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Mission
The Center for Accessible Living is an innovative leader in empowering all people to achieve their goal of independent living while involving the entire community.
Success
Our Successes are the Community's Successes
Individual Stories
Jackie Koch
My name is Jackie Koch. I was raised by my grandparents. When I had surgery on my hip in my early thirties, I left my grandparent’s home because my grandmother wasn’t able to tend to me anymore. I spent almost a year at Kosair Children’s Hospital after my surgery and then was put into a nursing home.
My experiences in the nursing home were not good. For a woman in her early thirties, I had very little freedom. The staff told me what to do and when to do it, they wanted to put me to bed at seven in the evening. I had no independence as a young adult. I had to sign a paper every time I went somewhere, and if I went out at night I had to back by eleven pm. One night I went to Jim Porter’s Bar and stayed out after midnight. When I returned the staff made me wait until after they did their rounds to put me to bed. They were not very happy with me, but I didn’t care because I am an adult.
While in the nursing home, the facility wasn’t going to pay for an electric wheelchair, which I need to move around independently. With no other choice, a friend gave me a used power chair and shortly after, it caught on fire with me in it at the nursing home. I was scared and unable to get out myself, and yelled for someone to get me out of it.
I used to go to the Center for Accessible Living to get away from the nursing home. I would stay all day sometimes. The Center had regular meetings with me to plan for me to live outside the nursing home on my own. When the nursing home found out that I was trying to leave, I received negative attention. They did not want to help me to the bathroom when I wanted, or give me my medicine when I need it.
Once I was out on my own, the Center for Accessible Living helped me find an apartment, Medicaid provided a power chair and I used a local agency for attendant care. For that agency, I had to be home at five in the evening, so they could feed me and put me to bed. Although I was now living in the community, I still had restrictions on my independence. Eventually, the Center got money for an attendant care program, which I got onto shortly after. In fact, I helped the center and other places in Kentucky get the Personal Care Attendant Program. I protested and advocated for the program here in Louisville. I protested for my rights and for the rights of so many others, though I did not go to jail.
The Personal Care Attendant Program allows me to be the boss of my attendant, so that I can live more independently. I can hire and fire who I want and most importantly, I can set my own schedule on my time. For the first time in my life I was eating and going to bed when I chose to, not when someone else wanted me to. I was able to eat food that I wanted to eat, not just whatever was put in front of me. I now have the choice of doing what I want without being told what to do, I can go to a baseball game if I want to. There have been many changes in the staff who run the program at the Center, but the program has stayed and helped many more people along with me.
My first apartment wasn’t as accessible as it should have been, but it was the only thing I could get if I wanted to move out at that time. I was leaving in a hurry and it was the only apartment that was available to me without being on a waiting list. I lived there for four years until I had to move due to some maintenance problems with the apartment that weren’t being fixed. At that time I asked the Center for Accessible Living’s housing program to help me find an accessible place to live, without breaking my pocketbook. They gave me a list and I went through it filling out applications and calling them. I was on a waiting list for three years waiting for accessible housing, until finally I was at the top of a list and got my new home.
I used the same wheelchair for twelve years, needing a new one in 1990, I still had to wait five years to get the replacement paid for. The next wheelchair that I needed, I researched and found myself, not wanting to wait for the home health agency and their services. I met the owners of the wheelchair company here and advocated for them to get the ball rolling for me. This wheelchair took only three month to get.
The Center for Accessible Living has been at three different locations, the first being on 8th and Jefferson. They moved to 3rd and Kentucky and then to 3rd and Broadway. Now I am an executive board member at the Center. Before that I was on the advisory board for the Council on Mental Retardation. I try and stay active and give back some of what I have learned myself in the community.
Ian Mooney
My name is Ian Mooney. I am 16 years old. I have never had a job before, and did not have any idea how to look for one or what to say about my disability. I started working with an employment specialist at the Center last year to learn how to look for a job. He gave me some job applications and had me practice completing them. I am glad he did. I thought all applications were the same, but they are not. It would have been hard for me to look for a job for real if I had not understood this. He taught me how to keep my ID and Social Security information and reference information in a notebook so I would have it for job applications. He also helped me learned how to tie a tie for a job interview. He also helped me understand how to handle issues about my disability, how to act while waiting for an interview, and how to shake hands with an interviewer.
