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Arizona Bridge to Independent Living

Empowering People with Disabilities for over 30 Years

Independent living and advocacy by, and for, people with disabilities.

Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL) is Arizona’s largest center for Independent Living. ABIL offers and promotes programs designed to empower people with disabilities to take personal responsibility so they may achieve or continue independent lifestyles within the community.
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What's New?

Get Your 2011 Taxes
Prepared for Free at ABIL

Disability Empowerment Center - Suite 200
Saturdays, from February 4th – April 14th
9:00am –Noon pm

Save money by letting us do your tax preparation for free! ABIL is again partnering with with the City of Phoenix and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in sponsoring a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site. If you have a bank account, with direct deposit you can get your tax return within a few days.

For more information click here >> VITA

There are many other VITA sites around the valley and state as well that can serve you. You can find the other VITA sites listed at http://www.211arizona.org/tax or call 211.

Are you or someone you know living with a physical disability? Then our life-skills workshops may be the program for you!

10 week sessions, with 2 hour weekly meetings
FREE of charge
For adults 18 years and older

Two 10-week sessions offered with Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL)

Mesa – East Valley Office
2150 S Country Club Dr. Ste 10
Mesa, AZ 85210

Phoenix - Disability Empowerment Ctr
5025 E Washington St. Ste 200
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Mondays: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

April 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th
May 7th, 14th & 21st
June 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th

Fridays: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

April 13th, 20th
May 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th
June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th

There are openings for up to 10 people for each session, so sign up today!

Register Online http://lwd2012.eventbrite.com/
For registration help: John Beaubien 602-443-0738 - johnb@abil.org
All ABIL Events are fragrance-free; please do not wear scented products! Thank you!

Nominations Requested for the
2011 Spirit of ABIL Award

Each year the ABIL Board of Directors recognizes one person who exemplifies the Independent Living philosophy as the winner of our Spirit of ABIL award.

Nominations due by February 21, 2012

Please click on one of the links below to access the nomination form.

2011 Spirit of ABIL Nomination Form - Word format

2011 Spirit of ABIL Nomination Form - PDF format

Please send all nomination forms to Ann Pasco at annp@abil.org or fax to 602-443-0721 Attention Ann Pasco.

The Virginia G. Piper Sports & Fitness Center for Persons with Disabilities opened October 31, 2011. It is located on the same campus as the Disability Empowerment Center. This state-of-the-art, universally accessible, 45,000 square-foot sports, recreation, fitness and aquatics center will greatly enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities.

Friday, Feb 24th - 10:00am - 8:00pm
Open house tours, demonstrations, local athletes,
speakers, music, dancing.

Saturday, Feb 25th - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Open house tours & Regional Jr. Wheelchair
Basketball Tournament

Join us for the grand opening.

ABIL Partnering to Provide Quality
Homecare Services in Tucson and Casa Grande

In October ABIL will be expanding its exceptional in-home care as an
Arizona Long-term Care (ALTCs) provider, by partnering with DIRECT (in Tucson) and PGCSC
(Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens (in Casa Grande).

ABIL is NOW accepting applications for general and family caregivers in the Tucson and Casa Grande areas.

For more information see these documents:

ABIL-DIRECT - Tucson ABIL- PGCSC - Casa Grande

To Apply Click Here