maynard Yasmer, Administrator

Rehabilitation Division, Dept. of Employment, Training,

& Rehabilitation

505 East King St., Room 502

Carson City, NV 89710

(775) 684-4040

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Phyllis Dryden, Team Leader

Workforce and Education

700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 111

Carson City, NV 89701-5096

(775) 687-9144

E-mail: prich@nsn.k12.nv.us

Web: nsn.k12.nv.us/nvdoe/

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Carlos Brandenburg, Ph.D., Administrator

Division of Mental Health & Developmental Services

Kinkead Bldg., Suite 602

505 East King Street

Carson City, NV 89701-3790

(775) 684-5943

E-mail: mhds@govmail.state.nv.us

Web: state.nv.us/hr/mhds

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Stephen A. Shaw, Administrator

Division of Child and Family Services

711 East Fifth Street

Carson City, NV 89701-5092

(775) 684-4400

E-mail: sshaw@govmail.state.nv.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Carlos Brandenburg, Ph.D., Administrator

Division of Mental Health & Developmental Services

Department of Human Resources

Kinkead Bldg., Suite 602

505 East King Street

Carson City, NV 89701-3790

E-mail: mhds@govmail.state.nv.us

Web: state.nv.us/hr/mhds

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Ken Vogel, Director

Office of Community Based Services

711 South Stewart St

Carson City, NV 89701

(775) 687-4452

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Jack Mayes, Executive Director

Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center

6039 Eldora Ave., Suite C - Box 3

Las Vegas, NV 89146

(702) 257-8150; (888) 349-3843 (toll-free)

(702) 257-8160 (TTY)

E-mail: ndalc@

Web:

Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center

1201 Terminal Way, Suite 219

Reno, NV 89502

(775) 333-7878; (800) 992-5715 (toll-free)

(775) 788-7824 (TTY)

E-mail: reno@

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

William E. Bauer, Director

State of Nevada, Client Assistance Program

2450 Wrondel Way, Suite E

Reno, NV 89502

(775) 688-1440; (800) 633-9879

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Judith Wright, Chief

Bureau of Family Health Services, Division of Health

Dept. of Human Resources

505 East King Street, Room 200

Carson City, NV 89701-4792

(775) 687-4885

E-mail: jwright@govmail.state.nv.us

RURAL RESOURCES

Charles L. Buel, Ph.D., Director

Rural Clinics, MHDS

503 N. Division Street

Carson City, NV 89703

(775) 687-1000

E-mail: CBuel@govmail.state.nv.us

Rural Regional Center

625 Fairview, Suite 120

Carson City, NV 89701

(775) 687-5162

E-mail: rnmrs@govmail.state.nv.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Pacific DBTAC

California Public Health Institute

2168 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 301

Berkeley, CA 94704-1307

(510) 848-2980 (V); (510) 848-1840 (TTY)

(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

E-mail: adatech@

Web:

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@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

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: autism-

Brain Injury

Bob Hogan

Nevada Community Enrichment Program-Las Vegas

2820 West Charleston Blvd., D37

Las Vegas, NV 89102

(702) 259-1903

E-mail: bobthogan@worldnet.

Roberta L. Johnson, President

Northern Nevada Head Injury Assocation

P.O. Box 20287

Reno, NV 89515-0287

(775) 853-4019

Dennis H. Luck, President

Brain Injury Association Nevada

2820 West Charleston Blvd., D37

Las Vegas, NV 89102

(702) 387-2318

Learning Disabilities

Mary Baca, President

Learning Disabilities Association of Nevada

7286 S. Florentine Drive

Sparks, NV 89436

(775) 626-3631

Mental Health

NV Alliance for the Mentally Ill

2600 Spinnaker Drive

Reno, NV 89509

(775) 825-7023

Mental Retardation

Edward R. Guthrie

Opportunity Village

6300 W. Oakey Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89102

(702) 259-3707

E-mail: Guthrie@

Web:

Speech and Hearing

Nevada Speech and Hearing Association

2667 Enterprise Road

Reno, NV 89512

(877) 273-0134, ext. 0001

Visual Impairments

Gil Johnson, Director

American Foundation for the Blind-West

111 Pine Street, Suite 725

San Francisco, CA 94111

(415) 392-4845

E-mail: sanfran@

Web:

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Stephen L. Rock, Director

University Affiliated Program

Research and Education Planning Center

College of Education/MS285

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-4921 (V/TTY); (800) 216-7988

Web: unr.edu/repc

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Paul Haugen, Director

Nevada Assistive Technology Collaborative

Rehabilitation Division

Office of Community Based Services

711 South Stewart Street

Carson City, NV 89710

(775) 687-4452; (775) 687-3388 (TTY)

Liz Isaacs, Coordinator

Nevada Special Education Technology Assistance Project

P.O. Box 603

Carson City, NV 89702

(775) 885-6268

E-mail: nsetap@

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Karen Taycher, Executive Director

Nevada PEP

2810 W. Charleston, Suite G68, Quail Park IV

Las Vegas, NV 89102

(702) 388-8899; (800) 216-5188 (in NV)

(775) 448-9950 Satellite Office Reno

E-mail: nvpep@vegas.

Web:

INDEPENDENT LIVING

Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living

1919 Grimes Street, Suite B

Fallon, NV 89406

(702) 423-4900 (V/TTY)

E-mail: nncil@

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Cheryl Schumacher, State Coordinator

Nevada Parent Network

University of Nevada, Reno

REPC-285, College of Education

Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-4921; (800) 216-7988, ext. 2354

E-mail: cheryls@unr.edu

Web: unr.edu/repc/npn

INDEPENDENT LIVING

Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living/Fallon

1919 Grimes Street, Suite B

Fallon, NV 89406

(775) 423-4900 (V/TTY)

E-mail: nncil@

Northern NV Center for Independent Living (NNCIL - Reno/Sparks)

999 Pyramid Way

Sparks, NV 89431

(775) 353-3599; (800) 552-5588 (in NV)

Mary Evilsizer, Executive Director

Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living

6039 Eldora Avenue, Suite F-6

Las Vegas, NV 89146

(702) 889-4216

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Donald Stromquist, Executive Director

Easter Seals Nevada

6100 Neil Road, Suite 201

Reno, NV 89511

(775) 322-6555; (800) 228-7102

E-mail: nveaster@

Web:

Janet Prebul, President

National Association for Ventilator Dependent Individuals (NAVDI)

Las Vegas Chapter

5720 Crystal Lilly Court

Las Vegas, NV 89130

(702) 396-4172

E-mail: tweetybear27@

Mary Ellen Horan, Executive Director

VSA arts of Nevada (formerly Very Special Arts Nevada)

4598 S. Virginia Street

Reno, NV 89502-6013

(775) 826-6100

Web: nv.

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