Welcome to the AZ Resource Hub! This hub provides direct links to local community resources available in Arizona, providing information to support Seniors, Parents, Caregivers, and Disability Specialists. Information on aging, special education in public and charter schools (IEPs/504 Plans), disabilities, and mental health.

If you're serving as a Disability Specialist for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you'll find a few direct links to Church Handbook resources and other relevant church links to help you get started.

Please note, the resources in this hub are not endorsed by the organizations listed and are not exhaustive. Simply a starting point to community resources that can support you, your loved ones, and those you serve, thereby positively impacting their lives and the lives of family members in the home.

Seniors

Mental Health

Arizona Disability Research & Demographic Data

Disabilities can be either visible or hidden. Examples of visible disabilities are limb amputation, cerebral palsy, and Down Syndrome. Invisible disabilities include conditions such as chronic pain, communication disorders, autism, and mental health disorders, which are may not be  apparent to others.

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal that 1 in 4 adults have some type of disability. Therefore, in a ward with 182 households, where a total of 364 adults reside, it can be estimated that approximately 91 adults in the ward could be living with a disability.

Additionally, during 2019–2021, the prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability in children aged 3–17 years increased from 7.40% in 2019 to 8.56% in 2021.

As of 2019, the population of Pinal County was 406,677, with approximately 62,764 individuals living with a disability. Check out the link below to find data for your county.