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What are the Needs of People with Disabilities in New Mexico?
1.
Which of the following best describes you?
Person with a disability
Family member of someone with a disability
Service provider to people with disabilities
Other (please specify)
2.
Please check the top 3 issues that are most important to you:
Decrease the abuse and neglect of people with disabilities.
Ensure that publically-funded programs provide services that meet the needs of people with disabilties. Examples: Medicaid waivers, long-term care, and public housing.
Improve services for people with disabilties in jails, prisons, detention facilities, and psychiatric hospitals.
Ensure that students with disabilities receive appropriate services and are not excluded from special education programs.
Ensure that people with disabilities receive the services and supports they need from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to obtain a job or return to work.
Preserve and expand Medicaid programs.
Promote the creation and expansion of community-based mental health crisis services.
Ensure that people with disabilities have the right to make their own choices and decisions.
Other (please specify)
3.
What types of legal services do you think are most needed for people with disabilities in New Mexico? Select all that apply.
Legal advice
Representation in court
Advocacy services
Legal education and workshops
Document preparation
Mediation and conflict resolution
Other
4.
If you have any additional comments or suggestions regarding the legal needs of people with disabilities in New Mexico, please share them here.
