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Miami Lakes committee hears from ACES advocate about long APD waits and Jan. 26 resource event
Summary
Litsa Nelson of Alliance Community and Employment Services described long APD/MET waiver wait lists, said ACES has placed nearly 300 people with disabilities in jobs over 16 years, and invited the committee to an ACES resource event Jan. 26 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center.
Litsa Nelson, a community advocate with Alliance Community and Employment Services (ACES), told the Miami Lakes Special Needs Advisory Committee about the organization’s work placing people with disabilities into employment and the barriers families face getting state services.
Nelson said ACES has helped about 300 people with disabilities find work over the past 16 years and described long waits…
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