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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FYI. I apologize to those who are receiving this multiple times.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tara<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tara Chavez, President,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Nfbnm.President@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Nfbnm.President@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(505) 328-3349<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbnm.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Janet Montoya <nfbnm.alc.president@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 3, 2024 1:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> Karl Dalager <karldalager@yahoo.com>; Jamie Sibson <jamie.sibson77@gmail.com>; Amanda Vigil <amandavigilm913@gmail.com>; William Harmon <wehfsv@hotmail.com>; Adelmo Vigil <avigil74@gmail.com>; Mike Kuchinsky <mjk4cl@gmail.com>; Steve Ranger <revo_angel_worship99@yahoo.com>; Mario Hooee <mlhooee@yahoo.com>; Peggy Jo Hayes <peggyilrc@hotmail.com>; Chris <Chris6323@comcast.net>; Diana Marquez <sopranod1977m@gmail.com>; Leisa Sekhon <wolfmagic13@gmail.com>; Tara Chavez <nfbnm.president@gmail.com>; Karen Edwards <xinugal@gmail.com>; Janice Maestas <janiceimaestas@gmail.com>; Cliffton Randolph <brothercliff56@gmail.com>; Ann Rutherford <annmcr828@gmail.com>; Steven Jorgenson <stevenjorgenson69@gmail.com>; Steve Batha <sbatha@lanl.gov>; Thristan Tucker <thristantucker040@gmail.com>; Gladys Morales <gmorales64@gmail.com>; Darlene Ortiz <nestle14992@gmail.com>; Jedi Moerke <jedi.moerke@icloud.com>; Larry Lorenzo <4lorenzo.l@gmail.com>; Oletha Griego <sunflower4503@gmail.com>; Frank Maestas <maestaslink@gmail.com>; Daphne Mitchell <dauroramitchell@gmail.com>; Solidad Vigil <solvigil@gmail.com>; Katharine Chavez <chavezkatharine@gmail.com>; Martin Gallegos <beyondthecane@msn.com>; Palmer Lewis <xzager1989@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Still time to register for forum<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Happy New Year.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>See email below sent by Larry Lorenzo regarding a forum being held in Albuquerque by the Disability Coalition. I hope some of you can make it. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Take Care,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Janet <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Larry Lorenzo</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:4lorenzo.l@gmail.com">4lorenzo.l@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 10:09 AM<br>Subject: Still time to register for forum<br>To: Janet Montoya <<a href="mailto:nfbnm.alc.president@gmail.com">nfbnm.alc.president@gmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>Happy New Year Janet.<br>I forwarded an e-mail which I thought you might share with the <br>chapter.<br>Every year the disability coalition sponsors a disability <br>advocacy day during the legislative session in Santa Fe. It <br>includes cross disabilities. There will be a forum to review the <br>issues which relate to people with disabilities.<br>Let me know if you have any questions.<br>Take care, Larry Lorenzo.<br><br><br> ---- Original Message ------<br>From: Ellen Pinnes <<a href="mailto:epinnes@msn.com" target="_blank">epinnes@msn.com</a><br>Subject: Still time to register for forum<br>Date sent: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 16:52:34 +0000<br><br>This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition.<br><br>* * * * * * *<br><br>Happy 2024! With the arrival of the new year and this year’s <br>legislative session fast approaching, it’s time for The <br>Disability Coalition’s pre-legislative-session forum as part of <br>Disability Rights Awareness Days. If you haven’t already <br>registered to attend the forum, do it now!<br><br>The 2024 forum will be held in person on Saturday, January 13 at <br>the CNM Workforce Training Center in Albuquerque and will include <br>a morning plenary and afternoon breakout sessions. Our lunchtime <br>speaker will be Senator Siah Correa Hemphill from Silver City. <br>Senator Hemphill is a school psychologist and the parent of a <br>young man on the Developmental Disabilities Waiver. She’s also a <br>member of the interim Legislative Finance Committee and the <br>Senate Finance Committee, which play key roles in developing the <br>state budget. We look forward to hearing her insights on what’s <br>to come in this year’s legislative session and how YOU can be <br>involved!