Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
National Office Headquarters:
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050-1218
Switchboard hours: 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
516-944-8900 (Voice)
516-944-8908 (VP)
516-944-8637 (TTY)
516-944-7302 (Fax)
E-mail: hkncinfo@hknc.org

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm

The Center provides services to youth and adults who are deaf-blind according to the definition of deaf-blindness in the Helen Keller Act. The national center in New York and regional offices that serve each state provide advocacy, support groups, information, and services to people who have both a vision and a hearing loss.

The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) is to enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in his or her community of choice. Authorized by an Act of Congress in 1967, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is a national rehabilitation program serving youth and adults who are deaf-blind.

2905 Rodeo Park Drive East
Building 4, Suite 100
Santa Fe, NM 87505
888-513-7968 (Toll free)
505-476-4479
www.state.nm.us/cftb
Office contacts and locations: www.cfb.state.nm.us/OfficeLocations.html

The mission of the New Mexico Commission for the Blind is to enable persons who are blind to achieve vocational, economic and social equality by providing career preparation, training in the skills of blindness and above all, promoting and conveying the belief that blindness is not a barrier to successful employment, or to living an independent and meaningful life.

Programs and services include:

• Adult Orientation Center
• Assistive Technology
• Business Enterprise Program
• Deaf-Blind Program
• Emergency Eye Care
• Employment Development Center
• Independent Living/Older Blind Services
• NEWSLINE for the Blind
• Students in Transition To Employment Program
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services

435 St. Michael's Drive
Building D
Santa Fe, NM 87505
800-224-7005 (Toll free)
505-954-8500
505-954-8562 (Fax)
www.dvrgetsjobs.com

The purpose of the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is to help people with disabilities achieve suitable employment outcomes.

27 Montebello Road
Pueblo, CO 81001
800-934-EYES (3937) (Toll free)
719-545-1530
719-542-6852 (Fax)
www.rockymountaineyecenter.com
E-mail: k.allen@rmecpc.com

In Colorado: Pueblo – Northside; Pueblo – Southside; Canon City; La Junta; Alamosa; Salida; Trinidad

In New Mexico: Raton

6595 North Oracle Road, Suite 123
Tucson, AZ 85704-7736
888-534-4321 (Toll free)
520-297-0027
www.southwestlowvision.com  
E-mail: southwest.vision@gmail.com  

Southwest Low Vision offers a range of low vision solutions, including magnifying glasses, reading lamps, video magnifiers for reading and writing, and links to resources and organizations.

A new mobile service will now include portions of New Mexico.

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The mission of the Veterans' Healthcare System (VHA) is to serve the needs of America's veterans by providing primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services. Approximately a quarter of the nation's population -- approximately 70 million people -- are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans.

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Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Veterans:
The mission of the VA Blind Rehabilitation Service is to coordinate a healthcare service delivery system that provides a continuum of care for blinded veterans extending from their home environment to the local VA facility and to the appropriate rehabilitation setting.

Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST):
The Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Coordinator serves as the initial contact person for getting help with vision loss. VIST Coordinators are located at local VA Medical Centers across the country. They work to ensure that veterans with visual impairments receive appropriate benefits and services.

The VIST Coordinator is a case manager who has major responsibility for the coordination of all services for legally blind veterans and their families. Duties include providing and/or arranging for the provision of appropriate treatment plans and programs in order to enhance a blinded veteran's functioning level.

Other duties include identifying new cases of blindness, providing professional counseling, resolving problems, arranging annual healthcare reviews, and conducting education programs relating to blindness.

Services for blind and visually impaired veterans include:

• Orientation and Mobility
• Independent Living Skills
• Manual Skills
• Visual Skills and Low Vision Services
• Computer Access Training
• Physical Conditioning
• Recreation
• Adjustment to Blindness
• Family Program