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The National Indian Council on Aging's Desiree Lapahie (Navajo Nation) interviews tribal member Joseph Ray about the various barriers people with disabilities encounter on the Laguna Pueblo, as well as the services and supports offered on the reservation. He recommends infrastructure improvements and details the changes he would like made to assist those with disabilities.

"We need more inclusion of people with disabilities in the decision-making process in all the programs that affect our lives, housing, health care, vocational rehabilitation," says Joseph Ray. "Nothing for us, without us."

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The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) has released a toolkit dedicated to increasing awareness and knowledge of the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native persons living with disabilities.

The toolkit — “Understanding Disabilities in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities” — contains information about disabilities, tribes and resources. You will find suggestions for improving services, providing protections, and utilizing resources in local tribal communities for people with disabilities.

This project is dedicated to building bridges between tribes and those in the Aging Network who want to help but are not sure how to begin. NICOA hopes this guide assists tribes and their allies as they work together to make good decisions about our shared future.

Find “Understanding Disabilities in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities” online in NICOA's Technical Assistance and Resource Center at https://www.nicoa.org/programs/techni....