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 Department of Education: Special Education.

State Department of Education: Special Education 
State Department of Education: Special Education 
Gloria Dopf, Director 
Office of Special Education, Elementary & Secondary Education and School Improvement Programs
Nevada Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 113
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
(775) 687-9171
E-mail: gdopf@nsn.k12.nv.us
Web: www.nde.state.nv.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Kathleen St. Klair, Director of Title 1 
School Improvement Program
Office of Special Education, Elementary & Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs
Nevada Department of Education
700 E. 5th Street, Suite 113
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 687-9185
Web: www.nde.state.nv.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Wendy Whipple, Part C IDEA Coordinator
Department of Human Resources, Health Division
3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 684-3460
E-mail: wwhipple@nvhd.state.nv.us
Web: http://health2k.state.nv.us/beis

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Keith Allred, Consultant
Office of Special Education, Elementary & Secondary Education and School Improvement Programs
Nevada Department of Education 
700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 113
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 687-9170
E-mail: kallred@nsn.k12.nv.us
Web: www.nde.state.nv.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 
Kraig Schutte, Administrator 
Rehabilitation Division
Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation
505 E. King Street, Room 502
Carson City, NV 89710 
(775) 684-4040 
E-mail: detrvr@nvdetr.org
Web: http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/index.htm

Coordinator for Transition Services
Tom Vernardos, Special Education Consultant for Transition 
Nevada Department of Education 
Office of Special Education 
1820 E Sahara, Suite 205 
Las Vegas, NV 89514 
(702) 486-6458 Ext.247 
E-mail: venardos@nsn.k12.nv.us 
Web: www.nde.state.nv.us/equity/

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Phyllis Dryden, Director
Career, Technical and Adult Education
Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 111
Carson City, NV 89701-5096 
(775) 687-9144
E-mail: pdryden@nsn.k12.nv.us
Web: www.nde.state.nv.us

State Mental Health Agency
Carlos Brandenburg, Ph.D., Administrator
Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services 
Department of Human Resources
Kinkead Building, Suite 602 
505 E. King Street 
Carson City, NV 89701-3790
(775) 684-5943
E-mail: cbrandenburg@dhr.state.nv.us
Web: http://mhds.state.nv.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Jone M. Bosworth, Administrator
Division of Child and Family Services 
Department of Human Resources
711 E. Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701-5092
(775) 684-4400
E-mail: j.bosworth@dcfs.state.nv.us
Web: http://dcfs.state.nv.us

State Mental Retardation Program 
Carlos Brandenburg, Ph.D., Administrator 
Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
Department of Human Resources
Kinkead Building, Suite 602
505 E. King Street
Carson City, NV 89701-3790
(775) 684-5943 
E-mail: cbrandenburg@dhr.state.nv.us
Web: http://mhds.state.nv.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 
Ken Vogel, Director
Office of Disability Services
Department of Human Resources
3656 Research Way, Suite 32
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 687-4452
E-mail: jvogel@dhr.state.nv.us

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Jack Mayes, Executive Director
Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center
6039 Eldora Avenue, Suite C - Box 3
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 257-8150; (888) 349-3843 (toll-free)
(702) 257-8160 (TTY)
E-mail: ndalc@ndalclv.org
Web: www.ndalc.org

Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center
1311 N. McCarron Boulevard, Suite 106
Sparks, NV 89431
(775) 333-7878; (775) 788-7824 (TTY)
(800) 992-5715 (toll-free)
E-mail: reno@ndalc.org
Web: www.ndalc.org

Client Assistance Program 
Deborah E. Madison, Acting Director
Client Assistance Program
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Division, Rehabilitation Administration
1325 Corporate Boulevard, Suite 177
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 688-1440; (800) 633-9879
E-mail: detrcap@nvdetr.org
Web: http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_cap.htm

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Judith Wright, Bureau Chief
Family Health Services
Nevada State Health Division
Department of Human Resources
3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 684-4285
E-mail: jwright@nvhd.state.nv.us
Web: www.health2k.state.nv.us/bfhs

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Division of Health Care Financing and Policy
Nevada Check Up
1100 East Williams Street, Ste 119
Carson City, Nevada 89701
(775) 684-3777; (800) 360-6044
Web: www.nevadacheckup.state.nv.us/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Division
Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired
505 East King Street, Room 501
Carson City, Nevada 89701
(775) 684-4244
Web: www.nvdetr.org/rehab/reh_bvi.htm

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 326-6888 (V)
(800) 326-6868 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(888) 326-5658 (Speech to Speech)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Charles L. Buel, Ph.D., Director
Rural Clinics, MHDS
503 N. Division Street
Carson City, NV 89703
(775) 687-1000
E-mail: cbuel@dhr.state.nv.us

