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MEMORANDUM

Appellant Deanna Tweedy (“Tweedy”) appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Social Security Commissioner’s denial of her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) concluded that Tweedy was not “disabled” within the meaning of the Act because she could still perform her past relevant work as a teacher’s aide. Since the facts are familiar to the parties, we do not recite them here except as necessary to explain our disposition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and review the district court’s decision de novo. Bray v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 554 F.3d 1219, 1222 (9th Cir.2009). We affirm.

First, the ALJ did not err in determining that Tweedy’s alleged hand impairment was “non-severe” because substantial evidence in the record supports a finding that this impairment did not significantly limit her ability to do basic work activities, or had only a “minimal effect” on her ability to perform such activities. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 (a)(4)(ii), (c); see also Webb v. Barnhart, 433 F.3d 683, 686 (9th Cir.2005). In making this determination, the ALJ…