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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition. </span></i></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=contentpasted0><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>* * * * * * * </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The deadline to apply for state economic relief payments has been extended for one week, to this Friday, June 30</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>.<span class=contentpasted0> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>As we said in a message we sent out earlier this month, Governor Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Legislature enacted another round of economic relief payments to go to New Mexico residents this year.<span class=contentpasted0> </span><b>People who file personal income tax returns for tax year <u>2021</u> will get the payments automatically</b>.<span class=contentpasted0> </span>If you’re in this group, you don’t have to do anything except wait for your rebate to appear, by a direct deposit to your bank account or a check in the mail. <span class=contentpasted0> </span>The rebates will be $500 for single filers and $1,000 for married couples.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>People who didn’t file a 2021 income tax return because their income wasn’t high enough to require one can request an economic relief payment</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> by going to the Human Services Department’s online portal at <a href="http://www.yes.state.nm.us">www.yes.state.nm.us</a>.<span class=contentpasted0> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>* The website started accepting applications on Monday, June 12 and<b> applications must be completed by 5:00 PM on Friday, June 30</b>.<span class=contentpasted0> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>* You can claim the payment using either a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>* The amount of the payment hasn’t been decided yet.<span class=contentpasted0> </span>Payments will be sent out by the end of July.<span class=contentpasted0> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>* The payments will NOT be considered in determining your eligibility for Medicaid or any other program administered by HSD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>* If you’re in this group, be sure to visit the Yes New Mexico website and <b>submit your application by 5:00 on Friday, June 30</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>For more information, see the Frequently Asked Questions at <a href="https://www.hsd.state.nm.us/new-mexico-economic-relief-payment/">https://www.hsd.state.nm.us/new-mexico-economic-relief-payment/</a>.<span class=contentpasted0> </span>And if you’re a resident of New Mexico, make sure you don’t miss out on getting your payment!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>* * * * * * * </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>The Disability Coalition is funded in part by the </span></i></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Council </span></i></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>through Federal Program funding.</span></i></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>Additional funding is provided by </span></i></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>The Arc of New Mexico, Disability Rights New Mexico, </span></i></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>the Independent Living Resource Center, and New Vistas. </span></i></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>If you prefer not to receive emails from The Disability Coalition, </span></i></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>please send a message to </span></i></span><i><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:EPinnes@msn.com">EPinnes@msn.com</a><span class=contentpasted0> </span></span></i><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=contentpasted0><i><span style='color:black'>with “unsubscribe” in the subject line.</span></i></span><span class=contentpasted0><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Tara Chavez, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:NFBNM.President@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>NFBNM.President@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>(505) 328-3349<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbnm.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>