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Grant funds disability services of U of A

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson has received a $2.2 million five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, to establish the Sonoran University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (Sonoran UCEDD).

The goal of the center is to ensure that Southern Arizona and its border communities have the programs, services and supports that people with developmental disabilities need to be fully included in the life of the community.

Developmental disabilities are defined as those occurring prior to age 22 that are lifelong and involve multiple functional limitations, such as learning, walking or speaking.