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EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT ABILITIES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SCHEDULED ACROSS STATE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen is designating October as Disability Employment
Awareness Month to generate awareness about the talents and abilities of Tennessee’s citizens with
disabilities.
‘America’s People, America’s Talent…America’s Strength!’ is the 2008 National Disability Employment
Awareness Month theme.  Disability Employment Awareness Month will call attention to […]

SMYRNA, Tenn.– Dozens of young men and women with significant disabilities donned cap and gown today and proudly walked or rolled their wheelchairs across the stage at the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center (TRC) in Smyrna. The students come from every corner of the state, but all are filled with the same determination and drive to enter […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —The days of using 15-passenger vans to transport children are ending for licensed child care providers across Tennessee. Rules approved by the General Assembly will take effect in exactly two months. Providers who rely on 15-passenger vans to transport children must stop using them by January 1, 2007. They will be allowed to […]

NASHVILLE –The Tennessee Department of Human Services is working with 19 community service agencies across the state to help those less fortunate get through the cold winter months. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a utility assistance program for eligible individuals and families, who must sign up with their local agency for […]