ARA-NM conducts onsite or phone consult evaluations through NMDVR. The individual can be evaluated for diagnostics or to determine job related objectives in the Individual Plan for Employment (or IPE).
For referrals, we would appreciate your answering the following questions:
•What are the individual’s functional capabilities: hearing; vision; speech/communication; touch/motor control; mobility; literacy (reading/writing)?
•Can the individual use his/her capabilities to address limitations without using devices?
•Are there device(s) the individual can use with the capabilities to independently accomplish activities/tasks in the job / home environment?
•Are there environmental barrier(s) with the home, job site, and/or transportation?
• Does the individual have comparable benefits to pay for devices that the individual uses to address his or her limitations, even on a job? (Medicaid/Medicare; Special Education; Insurance; VA)
Contact ARA-NM for information on rehabilitation technology: