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Let’s HUDdle  

Resident OT Jocelyn Lewis will present this April at American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference and Expo. She will be speaking on the importance of the HUD-funded Home Modification Program. Jocelyn will share her experience on safety, access, and facilitating improved function in the home environment allowing older adults to “age in place.”

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Improve Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

The University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities (UCEDD) is conducting interviews to help improve its Home and Community-Based Services. Please lend your voice and receive a $10 gift card for your time.

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Are Disabled Women Being Held Back At Work?

Disability EmpowHer Network recently conducted a study on the careers and leadership status of disabled women in the United States. The Report was appropriately published on International Women's Day and outlines the various barriers women with disabilities still face in career advancement and attaining leadership roles.

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Seeking Licensed Contractors

Seeking licensed contractors, and repair/maintenance workers with experience in single-home and mobile home repairs/modifications. Our Home Access Program is thriving, and we are looking to hire!

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World AIDS Day

December 1 is World AIDS Day, a day to come together to end the HIV epidemic across the globe. We all have a role to play, so let’s #StopHIVTogether.

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Aging in Place Jocelyn Rivera-Lewis , Occupational Therapist MS, CAPS Aging in Place Jocelyn Rivera-Lewis , Occupational Therapist MS, CAPS

Cost of Living Increase for 2023

The Social Security Administration announced today, October 13th, 2022, that Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January 2023. The 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will impact more than 7 million SSI beneficiaries.

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Disability Employment Awarness Todd Weber, Outreach and Linkages Advocate Disability Employment Awarness Todd Weber, Outreach and Linkages Advocate

Disability Employment Awareness Month

Did you know that the employment rate for individuals with disabilities is 44.6% lower than their nondisabled peers? In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month during October, we are highlighting one way we are bringing justice to the lack of employment for people with disabilities.

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National Guide Dog Month!  

September is National Guide Dog Month! So let's raise some awareness and show some appreciation and support to these special animals! A service animal can be a dog or even a miniature horse that has been trained to perform helpful tasks for an individual with a disability.

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