I went to the Employment Day for Youth last spring. There I learned how to write a resume using the skills I gained in Scouts, volunteering and cooking at home. I also listened to a lady talk about how to dress for a job interview. Another lady talked about the best ways to get a job when you have never had one before. She helped me a lot. I continued to come to the Center after that to work with my employment specialist.
At this last Employment Day, I came after school and went to a mock interview. The man told me the things I did right and gave me some ideas on things I could do better. Soon after that, I turned 16 and started to look for a job. I put in a lot of applications and talked to everybody I knew about what I was looking for. One waitress at a restaurant gave me a job lead which generated an interview, but I didn’t get the job. Then, after nearly a month of looking, I put an application in online to Kroger. This was Friday night at home. Saturday afternoon the manager called me and asked could I come in Sunday for an interview. I did, and I got the job. I am working now as a bagger and utility clerk, which means bringing in the grocery carts. I really like it.
Thanks to the Center and my employment specialist for helping me.
Kirsten Webb
"I went to this home to do my ramp inspection. Tracy Webb (Mother) directed me to the ramp in the back yard. In the back yard, I was greeted by a 4 year old boy who said “this is our new ramp” smiling as he ran down the ramp to a swing set located in the back yard. The young
boy then said, “look what my sister can do,” as he smiled proudly.
Then, 6 year old Kirsten Webb came out with her walker with the most beautiful smile as she proceeded down the ramp to join her brother at the swing set.
Her parents told me that the ramp had changed their lives. Kirsten could now go outside and play with her brother for the first time. Then Kirsten came up to me, smiled, and said “Thank you very much!” She went back to playing and moving around the back yard. This is a perfect example of how much difference a ramp can make in peoples lives."
- John Leonard, Ramps Program Manager
Georgia Gillispie
I lived in a nursing home for twelve years and some of the situations I saw were unbelievable. I woke up one morning and I found a naked man standing at the end of my bed. It was a resident who they could not control. On numerous occasions, myself and other residents would buzz for staff to come to the room and you could wait for hours because staff would turn off the buzzers at the desk. Imagine yourself living in a house that smelled like urine 24 hours a day. It is not a pleasant experience that anyone would like to live with. One night I went to a Christmas party but didn’t get back until after 11 PM. I had to sit in my wheelchair for over 3 hours until they finally decided to put me in bed because I had not gotten back by 11:00, which was the curfew. Because of this, the doctor rescinded my pass privileges for a month. This is not the way someone in their twenties should be forced to live.
Because my parents had both died and I had no other family, I then became involved with the Center for Accessible Living, and I discovered that I could live on my own with some help. That is where the Attendant Care Program has helped me so much. I was able to get out of the nursing home and start living on my own, which I have done for the last nineteen years. This program has been invaluable to me and to so many others who live on their own with the help of the Attendant Care Program. There are so many others who can greatly benefit with more funding. You don’t know what it is like to live in a nursing home. You have hardly any freedom to even try to live a normal life. So many of you take it for granted that when you lie down at night, to go to sleep in your own home, that you will be safe for the night. I know you have read the horror stories about people living in nursing homes, especially young people who have been raped, either by an employee or a mentally disabled patient. This should not happen to anyone and won’t with more funding for the Attendant Care Program. So I ask you, no I beg you, please make more funding available so no one will have to endure that horrifying experience. When I left the nursing home is when my life really began. It is impossible for me to describe the way I really felt. The first time I entered a grocery store to purchase what I really wanted to eat instead of being told what I had to eat, or the first time I answered my own phone, there are just no words to describe it. The only way I can describe my feelings about that is, I was like a bird out of a cage and I want that feeling for others.
Through the Attendant Care Program I can now decide on what I want to eat or what time I want to go to bed, instead of having someone else make those decisions for me. If I want to go out to a concert or to a ballgame, I can do so without having to listen to the nurse’s aides talk about me getting back too late to put me to bed at 8 or 9 PM. Does this sound like the life you want to live -- to be in by 8 or 9 instead of listening to a concert or watching a basketball game? These are just a few of the reasons that it is so important that we have more funding made available for the Attendant Care Program, so others can have the same opportunity that I speak of. Thank you for listening to my story.
