NMTAP offers free services to New Mexicans with disabilities to help them get the assistive technology (AT) services they need. It is a statewide program designed to increase knowledge of, access to, and acquisition of assistive or adaptive technology for anyone with any disability, anywhere in the state, of any age.

Job Opportunity with NMTAP!

Position Summary: This job, Digital Divide Coordinator, is to help reduce the gaps among groups of individuals with disabilities or age-related challenges who experience a digital divide in their communities due to the lack of awareness and/or lack of resources. The goal is to work with individuals and service providers to understand and improve the gaps, and to increase awareness of Assistive Technology (AT) devices, AT services, broadband services, and accessibility requirements to increase opportunities for work, healthcare, community living, and school.

Job Duties:

  • Providing presentations about NMTAP services around the state in person or virtually as appropriate.
  • Collecting information about what is accessible and not accessible for New Mexicans with disabilities related to accessing services (e.g. virtual platforms, completing documents, using a website etc.) for healthcare, getting a job, applying for community services, going to school, and/or decreasing isolation.
  • Join various collaborative groups working to extend Internet connections to the rural areas and other efforts that are related to closing the gap in the digital divide. As the NMTAP liaison, bringing awareness about the needs of persons with disabilities related to plans to be implemented.
  • Reporting on collected information, activities of the collaborating groups, services available related to digital access or AT, increase in awareness of needed accessibility, and continuing needs for digital access.

Preferred skills include technical/computer skills, training experience with small and large groups, networking, and working with individuals with disabilities. Knowledge of computer accessibility features (built in or external software/hardware), accessing virtual platforms, understanding of Internet connections especially in rural and impoverished areas of the state is preferred. Knowledge or willingness to learn accessibility requirements for website, documents, and virtual platforms. Interest in interviewing individuals to capture the challenging trends.

Job will be carried out in a hybrid work environment; attending collaborative meetings/trainings, providing presentations, and some traveling around the state under the direction of the NMTAP Program Manager.  Contact Tracy Agiovlasitis, NMTAP Program Manager for questions or more information: tracy.agiovlasitis@gcd.nm.gov or 505-469-1489.

Payrate is $20/hr for 40 hours a week for 7 months. Mileage reimbursement is included if candidate meets vehicle insurance requirements. **payrate and hours per week may be negotiable**

The position is paid through ATA temporary job service.

Click this link to ATA Services to apply

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ATC24 Postponed

This is an announcement that our annual ATC24 Conference will be postponed this year. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be able to hold the event by year’s end and a decision has been made to focus on ATC25 to be held in September 2025.
Thank you very much for your patience as we work to put on the best conference possible for our wonderful attendees. Please stay posted for additional updates and for other Assistive Technology training announcements throughout the year.
We hope to see you next year at ATC25!

Satellite Office Closure

After careful consideration, we at the New Mexico Technology Assistance Program (NMTAP) have made the difficult decision to close our Satellite offices; our northern Satellite office located at NEREC at Highlands University and our southern Satellite office located at Western New Mexico University.

This decision was not made lightly. We understand that our presence in the community has been important to many, and we deeply value the relationships we’ve built over the years. Unfortunately, due to budget constraints, we can no longer sustain operations through these locations at this time. Our future goal is to have Satellite offices in all four corners of NM, but rest assured that we are still available statewide from our Albuquerque office, so please do not hesitate to call us at 505-841-4464 or email nmtap@gcd.nm.gov to obtain the Assistive Technology services that you need!!

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to Western New Mexico University and the Northeast Regional Education Cooperative. The Assistive Technology services you provided to the people with disabilities in New Mexico is invaluable.

Extended Loan Period

Our Device Loans for most of the devices in our loan library are now 6 weeks! Devices that are in high demand are still limited to the 30-day loan period. Check with NMTAP staff to confirm the length of your device loan.

Check out our online database to explore the Assistive Technology in our loan library.

NMTAP Announcement

This is to alert you that the toll free number 1-855-891-8295 has not been active with NMTAP for several years. Do not call this number!

Some very old NMTAP brochures are still available across New Mexico that includes this number. PLEASE dispose of them ASAP and DO NOT call the toll free number!  It may not be a legitimate number and is not associated with NMTAP in any way!!

You may contact us at 505-841-4464 to obtain new brochures that will be available in the near future.

We apologize for any inconvenience or misunderstanding this may have caused.  We’re dedicated to serving persons with disabilities statewide with appropriate assistive technology services.

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NMTAP is a program of the State of New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability, under a grant from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Community Living.