<br><br>The morning plenary will include an overview of the state’s <br>budget outlook with particular focus on agencies providing <br>disabilities services, an update on special education, <br>information on alternatives to guardianship that can promote <br>independence for people with disabilities, and a preview of <br>disability-related legislation that’s expected to be introduced <br>in this year’s legislative session.<br><br><br>In the afternoon, we’ll have two rounds of breakout sessions for <br>you to choose from. For a complete listing of topics and <br>presenters, see the DRAD website at <br><a href="https://www.classy.org/event/disability-rights-awareness-days-2024/e532917" target="_blank">https://www.classy.org/event/disability-rights-awareness-days-202<br>4/e532917</a>.<br><br>MEETING DETAILS<br><br>Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024<br>Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 for <br>registration/sign-in)<br>Place: Central New Mexico Community College Workforce Training <br>Center (WTC)<br>5600 Eagle Rock Avenue NE, Albuquerque NM 87113<br><br>Registration/cost: The registration fee for the forum is $35 for <br>individuals and $60 for professionals, which includes lunch, <br>refreshments and a packet of materials. Registration is being <br>handled by The Arc of New Mexico, a member of The Disability <br>Coalition. Please pre-register at <br><a href="https://www.classy.org/event/disability-rights-awareness-days-2024/e532917" target="_blank">https://www.classy.org/event/disability-rights-awareness-days-202<br>4/e532917</a>. (If you have any problems with that link, copy it and <br>paste it into your browser and that should take you to the <br>registration site.)<br><br>We ask that you register by Monday, January 8. Although we will <br>be accepting registrations after that date (including at the door <br>if space allows), we cannot guarantee copies of the materials or <br>a lunch for you unless you have registered in advance.<br><br><br>Limited stipends are available for those who need help covering <br>the registration fee or travel expenses -- contact Rosalie <br>DesAutel at The Arc (505-883-4630 or 800-358-6493 toll-free, <br><a href="mailto:rdesautel@arcnm.org" target="_blank">rdesautel@arcnm.org</a>).<br><br> If you have questions – or any problems registering through the <br>website – contact Rosalie at the phone number or email address <br>given above.<br><br>If you would like to support The Disability Coalition and <br>Disability Rights Awareness Days with a sponsorship, contact <br>Rosalie.<br><br>Disability accommodations: If you need a disability-related <br>accommodation to participate in the forum, you can request it <br>through the registration process or by contacting Rosalie at The <br>Arc. Please let us know of any such needs by Monday, January 8 <br>or as soon as possible to allow time to make the arrangements.<br><br>We look forward to seeing you at the forum!<br><br>* * *<br><br>SAVE THE DATE – and plan to join us for Disability Rights <br>Awareness Day at the Roundhouse on Tuesday, February 6.<br><br><br>Please forward this message on to your networks or to others who <br>may be interested in being part of DRAD 2024.<br><br><br>* * * * * * *<br><br>The Disability Coalition is funded in part by the<br>New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Council<br>through Federal Program funding.<br>Additional funding is provided by<br>The Arc of New Mexico, Disability Rights New Mexico,<br>the Independent Living Resource Center, and New Vistas.<br><br>If you prefer not to receive emails from The Disability <br>Coalition,<br>please send a message to <a href="mailto:EPinnes@msn.com" target="_blank">EPinnes@msn.com</a><br>with “unsubscribe” in the subject line.<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Janet Montoya, At Large Chapter President</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>At Large Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><a href="mailto:nfbnm.alc.president@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>nfbnm.alc.president@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>505-672-9626<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.nfbnm.org<br></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'><br></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=480 style='width:359.95pt'><tr><td width=476 style='width:357.3pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" target="_blank"><br></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.nfbnm.org/" target="_blank"><br><br></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>