Peggy B.
After moving here from Tennessee to be with my mother, I saw a flyer for a peer support group for people with disabilities at the Center for Accessible Living. I asked about when the next meeting was going to be and attended that meeting. During the meeting I met with staff, including my Employment Specialist to help me get a job. I was able to discuss benefits with someone as well, since I had been trying to apply for SSI. I was grateful for this meeting because I had no other source of income at this time.
My Employment Specialist listened to me. We were able to talk about my past job experience. She was able to help remember all the jobs that have held in the past, including dates and supervisors, in order to determine what jobs I should put on applications. Together we developed a resume and put together a list of good references and filled out several job applications. My Employment Specialist was also able to help me talk to some employers to determine what types of places would be the best fit for me. She also sent me to Vocational Rehabilitation. At VR I was able to get help purchasing clothes for an interview.
I am glad that I am able to work. I have been working at Ryan’s Steakhouse for almost a year now, washing dishes and cleaning for them. I started out part-time but have recently found out that I may start working full time now. The staff at the center still are there for me. My Employment Specialist is still here whenever I have trouble at work, to listen and help me figure out how to handle it. I have also recently decided to move out. The Independent Living Specialist at the center and is helping me look a place to stay, and with questions I have about housing applications. Staff at the center have really been able to help me out a lot and I am glad they are here.
Donate to the Center
If you believe in the Center for Accessible Living's mission and would like to help us to continue to improve the lives of people with disabilities, there are many ways to make a tax-deductible donation to the Center for Accessible Living, a registered 501(c)(3) organization.
Wills and Memorial Giving
Giving to the Center for Accessible Living through estate planning is a wonderful way to leave a gift in memory of a loved one or for a specific purpose. Whatever your reasons, they should be heartfelt and personal. There are several ways for you to make charitable bequests through your will. There are several commonly used methods that your attorney, accountant, or financial advisor can suggest. We also have information available at the Center for Accessible Living office.
Funeral homes usually ask families to name designated charities for publication in the obituary notices. This is but another way to remember the Center for Accessible Living and leave a legacy for people with disabilities who rely on the Center’s help.
Matching Gifts
Want to double the impact of your tax deductible donation? You can double the number of individuals with disabilities that your donation helps with Corporate matching. Many Companies, large and small, match the gifts of their employees and retirees. We suggest you ask your company if they have a program of this type and how to access it. The Center for Accessible Living can help you with this process.
Gift of Stock and other Appreciated Assets
The Internal Revenue Service allows a taxpayer to deduct the fair market value of non-cash assets given to the Center for Accessible Living. This includes clothing donations to our Men’s Suit Closet, durable medical equipment, computer equipment, or many other items. This allows a taxpayer to legally avoid the payment of taxes on the difference between that which he paid for the asset and the current fair market value.
You can even give stock, get your tax deduction for the fair market value, and immediately buy the stock back; thereby avoiding the payment of capital gain taxes and still own the stock. Your accountant or financial advisor can more fully explain this process.
IRA & 401-K gifts to the Center
If you are 70 ½ or older, the Internal Revenue Service requires you take the money out of your retirement accounts and pay tax thereon, even if you do not want to. Now the Internal Revenue Service will allow you to transfer stock and other assets from your retirement accounts to the Center for Accessible Living, the fair market value of which counts as the required distribution according to their rules, but you do not have to pay any income tax. Your accountant or financial advisor can more fully explain this process.
Online Donations, Mail, and by Phone
To mail a donation please print this form and send it to the Center for Accessible Living.
You may mail donations to:
Center for Accessible Living
305 W. Broadway, Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40202
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For more information, or to donate through a different method please contact Michael Markiewicz at (502) 589-6620, mcm@calky.org
History
Center For Accessible Living History
The Center For Accessible Living started in the late 1970s as Prime Movers, Inc. a Louisville based research and consultation organization focusing on disability rights issues. Most disability organizations before that time were medical, educational or fund-raisers for cures.
