Native American Disability Resources
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People First Language is using language that is appropriate and respectful about an individual
with a disability. People First Language or Person First Language recognizes the person first, and not the disability.
Family-Centered Care assures the health and well-being of children and their families through a respectful family-professional partnership. It honors the strengths, cultures, traditions and expertise that everyone brings to the relationship. Family-Centered Care is the standard of practice which results in high quality services.
There are a variety of information and referral agencies available to New Mexicans.
Power chairs are an option for people who may have little to no use of their upper body. They can be either a chair or a scooter with an electric motor controlled by a joystick. They can come as a three to four wheel scooter, or as a chair with front, mid, or rear-wheel drive.