Blind & Low Vision
Commission for the Blind
The Commission for the Blind provides vocational rehabilitation and independent living services designed to enable persons who are blind to elevate their participation and contributions as members of society.
Its mission 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.
Resources
Administrative Office
2905 Rodeo Park Dr. E. Bldg. 4 Suite 100
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-476-4479
Toll-free: 888-513-7968
Albuquerque Field Offices
2200 Yale Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: 505-841-8844
Toll-free: 888-513-7958
Alamogordo Orientation Center
408 North White Sands Blvd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 575-437-0401
Toll-free: 888-513-7967
Roswell Field Office
400 North Pennsylvania, Suite 900
Roswell, NM 88201
Phone: 575-624-6140
Toll-free: 888-513-7961
Las Cruces Field Office
Matrix Capital Bank Building
277 East Amador, Suite 101
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: 575-524-6450
Toll-free: 888-513-7960
Las Vegas Field Office
2505 Ridge Runner Road
Las Vegas, NM 87701
Phone: 505-425-3546
Toll-free: 888-513-7963
Farmington Field Office
3535 E. 30th, Suite 110
Farmington, NM 87402
Phone: 505-327-3031
Toll-free: 888-513-7964
Adult Protective Services Statewide
Phone: 505-476-4912
Toll-free: 866-654-3219
Aging and Long-Term Services Department - Aging and Disability Resources Center
The National Federation of the Blind is the nation’s largest membership organization of blind persons. The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold: to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind.
American Council of the Blind
The Council serves as a national organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic, and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with the public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting all blind persons to develop their abilities and conducting a public education program to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.
National Federation of the Blind
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) offers comprehensive information and assistance:
- Information and Referral Assistance
- Benefits Counseling
- Medicaid home and community-based services
- Caregiving
- Respite Care (adult day care, in-home care)
- Attendant and/or Personal Care
- Homemaker services
- Home-delivered meals
- Nutrition Counseling
- Transportation
- Prescription Drug Assistance
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
- Transition Care program helps residents transition from long-term care facilities back into a community setting
- Adult Protective Services
- Long-Term Options Counseling
- Legal information and assistance
- Aging and Long-Term Services Department
- Phone: 505-476-4799
- Toll-free: 866-451-2901
- Website
- Aging and Disability Resources Center
- Phone: 505-476-4846
- Toll-free: 800-432-2080
- Website
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress, administers a free national library program that provides Braille and recorded materials to people who cannot see regular print or handle print materials.
New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Foundation
801 Stephen Moody St SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123
Phone: 505-271-3064
1900 N White Sands Blvd
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 575-439-4449
Radio Talking Book
Radio Talking Book (RTB) is a free news and information service from State Services for the Blind that broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week to listeners across Minnesota and the nation. We broadcast daily newspapers, current magazines and periodicals, and a wide variety of books to appeal to a diverse range of interests.