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SEPTA is asking the public for help developing a new transit plan for disabled riders
SEPTA and the city of Philadelphia are asking the public for help in proposing new ideas to make transportation more accessible for riders with disabilities through technology. | From AL DÍA (Read more.)
Health
Using hashtags, gun violence survivors living with disabilities want to share their stories
Horton, board chairperson for Disability Pride PA, said shooting statistics don’t capture the physical and mental toll it can have on a person.
Disability Pride Philadelphia is looking to change that by asking people affected by gun violence to flood Instagram and Facebook with their personal stories. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Community and Family
Pools Out for Summer: How COVID-19 stole another Philly institution this Summer
Philadelphia Public Pools are a community asset often overlooked, despite thousands of people relying on them year after year. Summer 2020 was devoid of the nearly one million memories made at the Philly’s Public Pools. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
En Español
Y ahora que la Asistencia General desapareció en PA., ¿Cómo se las arreglará la gente?
El Programa de Asistencia General de Pennsylvania, de $40 millones, que asiste especialmente a adultos sin hijos menores, fue eliminado el 1ro de agosto. Este programa sirve especialmente a adultos discapacitados que no tienen ingresos y que no pueden trabajar. Este programa distribuyó estipendios a 11 mil residentes de Pennsylvania de los cuales 5,600 viven en Filadelfia, muchos de ellos sin techo. | Por el Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing
With General Assistance now gone in Pa., how will people cope?
The $40 million Pennsylvania General Assistance program, essentially cash welfare for people without minor children, was eliminated on Aug. 1. Serving mostly disabled adults who have no income and can’t work, the program distributed stipends to 11,000 Pennsylvanians — 5,600 of them in Philadelphia, many of them homeless. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)