Our first goal was to get a needs study. It would help with program planning and would ensure disability programs got their share of community resources. In 1979 Consensus, Inc., did a demographic and needs assessment study of physically disabled people in Jefferson County -- one of the first of its kind in the country. The results, released in 1980, showed that 80,000 people in Jefferson County had disabilities -- twice as many as had been thought.
In that study, people with disabilities identified housing issues -- the availability of housing information, info about barrier removal/access and legal rights as the number one unmet need. The Center for Accessible Living grew out of these findings and began operations January 1981 as housing resource program of Prime Movers, Inc., with a $48,600 grant from City of Louisville's Community Development Cabinet.
Soon we realized the problem of housing is interrelated with other problems people with disabilities face when trying to secure housing: employment (to pay for housing), transportation (to get to the job), attendant services (assistance to get your clothes on to go to the job), peer counseling (when your personal assistant is late two days in a row, making you almost miss your ride to work), just to name a few.
To address these needs we sought funds to expand our center to a comprehensive independent living center. In October 1981, Prime Movers got a $200,000 grant from the RSA, US Department of Education, and the Center became a full-fledged independent living center, providing housing information, peer counseling, personal assistive services, and self-advocacy.
The Center started as a dream of a few disability people asking the question: What do we really need? What would really be the best solution to the disability problem? The Center for Accessible Living was the result of those answers.
Independent Living history
The history of the independent living movement in the United States can be traced back to as early as the 1850s, when deaf people began establishing local organizations to advocate for their interests. These local groups merged into the National Association for the Deaf in 1880.
Protesting can be traced back to the depression years in the 1930's. The League of the Physically Handicapped held protests against the federal government for discrimination against disabled people in federal programs.
The National Federation of the Blind and the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped were organized in the early 1940s. Disabled soldiers returning from World War II established the Paralyzed Veterans of America.
The current history of the independent living movement is tied in with the African-American civil rights struggle and with other movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. A major part of these activities involved the formation of community-based groups of people with different types of disabilities who worked together to identify barriers and gaps in service delivery. To address barriers, action plans were developed to educate the community and to influence policy makers at all levels to change regulations and to introduce barrier-removing legislation.
In 1972, the first Center for Independent Living was established in Berkeley, California by Ed Roberts and the Rolling Quads. Ed Roberts began classes at the University of California in 1962 in Berkeley. Since there was no housing for disabled students at that time, students with disabilities lived in the Student Health Service infirmary, a part of the Cowell Hospital.
By 1967, Cowell Hospital was home to 12 severely disabled students and by 1968, it became a formal program managed by the California Department of Rehabilitation. Inspired by the political activism of the 1960s, these students began to see themselves not as patients but, in political terms, as an oppressed minority.
While living in the infirmary, a
sense of community developed based on the barriers and
discrimination that they all faced. The group of students began to
call themselves the Rolling Quads. As the Rolling Quads, they
protested the arbitrary restrictions placed on them by the
rehabilitation counselors. When one counselor determined that two of
the disabled students were "infeasible"
and would be unable to find
jobs out of college, she attempted to send them to a nursing home.
Ed Roberts and others protested and demanded that the counselor be reassigned and that the students be reinstated at the college. At one point in the protests, a psychiatrist from the Department of Rehabilitation threatened to institutionalize all the Rolling Quads. After the Rolling Quads went to the local newspapers, the state backed down, reassigned the counselor and reinstated the students.
At the same time, Jean Wirth of the United States Department of Health Education and Welfare had developed a program of monitoring peer counseling and supports for minority college students in order to reduce their drop out rate. Jean approached Ed Roberts and the Rolling Quads and asked them to design a similar type of program for the disabled students.
The program they developed was called the Physically Disabled Students Program (PDSP). Included were provisions for Personal Assistance Services, wheel chair repairs, emergency attendant care and help in obtaining whatever financial services were available under the various state, federal and social service rehabilitation programs.
The three principles of PDSP were:
- experts on disabilities are the people with disabilities
- the needs of people with disabilities can best be met with a comprehensive program, rather than fragmented programs at different agencies and offices
- people with disabilities should be integrated into the community
As the program gained in popularity, people with disabilities who were not students began applying for services. In May of 1971, the PDSP began meeting with community residents who needed these services and established the first center for independent living with a one-year $50,000 grant from the Federal Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Central to the philosophy of the Center for Independent Living (CIL) was that it be an advocacy organization - not a social service agency.
