Disability Rights

‘My name is Chris’: The tech turning thoughts into speech

18 December 2024 As the potential ...
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Gazans injured in war live with disabilities but little medical support

Tens of thousands require long-term rehabilitation, ...
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Blind man ‘humiliated’ after hotel refuses entry

24 December 2024 Charlie Taylor, Harriet ...
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Advancing Disability Inclusion in Post-Crisis Recovery

December 3, 2024 By Ioana Creitaru, ...
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‘My journey of pain has led to something positive’

Galya Dimitrova 30 November 2024 Celia ...
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A disability policy champion’s time in Congress has come to an end

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey was instrumental ...
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‘I never thought I’d have kids due to my disability’

Isaac Ashe, Natalie Jackson 23 November ...
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Disability music charity sets sights on Broadway

Elliot Deady 16 November 2024 Wendy ...
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Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case

April 28, 2025 5:00 AM ET Nina Totenberg The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with…
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Right of Coloradans with disabilities to live at home would be protected under Colorado bill

By Stephanie Wolf Apr. 29, 2025, 4:00 am Molly Kirkham, who has a rare chromosomal condition, has been advocating for the disability community since elementary school. “My big thing is to…
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Disability Protection Groups in Two States Pause Services After Missing Federal Funds

“We are fighting for our very survival.” Julia Métraux April 26, 2025 State organizations that advocate for disabled residents in New Jersey and Arkansas announced this week that they will have…
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Class-Action Suit over Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Goes Before Supreme Court

By Patricia Kime Published April 24, 2025 at 12:59pm ET The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a case Monday from medically retired service members who say the Defense Department’s misinterpretation of a…
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Higher ed board approves new guidelines for students with disabilities

Apr 15, 2025 | 9:52 am ET By Maya Mitchell THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION unanimously approved new guidelines to help state colleges and universities in Massachusetts run programs for students with disabilities. …
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Rochester couple gets national attention in their quest to normalize parents with disabilities

By Beth Adams Published April 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT Local disability rights attorney and activist Stephanie Woodward and her family are getting national attention.  First, a TikTok video of her…
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Wisconsin still denies unemployment claims for people on disability

Apr 21, 2025 | 6:30 am ET By Erik Gunn Since 2013, a Wisconsin law has blocked workers who lose a job from collecting unemployment insurance if they also receive Social…
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Berklee group gives musicians with disabilities space to grow

April 11, 2025 Amanda Beland Julia LaGrand was in high school when an orchestra played in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Among the musicians was violinist Adrian Anantawan. Anantawan…
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CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs

By Alexander Tin Updated on: April 10, 2025 / 9:26 AM EDT Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was…
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Disability Advocates Sue Over ‘Systematic Dismantling’ Of Social Security

by Shaun Heasley | April 7, 2025 Disability advocates are suing the Social Security Administration over “reckless and devastating” changes imposed by the Trump administration that they say are undermining the…
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