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Council awards more than $260,000 for inclusion of Arizonans with disabilities

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10/25/2018

Council awards more than $260,000 for inclusion of Arizonans with disabilities

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by Sarah Ruf, Community Relations SpecialistPress Release_Web Header

PHOENIX—This October, the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council is proud to announce the release of more than $260,000 in grant awards for projects for Arizonans with developmental disabilities as part of its latest funding cycle.

The largest award of nearly $125,000 went to the City of Tempe for a project that will provide work opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities.

The nonprofit Southwest Institute for Families and Children received $60,000 to lead a coalition of groups that support the legal rights of people with disabilities to make choices for themselves.

“People with disabilities are often excluded from many opportunities,” said Erica McFadden, executive director of the Council. “By putting out these grants we hope to promote successful examples of how communities can better include people.”

Both rural and urban sites will be impacted by the diverse projects.

Grants fell under several categories:

  • Employment - $124,731 to City of Tempe
  • Legal decision-making rights - $60,000 to coalition led by Southwest Institute for Families and Children
  • Preschools - $50,000 to Arizona Department of Education
  • Multiple mini-grants for conferences and trainings - $5,000 each to seven different nonprofits and universities:
    • Ability360
    • AZ TASH
    • Southwest Institute for Families and Children
    • A.T. Still University School of Dentistry & Oral Health
    • Northern Arizona University’s Institute for Human Development
    • Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
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