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This week the Center for Independent Living (CIL), Berkeley and Oakland, and the World Institute on Disability (WID), Oakland, received a three-year grant from The California Endowment to work on increasing the economic independence of people with disabilities in California. 

The CIL/WID partnership collectively contributed to the passage of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA) that will stem the tide of 72 percent unemployment among people with disabilities nationwide. 

For more information on the TWWIIA legislation, visit www.workincentives-healthcare.com or www.ssa.gov/work.