NMCDHH in-person services are available by appointment only. Please contact us at nmcdhh.info@cdhh.nm.gov or call 505.383.6530 (voice) or 505.435.9319 (VP for sign language users) Monday-Friday 8am to 4:30pm so we can assist you.
When
Thursday, December 10, 2020
3pm-5pm
The New Mexico
Commission for Deaf
& Hard of Hearing
Home of providing effective leadership, education, advocacy, and programs to reduce barriers to the social, economic, educational, cultural, and intellectual well-being of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind New Mexicans and their families, friends, and colleagues.
In Person Services by Appointment Only
Our Las Cruces and Albuquerque home offices are open for in person services by appointment only. Please contact us at nmcdhh.info@cdhh.nm.gov or call 505.383.6530 (voice) or 505.435.9319 (VP for sign language users) Monday-Friday 8am to 4:30pm so we can assist you, or check the Staff Members page for our individual email addresses to request an appointment.
SSP Services in New Mexico
We have some great news to share with you all regarding the status of the Support Service Provider (SSP) Program here in the home of New Mexico. Through a procurement process initiated by the New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing we were able secure the services of the vendor Vancro for the next four years.
Last year Vancro took over the SSP program for the first time. The program serves our DeafBlind, Deaf with additional disabilities, and Deaf Senior community with services that allow for transportation, case management, and more. Over the course of that first year, Vancro increased the number of people receiving services by 33% and the number of requests for services per month also grew by 130%.
As a result of this growth and in order to ensure that everyone can receive the services provided by Vancro across the state, Vancro recently introduced a monthly cap on requests per person. The cap is to ensure every person has equal access to the services and was determined based on the data collected by the home of Vancro which shows the average number of hours each person utilizes. We encourage anyone with questions to reach out to Vancro to see how this will work.
View this announcement as a PDF here.
Upcoming Board Meeting
The public can watch the meeting livestream on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/live/u8ZaeFGvbic.
The previous meeting held Thursday, June 5, 2025, can be accessed at this link: www.youtube.com/live/AXjbjomat2I
Upcoming Events
NMCDHH offices will be closed Tuesday, November 11 for Veteran’s Day. We will respond to messages on Wednesday, November 12.
Save the Date! NMRID is hosting a two part workshop with Wink Smith!
Saturday, November 15, 2025
9AM-4PM
“Depiction, What is it?”
Description: Have you ever been told to show more and tell less? Or that your use of space is amazing? Or has anyone asked you what “discourse mapping” is? Are there differences between a classifier and a depicting verb? All these questions are related to depiction. Depiction in linguistics is a cognitive phenomena that has observable manifestations that surround the body. However, the term depiction has an unspecialized colloquial definition in the field of interpreting that can lead to an oversimplified thinking about it and its cognitive underpinnings.
In this workshop, I will distinguish what depiction is for sign languages and spoken languages and provide a cursory introduction to the features that are considered depictive. We will also explore the notion of what depiction actually “shows” and what cognitive operations underpin it. We will then compare and contrast the linguistic notion of depiction with other terms that have attempted to classify the same phenomena.
“How Accurate Are You? A Practice Guide”
Description: Accuracy is often viewed as central to competent interpreting, yet defining and measuring it is more complex than simple replication of the source message. This workshop draws on Cognitive Grammar (Langacker, 2008), focusing on content (the ideas expressed) and construal (how those ideas are framed), to show that different interpretations can be equally accurate while varying in form.
We begin by considering the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf’s (RID) notion of a “faithful message” (CPC 2.3), then explore how interpretations may diverge in construal while still preserving content. Participants will learn to use “content checks”—structured tools that identify and track key ideas in a source message—as a method for assessing accuracy. The session includes guided practice with these tools, plus five take-home examples for continued application.
By combining theory and practice, this workshop equips interpreters with a nuanced framework and concrete strategies to evaluate and strengthen accuracy.
Outreach and Presentations
If you would like to invite us to have a booth at an event you are hosting, please send the information to nmcdhh.info@cdhh.nm.gov. We also offer free presentations on a variety of topics. Visit our Community Education page to learn more and request a presentation.
Fact Sheets
NMCDHH has developed a series of fact sheets for on-demand access to information about frequently encountered laws, topics, and issues within the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind communities.