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Tue Jan 7 04:34:50 UTC 2025

Tara Chavez, President

National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico

NFBNM.President at gmail.com <mailto:NFBNM.President at gmail.com> 

(505) 328-3349

Live the life you want.

www.nfbnm.org <http://www.nfbnm.org/> 

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.

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From: Janet Montoya <nfbnm.alc.president at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, January 6, 2025 7:42 PM
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From: Ellen Pinnes <epinnes at msn.com <mailto:epinnes at msn.com> >
Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Subject: Are you registered for the forum?
To: Ellen Pinnes <epinnes at msn.com <mailto:epinnes at msn.com> >

This message is from Ellen Pinnes and The Disability Coalition.  

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Happy 2025!  With the arrival of the new year and this year’s legislative session just two weeks away, it’s time for The Disability Coalition’s pre-legislative-session forum as part of Disability Rights Awareness Days.  If you haven’t already registered to attend the forum, do it now! 

The 2025 forum will be held on Saturday, January 11 at the CNM Workforce Training Center in Albuquerque and will include a morning plenary and afternoon breakout sessions.  Representatives Liz Thomson and Charlotte Little will join us as our lunchtime speakers.  Representative Thomson, a longtime disability champion, is the chair of the House Health & Human Services Committee.  Representative Little is a member of San Felipe Pueblo and has extensive experience in special education issues.  We look forward to hearing their thoughts on what’s likely to happen in this year’s legislative session and how YOU can be involved!

The morning plenary will include an overview of the state’s budget outlook with particular focus on agencies providing disability services; initiatives to promote accessibility in state government operations; a possible Medicaid waiver to serve people with mental illness, substance use disorder or brain injury; and a preview of disability-related legislation that’s expected to be introduced in this year’s legislative session.

In the afternoon, we’ll have two rounds of breakout sessions for you to choose from.  For a complete listing of topics and presenters, see the DRAD website at https://www.classy.org/event/disability-rights-awareness-days-2025/e610552.

MEETING DETAILS 

Date:  Saturday, January 11, 2025 

Time:  9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (doors will open at 8:30 for sign-in)

Place:  Central New Mexico Community College Workforce Training Center (WTC) 

5600 Eagle Rock Avenue NE, Albuquerque NM 87113 

Registration/cost:  The registration fee for the forum is $35 for individuals and $60 for professionals, which includes lunch, refreshments and a packet of materials.  Stipends are available for those who need help covering the registration fee or travel expenses -- contact Joe Martinez at 505-883-4630 or 800-358-6493 toll-free, or by email to jmartinez at arcnm.org <mailto:jmartinez at arcnm.org> .  (The Arc of New Mexico, a member of The Disability Coalition, is handling registration for the forum.)

Please pre-register at https://www.classy.org/event/disability-rights-awareness-days-2025/e610552.  (If you have any problems with that link, copy it and paste it into your browser and that should take you to the registration site.)  We ask that you register by today (Monday, January 6).  Although we will continue to accept registrations (including at the door if space allows), we cannot guarantee copies of the materials or a lunch for you unless you have registered in advance.  If you have questions – or any problems registering through the website – contact Joe at the phone number or email address given above.

If you would like to support The Disability Coalition and Disability Rights Awareness Days with a sponsorship, contact Joe or sign up through the DRAD website at the address shown above.  We are grateful to our sponsors who help to make DRAD possible!

Disability accommodations:   If you need a disability-related accommodation to participate in the forum, you can request it through the registration process or by contacting Joe at The Arc.  Please let us know of any such needs by today or as soon as possible to allow time to make the arrangements.   

We look forward to seeing you at the forum on Saturday!

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SAVE THE DATE – and plan to join us for Disability Rights Awareness Day at the Roundhouse on Thursday, February 13.  

Please forward this message on to your networks or to others

who may be interested in being part of DRAD 2025.

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The Disability Coalition is funded in part by the  

New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Council 

through Federal Program funding. 

Additional funding is provided by 

The Arc of New Mexico, Disability Rights New Mexico, 

the Independent Living Resource Center, and New Vistas. 

If you prefer not to receive emails from The Disability Coalition,  

please send a message to EPinnes at msn.com <mailto:EPinnes at msn.com>   

with “unsubscribe” in the subject line. 

-- 

Janet Montoya, At Large Chapter President

At Large Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico

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505-672-9626

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