In the 1970s, the CIL founded the Disability Law Resource Center, which became the independent Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), a nonprofit national law and policy center dedicated to expanding the civil rights of all people with disabilities and their families.
Our Commitment to Service and Outreach
The Center for Accessible Living is committed to being the premiere technical assistance, information, and referral resource center on disability in Kentucky and southern Indiana. We are committed to the improvement of the community in which we live and the quality of life of the people we serve. Our goal is superior service and anticipation of the community's needs.
Through community education and individual supports and knowledge, people with disabilities have increasingly become integral members of our community. From individuals living with disabilities for decades to people who have newly acquired their disability, people have been turning to the Center for Accessible living for service, information, and support for over twenty-five (25) years.
All services are at no cost, unless otherwise noted.
Core Services Include:
Advocacy
Advocates work in partnership with consumers to resolve incidents of discrimination and denial of services through mediation with governments, business, and service providers. Advocacy also includes working for systems changes that reflect the needs of people with disabilities at the federal, state, and local levels.
Individual Advocacy efforts help consumers learn and develop self-advocacy skills, provide assistance with the resolution of conflicts that impede service delivery, investigate discrimination claims, and disseminate information regarding program services.
Systems Advocacy helps consumers learn to interact with appropriate social services, to understand the program reporting requirements and to encourage the achievement individual goals, including employment goals, if desired.
Information and Referral
The Center serves as a resource center and a clearinghouse of information concerning disability. Information and Referral provides the Kentuckiana area with information about individuals with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act, other disability laws, and individual access. The Center also makes provides appropriate referrals to assist the community in learning about disabilities and disability related issues. CAL makes information and Referral Services available to everyone.
Independent Living Skills
Classes develop skills needed to help consumers learn basic and advanced skills to achieve self-reliance for a more independent lifestyle. Classes include credit counseling, assertiveness training, adaptive cooking, mobility training, nutrition, homemaking, education opportunities, and communication skills among others.
Peer Counseling
One-on-one counseling, group counseling, and peer support assists individuals with disabilities to help each other on a cross-disability basis. Peers provide assistance and support to increase skills and knowledge that will overcome interpersonal, family, social, financial, interagency and other disability-related challenges.
Nursing Home Transition
Assistance to people residing in nursing facilities who wish to move back to the community. Along with local partners, identify and assist people to make an informed decision to move out of nursing facilities into the community setting of their choice.
Other Cooperative Programs and Services Include:
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA)
Choices Navigator, the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program is a funded by Social Security and administered through the Center for Accessible Living to serve the western counties of Kentucky. The Center will make available a Community Work Incentives Coordinator, a knowledgeable advocate, to help beneficiaries and recipients to understand complex work incentive program requirements.
This program helps SSI and SSDI disability beneficiaries ages 14 through 64 understand their work options so that they may make more informed choices regarding work. The program provides information about Federal, state, and local work incentive programs and related issues.
As a part of this program, participants also receive information about protection and advocacy services that are available without charge.
Employment Program
The Projects with Industry (PWI) Program, funded by the US Department of Education is for persons with disabilities seeking career opportunities. The Center partners with private industry, government, and education agencies to promote and expand employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Career Choices, a PWI program, is offered at both Center for Accessible Living sites, located in Louisville and Murray, KY.
Housing Assistance
The Housing Coordinator maintains a computerized list to assist individuals with disabilities to locate accessible rental units.
Kentucky ADA Outreach
Through Kentucky ADA Outreach, the Center offers assistance with disability-related issues and promotes voluntary implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 (ADA), a Federal law that promotes full participation in society and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities.
Kentucky ADA Outreach is dedicated to removing barriers and creating equal access for people with disabilities.
The Kentucky ADA Outreach is an affiliate of the Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center, one of ten regional Disability Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs) across the nation funded by the United States Department of Education and supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
Personal Care Attendant Program
The program enables eligible adults with significant disabilities to hire employees to assist with domestic, personal, and transportation needs.