Marcia Bennett, Ph.D., Director
Rural Regional Center, MHDS
625 Fairview, Suite 120
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 687-5162
E-mail: mbennett@dhr.state.nv.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Erica C. Jones, Director
Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Public Health Institute
555 12th Street, Suite 1030
Oakland, CA 94607-4046
(510) 285-5600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adatech@pdbtac.com
Web: www.pacdbtac.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
JoAnn Johnson, Ph.D., Director
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Research and Education Planning Center
College of Education/MS285
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 784-4921 (V/TTY); (800) 216-7988
E-mail: joannj@unr.edu
Web: http://repc.unr.edu

Technology-Related Assistance 
Nevada Assistive Technology Collaborative
Office of Disability Services
Department of Human Resources
3656 Research Way, Suite 32
Carson City, NV 89706
(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) 283-1516
E-mail: nsetap@aol.com

State Mediation System
Dr. Keith Allred, Mediation Coordinator
Nevada Department of Education
700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 113
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 687-9140
E-mail: kallred@nsn.k12.nv.us
Web: www.nde.state.nv.us

Special Format Library
Nevada Talking Book Services 
100 North Stewart Street 
Carson City, NV 89701-4285 
(775) 684-3354; (800) 922-9334 
(775) 687-8338 (TTY)
Web site: http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/tbooks/

Disability-Specific 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)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

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: www.autism-society.org

Blind/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@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Bob Hogan, Program Director
Nevada Community Enrichment Program-Las Vegas
2820 W. Charleston Boulevard, D-37
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 259-1903
E-mail: bobthogan@att.net
Web: www.accessiblespace.org

Roberta L. Johnson, President
Northern Nevada Head Injury Assocation
P.O. Box 20287
Reno, NV 89515-0287
(775) 853-4019

Cerebral Palsy
Russ Rougeau, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Northern Nevada
4068 S. McCarran, Suite B
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 331-3323
E-mail: ucpnn@ucpnn.org

Down Syndrome
Barbara Fraser, Board Chairman
Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada
5300 Vegas Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89108-2347
(702) 648-1990
E-mail: ceo@dsosn.org
Web: www.dsosn.org

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 341-1515; (888) 300-6710
Web: www.ldaamerica.org

Mental Health
Nevada Alliance for the Mentally Ill 
6150 Transverse Drive, Suite 104
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 258-1618

Mental Retardation 
Edward R. Guthrie, Executive Director
Opportunity Village 
6300 W. Oakey Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 259-3707
E-mail: Guthrie@opportunityvillage.org
Web: www.opportunityvillage.org

Speech and Hearing
Nevada Speech and Hearing Association
10426 Rockport Lane
Reno, NV 89521
(775) 851-7166
Web: www.nvsha.org

Spina Bifida 
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Nevada
3106 Laentrada Street
Henderson, NV 89014

Organizations Especially for Parents and Guaregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Karen Taycher, Executive Director
Nevada PEP
2355 Red Rock, Suite 106
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 388-8899; (800) 216-5188 (in NV)
(775) 448-9950 Satellite Office Reno
E-mail: pepinfo@nvpep.org
Web: www.nvpep.org

Parent-To-Parent 
Cheryl Schumacher, Information and Referral Specialist
Family TIES of Nevada, Inc.
P.O. Box 50815
Sparks, NV 89435-0815
(775) 823-9500; (866) 326-8437
E-mail: info@familytiesnv.org
Web: www.familytiesnv.org/

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Barbara Clark, President
Nevada Parent-Teacher Association
6134 W. Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 258-7885; (800) 782-7201
E-mail: support@nevadapta.org
Web: www.nevadapta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Aimee Wittler, Executive Director
Disability Resources, Inc.
155 Glendale Avenue, Suite 11
Sparks, NV 89431
(775) 329-1126
E-mail: awittler@disabilityresourcesonline.org
Web: http://disabilityresourcesonline.org

Donald Stromquist, President
Easter Seals Sierra Nevada
6100 Neil Road, Suite 201
Reno, NV 89511 
(775) 322-6555; (800) 228-7102
E-mail: info@eastersealsnv.org
Web: www.easter-seals.org

Vince Triggs, Executive Director
Easter Seals Southern Nevada
6200 W. Oakey Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89146
(702) 870-7050
E-mail: vtriggs@eastersealssn.org
Web: www.eastersealssn.org

Mary Ellen Horan, Executive Director
VSA arts of Nevada (formerly Very Special Arts Nevada)
135 N. Sierra, Suite D
Reno, NV 89501
(775) 826-6100
E-mail: meh@vsan.reno.nv.us
Web: nv.vsarts.org

Independent Living 

To find out the contact information for the Statewide 
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for 
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org