The Branch Annual Meetings
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The Branch in the News

• 3WS Interview with Executive Director, Nancy Gale, and Clubhouse member, Jan
• Marriage and the single life among adults with intellectual disabilities carries rewards and some risks
• JRS plans month of activities to celebrate inclusion
• Pittsburgh mental health advocate works to improve conditions for herself and community

• New Solomon House offers community for adults with disabilities

• Need for inclusion of those with disabilities is magnified during pandemic

• A Conversation with National Disability Advocacy & Inclusion Leader Matan Koch
• Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies: STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ACTS OF INSURRECTION AT US CAPITOL
• On A Positive Note: Garden In Squirrel Hill A Place For Hope, Healing And Inclusion
• Clubhouse Grows Community with Garden

E-Newsletter – ConnectAbility

Disability News

• Study shows troubling lack of knowledge by physicians about the Americans with Disabilities Act
• IRS raises limit for ABLE accounts
• ‘It’s always a fight’: Pa. families seek lifeline as funding, staffing for disability services falls short
• Sen. Casey to propose police reform improving interactions between police and people with disabilities

• As a student with cerebral palsy, I learn in the community. COVID-19 turned my world into a screen.

• Casey: $12.7 billion in stimulus bill for home, community-based care, but more needed

• House Dems’ bill would create new Dept. of Accessibility & Inclusion