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RESIDENTIAL

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VOCATIONAL

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COMMUNITY

Our Programs

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    RESIDENTIAL

    ABLE's residential program teaches daily living skills. Participants also benefit from recreational leisure activities. The residential program gives residents even greater autonomy, with ready access to support for tasks like banking, shopping, and transportation.

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    VOCATIONAL & JOB COACHING

    ABLE's vocational and job coaching program solicits contracts from businesses to be completed by program participants at our community-integrated employment office, job sites, or the University of Oklahoma. This provides skills development and earned income for ABLE clients.

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    COMMUNITY

    ABLE maintains a community integrated employment office as the liaison between our clients and community businesses. This "workshop" provides skills development, specialized training, job search, job placement, and on-the-job assistance for each client in the program.

Public Notice

July 24, 2025

The Council for Developmental Disabilities, dba ABLE has applied for vans to provide transportation for persons aged 65 or older and individuals with disabilities in Norman. Any private sector, public transit, Para-transit operation, or 5310 participants within the area is invited to bid for services or provide input for these services.

Any private or public carrier interested, or objecting to this bid, must\contact in writing, within fifteen (15) days of this publication, the above-named applicant and:

Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Aging Services Division

Contracts and Coalitions Unit

50 N.E. 23 rd Sfreet

Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3002

Attention: Transportation Program

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