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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

COVID-19 Vaccine & People with Disabilities – FEMA

The most recent newsletter from FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination on January 4, 2021 highlights a Question & Answer session between Linda Mastandrea (director of FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination)...

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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

New Mexicans may now order free, at-home, self-administered COVID-19 saliva tests, with accurate laboratory-confirmed results returned within 24-48 hours of receipt of the sample. You can order your free, at-home test from Vault Health....

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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

Apply For Housing Vouchers

BERNALILLO COUNTY HOUSING DEPARTMENTS (BCHD) and San Miguel County Housing are opening housing voucher applications on Monday, January 4. The applications are first come, first serve, so we recommend filling out your application as soon as...

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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

COVID-19 Vaccine Registration

General Vaccine Information COVID-19 Vaccine The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is leading the State of New Mexico’s COVID-19 Vaccination Preparedness Planning in close collaboration with other state agencies, as well...

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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

Fraud Alert: COVID-19 Scams

The latest e-newsletter from the Administration for Community Living highlights potential COVID-19 scams and Medicare. Below is an excerpt of that e-newsletter. Read the full e-newsletter for complete details, additional resources, and...

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Face Masks & People with Disabilities

Georgia Tech's Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation has put together a webinar that outlines CDC’s face mask guidelines and explores solutions to challenges some people with disabilities experience in attempting to follow the guidance....

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