by Disability Rights | Sep 29, 2023 | Litigation, News
Independent monitors produced a scathing assesment in a Sept. 18 letter to the acting secretaries of the Children, Youth and Families Department and Human Services Department. “CYFD and HSD have been on notice for the past 12 months that they have failed to live...
by Disability Rights | Sep 22, 2023 | News
The Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) held a series of listening sessions this past summer to hear from public voices who have experience dealing with the special education system in our state, and to hear about how the system is working and what changes...
by Disability Rights | Mar 6, 2023 | News
We are saddened by the passing of Ms. Heumann but celebrate the incredible life of such a great champion of disability rights. She was a brilliant and courageous leader. On August 5, 2020, DRNM hosted a showing of the film Crimp Camp. Through the efforts of...
by Disability Rights NM | Dec 19, 2022 | Litigation, News
People with opioid use disorders in New Mexico prisons experience painful and life-threatening consequences when the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) denies them access to medically necessary, physician-prescribed medications while incarcerated. The American...
by Disability Rights NM | Nov 16, 2022 | Litigation, News
Attorneys and Advocates Issue Statements in Response to Kevin S. Settlement Co-Neutrals’ Report on Status of Implementation Advocates Say “New Mexico’s Children Continue to Suffer From the State’s Delays and Failures” – Call Upon Governor Lujan Grisham to Give Her...
by Disability Rights NM | Aug 3, 2022 | Advocacy, Litigation, News
On behalf of students with disabilities who are incarcerated in state-run adult prison facilities, DRNM filed an administrative complaint to the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) regarding the prison system’s failure to provide special education and related...
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