The Arc of New Mexico http://arcnm.org For people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:31:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 “Empowerment in Action” http://arcnm.org/2012/06/empowerment-in-action/ http://arcnm.org/2012/06/empowerment-in-action/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:31:39 +0000 Arc of New Mexico http://arcnm.org/?p=902

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On Friday, June 22 the Summit on Social Equality, an event...]]>

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Click Here to Download the “Schedule at a Glance”

On Friday, June 22 the Summit on Social Equality, an event organized by and for people with disabilities, will feature educational sessions that cover a variety of issues and topics that affect them in their daily lives.  Friday will also include a statewide leadership meeting, an awards dinner, a variety show and dance.

On Saturday, June 23 The Arc of New Mexico Statewide Conference will feature additional educational sessions and an awards luncheon. The speaker for the opening plenary session will be Ms. Marty Ford, Director of The Arc of the United States’ Public Policy Office in Washington, D.C.

Early registration due May 4, 2012.

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Ventana Ranch Community Park
Ride – Meet at Park at 10:45am (Ride will end at 12:30pm)
BBQ – 12:30pm – 4:30PM

Food, raffles, giveaways, dominoes and spades tournaments

The event is free and open to all riders and the public.
All proceeds from food sales, tournaments go to The Arc

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The following report is the result of individual interviews, focus groups, surveys and information gathered from national research.  The Arc of New Mexico is already moving forward with recommendations listed in the report with the goal to develop statewide supports and services for individuals with Down syndrome.

Click here to download the report.

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