Nevada State Resources

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities.
For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.

See NevadaWeb Resources 
STATE DEPARTMENT OF  
EDUCATION:  Special 
 Education Services.
Programs for Children 
with Special Health Care 
Needs.
DEVELOPMENTAL 
DISABILITIES 
Planning Council.
DISABILITY Organizations 
STATE VOCATIONAL
  
Rehabilitation Agency.
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN ages 3 through 5.  STATE VOCATIONAL 
Special Needs Programs
DISABILITIES 
Advocacy  Program 
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED 
Programs   
 
EARLY  
Intervention System.
DEPARTMENT OF  MENTAL HEALTH   
for children and youth.
CLIENT ASSISTANCE  
 Program.
TECHNOLOGY RELATED 
Assistance.
PARENTS Training and 
 Information Project.
DEPARTMENT OF  MENTAL Health  DEPARTMENT OF  MENTAL HEALTH /Retardation   PARENT-TEACHER Association (PTA)
 
 
 
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 
(702) 687-9142 

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES: 
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Sharon Rogers, Consultant 
Educational Equity, Department of Education  
700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 113  
Carson City, NV 89701-5096  
(702) 687-9142  

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES: 
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Marilyn K. Walter, Chief 
Early Childhood Services/DCFS 
Department of Human Resources  
3987 S. McCarran Boulevard 
Reno, NV 89502 
(702) 688-2284 

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Elizabeth Breshears, Administrator  
Rehabilitation Division, Dept. of Employment, Training, 
& Rehabilitation 
505 East King St., Room 502 
Carson City, NV 89710  
(702) 687-4440 

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Phyllis Rich, Director of School Improvement & Workforce Education 
Occupational and Continuing Education Branch 
Department of Education  
700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 111 
Carson City, NV 89701-5096  
(702) 687-9190 

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY 
Division of Mental Hygiene & Mental Retardation  
Department of Human Resources 
Kinkead Bldg., Suite 602  
505 East King Street  
Carson City, NV 89701-3790 
(702) 687-5943 
E-mail: MHMR@govmail.state.nv.us 

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 
Ken Patterson, Administrator 
Division of Child/Family Services  
711 East Fifth Street 
Carson City, NV 89701 
(702) 687-5982 

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM 
Carlos Brandenburg, Administrator  
Division of Mental Hygiene and Mental Retardation 
Department of Human Resources 
Kinkead Bldg., Suite 602 
505 East King Street 
Carson City, NV 89701-3790 
(702) 687-5943 
E-mail: MHMR@govmail.state.nv.us 

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Paul Haugen, DD Planner 
Office of Community Based Services 
711 South Stewart St 
Carson City, NV 89701 
(702) 687-4452 

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
S. Travis Wall, Director 
Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center 
401 S. Third Street, Suite 403 
Las Vegas, NV 89101 
(702) 383-8150; (702) 383-7097 (TTY) 
(800) 992-5715 (In NV) 

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
William E. Bauer, Director  
State of Nevada, Client Assistance Program 
1755 E. Plumb Lane, # 109 
Reno, NV 89502 
(702) 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  
(702) 687-4885 
E-mail: jwright@govmail.state.nv.us  

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder 
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: 

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.) 
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101 
Plantation, FL 33317 
(954) 587-3700 
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) 
URL: http://www.chadd.org 

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) 
P.O. Box 972 
Mentor, OH 44061 
(216) 350-9595 
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet) 
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com 
URL: http://www.add.org 

Brain Injury 
Francisca Lara, President 
Southern Nevada Head Injury Association 
P.O. Box 29151 
Las Vegas, NV 89110 
(702) 454-7666 

Janet Shapiro 
Northern Nevada Head Injury Association 
Nevada Community Enrichment Program 
70 Smithridge Drive, Suite C 
Reno, NV 89502 
(702) 828-7171 

Cerebral Palsy  
United Cerebral Palsy of Northern Nevada 
255 Glendale Avenue, Suite 3 
Sparks, NV 89431 
(702) 331-3323 

Mental Health 
Rosetta Johnson, President  
NV Alliance for the Mentally Ill  
2600 Spinnaker Drive 
Reno, NV 89509  
(702) 825-7023  

Mental Retardation  
Edward R. Guthrie 
Opportunity Village Assoc. for Retarded Citizens, Inc. 
6300 W. Oakey Blvd. 
Las Vegas, NV 89102 
(702) 259-3707 

Speech and Hearing  
Diane Branson, President 
Nevada Speech and Hearing Association 
7235 Lingfield Drive 
Reno, NV 89502 

Spina Bifida  
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of NV  
3201 South Maryland Parkway, Suite 4 
Las Vegas, NV 89109  
(702) 796-7242 

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS 
Donald Stromquist, Executive Director 
Nevada Easter Seal Society 
6100 Neil Road, Suite 201 
Reno, NV 89511  
(702) 322-6555; (800) 555-7495 (in NV) 

Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living 
1919 Grimes Street, Suite B 
Fallon, NV 89406 
(702) 423-4900 (V/TTY) 

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
JoAnne Johnson, Acting Director 
University Affiliated Program 
Research and Education Planning Center 
College of Education/MS285 
University of Nevada, Reno 
Reno, NV 89557 
(702) 784-4921 (V/TTY); (800) 216-7988 

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Todd Butterworth, Director 
Nevada Assistive Technology Collaborative 
Rehabilitation Division 
Office of Community Based Services 
711 South Stewart Street 
Carson City, NV 89710 
(702) 687-4452; (702) 687-3388 (TTY) 

Liz Isaacs 
NV Special Education Technology Assistance Project 
P. O. Box 603 
Carson City, NV 89702 
(702) 885-6268 

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Karen Taycher, Executive Director 
Nevada PEP 
601 S. Rancho Drive, Suite C25 
Las Vegas, NV 89106 
(702) 388-8899 
(800) 216-5188 
E-mail: nvpep@vegas.infi.net 

PARENT-TO-PARENT
Cheryl Dinnell, State Coordinator 
Nevada Parent Network 
REPC, College of Education/278 
Reno, NV 89557-0082 
(702) 784-4921; (800) 216-7988 
E-mail: cdinnell@scs.unr.edu 

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Debbie Smith, President 
Nevada Parent-Teacher Association 
3270 Wilma Drive 
Sparks, NV 89431

Nevada Web
 
Consumer Protection  
Better Business Bureau of Northern Nevada  

Family and Parenting   
Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas

 Children and Youth   
Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas  
Children's Cabinet at Incline Village  
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Nevada  
Nevada Area Boy Scouts Council 
 
Safety   
Fernley Volunteer Fire Department  

Recovery, Addiction, and Abuse   
East Las Vegas Area of Narcotics Anonymous

Disability Information   
Accessibility in Nevada  

Health   
Desert Southwest Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society 
 


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