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Workshops To Help Youth With Disabilities 14 And Up With Their Transition Needs Begin June 5
COMMUNITY News:
When you live with disabilities, moving into and beyond high school is more complex. And the process is less familiar. Lemonade Living, a Los Alamos nonprofit, is partnering with New Mexico’s Parents Reaching Out to offer Forward@14, a two-part virtual event 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays, June 5 and 12, to address issues Los Alamos area youth with disabilities, along with a trusted family member, will face as they navigate their transition to and beyond high school.
In addition, Lemonade Living is recruiting local organizations to participate in a virtual resource fair so participants can talk with people from organizations in the Los Alamos area who can assist them with guidance, resources, services and programs. Organizations also will be able to give a short presentation on what they offer and how they can help.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
An attempt by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration to push its own adult guardianship reform measure appeared dead last legislative session after running afoul of state judges who were concerned about its constitutionality.
What resulted – looking very little like the original bill – is a comprehensive new law that promises thousands of incapacitated adults under court-ordered guardianship more oversight of their cases by a new team of court auditors. It also sets up a pilot program in which volunteer court visitors will meet with those under guardianship to ensure their welfare.
Lujan Grisham personally worked with judges, the state Office of Guardianship, and legislators on the reforms, her office said, and signed the measure into law April 8.
ALTSD: Seniors; People With Disabilities Will Have Been Offered First Dose Of Moderna COVID Vaccine By Friday
ALTSD News:
The State’s Aging and Long-Term Services Department [ALTSD] has announced that by Friday, Jan. 22 all 309 of New Mexico’s Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities (including staff and residents) will have been offered the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Now the department is working to register currently-eligible populations (people 75+ years of age and individuals with underlying health conditions), as well as individuals who will be eligible in upcoming phases. (The state’s vaccine distribution plan is available here.)