HARRISBURG, Pa. — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Val Arkoosh recently published two opinion pieces highlighting historic investments in intellectual disability and autism (ID/A) services and the […]
Best Business Loans and Grants for People With Disabilities
More than 1.8 million U.S. businesses are owned by people with disabilities and a higher percentage of working-age people with disabilities rely on self-employment compared with working-age people […]
Providing better support for people with disabilities who are victims of sexual assault | BU Today
Sargent Occupational Therapy OTD Students Present Best Practices at Annual Conference of New York Sexual Assault Counselors and Victim Advocates Note: This article uses identity-first language (“disabled person”) […]
Rail companies are using access stats from mystery shoppers who pretend to be disabled – Disability News Service
Rail companies are using evidence on the accessibility of their rail services that has come from “mystery shopping” exercises carried out by freelance workers pretending to be disabled, […]
John McFaul: Paraastronaut on a mission to pioneer space
Rebecca Morrell and Alison Francis BBC News Science May 9, 2024 Image caption: All astronaut trainees must spin in giant centrifuges Former Paralympian John McFaul is working with […]
How to make the workplace more inclusive for people with disabilities
In 2001, my life took an unexpected turn when an accident caused me to fracture my fifth cervical vertebra, leaving me living as a quadriplegic and suddenly navigating […]
12 Shows and Movies with Characters with Disabilities
For the one billion people with disabilities on the planet, access is essential to inclusion. If a person with a disability cannot safely use public transportation, attend school, […]
HHS finalizes rule to strengthen protections against disability discrimination
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated its regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability to clarify its obligations in several important areas. […]
Disability advocacy group praises Kansas Republican Party’s efforts on waiting lists • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — As the legislative process begins to wind down during a chaotic 2024 session, disability rights groups are praising budget provisions aimed at shortening wait times for […]
Russia told Ukrainians with disabilities they were visiting the seaside – but they were kidnapped and disappeared
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