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1944-2002

DISABILITY COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED

NEW FREEDOM INITIATIVE AWARD

Courage Center, a national rehabilitation and resource center for people with disabilities, won the 2003 U.S. Department of Labor New Freedom Initiative Award. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao presented the award to Courage Center and nine other winners at a Labor Department luncheon in Washington, D.C. . . . .

CHARLIE AWARD GALA

Margot Imdieke Cross,
the first recipient of the Charlie Smith Community Award

Click here to read more about the Charlie award gala

HOW TRUSTS BENEFIT PWD

by Brigitta Sharpe, JD and Lori L. Guzmán, JD

Families of persons with disabilities sometimes face an array of different questions and issues when planning for the future. Among these is how to plan ahead financially for the family member with a disability. The fact is that the majority of people who live with a disability will, at some point in time, need some sort of public assistance. . . .

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