New Mexico

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) District Office

Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Phoenix District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and several counties in New Mexico.

New Mexico One-Stop Career Centers

Each center provides career counseling, resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training, and information about local and national labor markets and unemployment compensation.

New Mexico Independent Living Centers (ILCs)

Contact information for all ILCs in New Mexico. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.

New Mexico Aging & Long Term Care Services Department

Provides specialized services for seniors and people with disabilities to improve their quality of life, including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.

New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability

Works with state, private and non-profit agencies and organizations in an effort to develop policies and practices that are beneficial to people with disabilities in New Mexico.

New Mexico Transition Services

Offers programs and services to ensure that children with exceptionalities are prepared for employment and independent living.

New Mexico Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA)

If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.

New Mexico Employment Network Program

Designed to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries in obtaining employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services from public and private providers, employers and other organizations.

New Mexico Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)

Information on New Mexico's SBDCs, which offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. Web site includes an interactive map to help users locate the center closest to where they live.

New Mexico Business Leadership Network

Brings together businesses, state agencies and community leaders to expand the employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) in New Mexico

DPNs serve as disability resource specialists to assist individuals with disabilities navigate through available programs and services in the local One-Stop system. The DPNs work to increase employment opportunities and the self-sufficiency of persons with disabilities by linking them to employers to achieve successful entry or re-entry into the workforce.

Community Options

A non-profit organization providing housing, employment assistance, advocacy and support services to people with disabilities.

New Mexico Ticket to Work Information

Information on a program that helps Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries get employment and vocational rehabilitation services.

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Provides services to help people with disabilities achieve a suitable employment outcome.

New Mexico Commission for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Serves persons who are legally blind or who have a condition which will lead to legal blindness by helping them to become employed in ways that are appropriate to each individual's strengths.

Transition Services for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Program from the New Mexico Commission for the Blind provides activities for students to prepare them to move from school to work or higher education. These activities are designed to complement the employment experience and reinforce blindness skills.

New Mexico Commission for the Blind Employment Development Center

Markets top quality products made by people who are blind in order to sell these products to government agencies, private companies and organizations.

Business Enterprise Program

Program from the New Mexico Commission for the Blind provides employment opportunities for people who are blind to operate food service facilities.

New Mexico Commission for the Blind Adult Orientation Center

A residential program designed to equip people who are blind with the skills needed to become employed or live independently in their homes and communities.

Information Center for New Mexicans with Disabilities

Toll free number (1-800-552-8195) provides information to individuals with disabilities, families, advocates, therapists and case managers about service providers, support groups and other local, state and national resources.

Aging & Disability Resource Center

A one-stop resource for seniors, people with disabilities and their families that provides information and assistance on everything from legal service, hospice care, transportation and more. Call 1-800-432-2080.

New Vistas Employment Services

A Center for Independent Living, New Vistas offers programs to help adults with disabilities find and keep employment.

New Mexico Youth In Transition

Collects, communicates and disseminates information and activities concerning initiatives that assist youth in New Mexico who are transitioning from school to work or higher education.
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