Santa Clara County creates department for disabled residents [sanjosespotlight.com]

Donielle Prince 6/29/216:18 PM

By Sonya Herrera, San Jose Spotlight, June 23, 2021

Obstacles that disabled residents deal with daily intensified during the pandemic. A new office promises to change that trajectory with a training and information center dedicated to improving services across Santa Clara County.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the new Office of Disability Affairs on Tuesday, a victory that advocates say was hard-won.

“There were many pieces that went into this, of many people advocating throughout COVID,” Michele Mashburn, director of the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, told San José Spotlight. “There still are barriers that exist.”

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