Rampbuilders Program
The program manages the ramp construction for people with mobility impairments in the Louisville Metro area.
Equipment Loan
Consumers may borrow Wheelchairs, walkers, and other equipment.
Newsletter
A quarterly publication, Taking Charge, is a forum for community dialogue on independent living, the Center's services and projects, upcoming events and advocacy for disability rights.
Fee for Services Include:
Sign Language Interpreter Services
The Center employs one full-time, certified staff interpreter and several certified, professional freelance interpreters to serve the needs of individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Interpreters are available to travel throughout Kentucky. Interpreters adhere to the NAD/RID Code of Ethics. Whatever the situation, the Center has an interpreter to fill the need. Standard Rates apply. The Center can also arrange sensitivity training for interested groups.
Technical Assistance
Staff provides ADA compliance consultation, conducts accessibility surveys in public buildings, or architectural modifications. Non-profit and government rates available.
Presentations
Presentations educate the community concerning disability-related issues. Non-profit and government rates available.
Center For Accessible Living Staff
Louisville Staff
NAME |
EXTENSION |
| AMY JONES - Peer Support Intern | 108 |
| ANGELA CASEY - Coordinator of Services | 105 |
| ANGIE GAHAFER - Interpreting Program Assistant | 105 |
| BARBARA DAVIS - Senior Employment Specialist | 122 |
| BARBARA ROBBINS - Fiscal Assistant | 121 |
| BEVERLY ALFORD - Coordinator of Events, Public Relations, and Administration | 118 |
| DAVID ALLGOOD - Community Advocate | 113 |
| DEA SOKACZ - Fiscal Assistant | 102 |
| FRANCES HURRIGAN - Reception/Program Assistant | 127 |
| GAYLE NUNN - Community Work Incentives Coordinator | 123 |
| GERARD SMITH - Employment Specialist | 125 |
| JOHN LEONARD - Ramp Program Coordinator | 133 |
| JAN DAY - Chief Executive Officer | 119 |
| KEITH HOSEY - Associate Director | 109 |
| KELLY PEACE - Interpreter Coordinator | 120 |
| LARRY HENSLEY - Community Work Incentives Coordinator | 115 |
| LEE ANN THOMAS - Housing Program Manager | 116 |
| MICHAEL MARKIEWICZ - Chief Financial Officer | 103 |
| MINDY SEAMAN - Administrative Assistant | 125 |
| PETER EICHHORN - Employment Specialist | 126 |
| PRENTHA COCHRAN - Bookkeeper | 101 |
| STEPHANIE BRIMMER - Personal Care Assistance Program Manager | 110 |
| TIM SLOAN - Community Work Incentives Coordinator | 115 |
| WAYNE GIVENS - Kentucky ADA Outreach Project Coordinator | 107 |
Murray and Auxiliary Staff
| CARRISSA JOHNSON - Employment Specialist | Murray |
| JEANNE M. GALLIMORE - Branch Director | Murray |
| JOHNNA CANTER - Benefits Specialist | Murray |
| KRISTI WELCH - Fiscal Operations and IT Coordinator | Murray |
| SUSAN THARPE - Independent Living Specialist | Murray |
| PATRICK JOHANNESON - Eastern KY PCA coordinator | Eastern Kentucky |
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Our Commitment to Diversity
Diversity
We define diversity as the characteristics that make one individual different from another. Diversity not only reflects the world in which we live but also creates a dynamic work setting that fosters creativity, excellence, and ultimately, better service for our customers.
The Center for Accessible Living strives to ensure that all employees are appreciated, evaluated objectively and equitably, and offered equal opportunities to grow and advance in their careers. We believe that the workplace should enable each individual to contribute to the business, and that our policies and practices should facilitate these contributions. Differing points of view, different frames of reference, and a broad range of life experiences bring synergy to the workplace.
We value and are committed to maintaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of our consumers. We realize that commitment to inclusion is a strategic imperative in today's marketplace. Our commitment to diversity extends beyond our organization, into the community we serve and is reflected in the services we provide.
Finally, we realize that while we have made progress in the area of diversity, we have significantly more to accomplish, and are dedicated to building on our progress and our commitment as an organization to diversity.
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