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The ABLE Act is a federal law that allows eligible people with disabilities to open an ABLE investment and savings ...
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The legislative process relies on you:Our legislative body is made up of real people elected into office by you. The ...
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What is the Americans with Disabilities (ADA)? ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities ...
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List of apps for Emotional Regulation, Cognitive Functioning, and Communication ...
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What is Assistive Technology (AT)? AT is any item, equipment, or software program used to improve the capabilities of persons ...
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List of Early Childhood Direct Service Programs ...
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List of Evaluation Clinics at the CDD ...
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What is the CDD Library? Located at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Development and Disability (CDD), the ...
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What is New Mexico Centennial Care? Centennial Care is the New Mexico Medicaid program. Most people who have Centennial Care ...
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What is Child Find? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides for the identification and evaluation of students ages ...
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In college, accommodations are reasonable adjustments that the college provides to studentsto make it possible for students to access the ...
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List of contact information for a number of New Mexico College Disability Offices ...
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List of New Mexico Crisis Line contact information ...
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What is an allocation to the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver? When a person is found eligible for the Developmental Disabilities ...
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What is the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver? This waiver program helps eligible New Mexicans live in their homes and communities ...
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NMDVR is a state and federally funded agency that helps prepare people with disabilities to get employment through individualized employment ...
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List of Early Intervention Providers for Children Birth to 3 years old ...
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List of information about Emergency Food, Shelter, Clothing and Dental Care in Albuquerque ...
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What is a microenterprise? A microenterprise is a small business that employs a small number of people. Sometimes the person ...
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Supports are available to help people with disabilities work and earn wages. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities can work ...
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What is EPSDT? Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) services are those services available to children under the ...
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What is the Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program? The FIT Program is a statewide program that provides early intervention services ...
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Cultural competence is defined as a set of values, behaviors, attitudes, and practices within a system, organization, program, or among ...
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Family-Centered Care assures the health and well-being of children and their families through a respectful family-professional partnership. It honors the ...
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There are many options for free and low-cost food in Albuquerque ...
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Guardianship is the legal relationship that is created when the court appoints a guardian for an adult, 18 years or ...
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Guardianship is the legal relationship that is created when the court appoints a guardian for an adult, 18 years or ...
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New Mexico is home to several different options for hippotherapy and therapeutic riding facilities ...
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Hippotherapy is when the movement of the horse is used as a treatment tool by Physical Therapists (PT), Occupational Therapists ...
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Home Visiting programs provide services with trained professionals for families who are expecting, or who have children who have not ...
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There are a variety of information and referral agencies available to New Mexicans ...
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This waiver program provides services to individuals who have been determined to have both a medically fragile condition and a ...
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Medicare is health insurance for individuals who are age 65 and older, as well as certain younger people with disabilities, ...
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The Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver is a state Medicaid Waiver program that helps people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities self-direct ...
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New Mexico hosts a variety of movie theaters with accessibility options for those with disabilities ...
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Albuquerque hosts a variety of movie theaters with accessibility options for those with disabilities ...
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Agencies that specifically serve the healthcare needs of Native Americans include Indian Health Services (IHS), First Nations Community HealthSource, and ...
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Each Managed Care Organization (MCO) contracted with New Mexico’s Centennial Care Medicaid program is required to have an Ombudsman. Access ...
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People First Language is using language that is appropriate and respectful about an individual with a disability. People First Language ...
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There are several organizations which provide assistance with rent, utilities, and food ...
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SSDI is a federal program that provides monthly cash benefits to people who have worked, paid Social Security taxes, and ...
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Expedited Reinstatement (EXR) is a safety net for people who return to work and later lose their Supplemental Security Income ...
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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program that provides monthly cash benefits to people who have worked, paid ...
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program that provides cash benefits to adults and children who have disabilities, and who ...
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There are eleven Social Security offices located throughout New Mexico ...
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If an individual receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and has another source of income, Social Security’s Plan for Achieving Self-Support ...
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Subsidy and Special Conditions are supports that an individual receives on the job. These supports are provided by someone other ...
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A Supplemental Needs Trust, often referred to as a Special Needs Trust, is a trust designed to benefit an individual ...
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State General Funds pay for services for children and adults who have been determined eligible for the Developmental Disabilities (DD) ...
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When it comes to transitional housing, there are several options in Albuquerque for both men and women ...
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Accessible transportation, or paratransit, is door-to-door or curb-to-curb transportation for people with disabilities and senior citizens who are not able ...
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There are many different options for accessible transportation in the ABQ Metro Area ...
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Children from birth up to age 18 may get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. They must be disabled and they ...
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For people with limited mobility, a wheelchair allows them to interact with society. It is a tool of empowerment to ...
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Power chairs are an option for people who may have little to no use of their upper body. They can ...
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