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12/08/2025

PA 211 is updating its resource database to include more programs that help individuals and families stay safe and warm this winter. If your organization offers heating assistance, utility support, weatherization, temporary shelter, food distribution, or other winter resources, PA 211 wants to hear from you!

Submit your program details to be included in the community resource database so more Pennsylvanians can find the help they need.

Let’s make sure no one is left out in the cold. Visit pa211.org/agency-partners to share your information.

12/08/2025

The new calculator for the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit is a quick and easy way to see if you might qualify for Pennsylvania’s new state-level earned income tax credit. Try the tool today and get an estimate in minutes at pa.gov/WPTC.

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

Are you struggling to keep your home warm this winter? The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) can help, and applications are now open!

Get started by visiting dhs.pa.gov/LIHEAP today.

12/08/2025

Want to learn more about what the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says about service and support animals in the workplace? We have a page designed to answer your questions! Visit the Service and Support Animal section of our Employment Resource Hub to get started: https://adata.org/employment-resource-hub/service-and-support-animals-workplace

11/28/2025

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11/26/2025

11/26/2025

How is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) relevant to caregivers and individuals with disabilities who need their assistance and support? Review our fact sheet on The ADA and Caregivers: Frequently Asked Questions here to learn more: https://adata.org/factsheet/ada-and-caregivers

11/26/2025

11/26/2025

As the director of the Human Engineering Research Labs at the University of Pittsburgh, Rory Cooper has been at the forefront of designing new mobility technologies — including everything from affordable manual wheelchairs inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, to force-sensing pushrims and self-leveling power wheelchairs. Now, Cooper and his team at HERL have been awarded $41.5 million to help design the power wheelchair of the future.

“Most powered wheelchairs aren’t designed to overcome many of the common challenges in the real world — and changing the environment to accommodate them is nearly impossible,” says Cooper, a paraplegic and manual wheelchair user.

“We need smarter technology that prevents tipping and falling, improves mobility and adds more function, such as coordinated mobility and robotic arm manipulation of objects, so people with disabilities can fully participate in everyday life.”

Read more: https://newmobility.com/this-wheelchair-user-was-just-awarded-41-5-million-to-design-the-power-wheelchair-of-the-future/