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