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Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities
Social networks and online apps should be more inclusive of the needs of all people in society, the Human Rights heard, in a debate covering digital and assistive technologies. 10…
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Will a Texas-led legal fight over gender dysphoria threaten disabled student protections?
Kayla Jimenez March 12, 2025 Villanova University student Kaleigh Brendle has had low vision her entire young life. At her college in Pennsylvania and as a child growing up in…
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Here’s how a Pennsylvania school is setting students with autism, intellectual disabilities up for success
By Madeleine Wright Updated on: March 8, 2025 / 12:11 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia People with autism often face barriers to employment, but a private school in Middletown Township, Delaware County,…
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Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling allowing for emailing ballots to disabled voters
By SCOTT BAUER Updated 3:49 PM CDT, March 12, 2025 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court ruled Wednesday that disabled people are not allowed to receive absentee ballots by…
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What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
Experts say this week’s mass layoffs could lead to less research and support for children nationwide. March 12, 2025, 6:34 PM CDT By Tyler Kingkade and Adam Edelman Massive layoffs initiated this week…
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DR Congo’s M23 rebels say they will no longer join peace talks in Angola
Talks, which the DRC government previously rejected, sought to resolve the conflict in the east of the country. Published On 17 Mar 2025 The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has announced…
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Israel warns more to come as airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza after two months of truce
Hundreds killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes: Palestinian authorities By James Mackenzie, Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose March 18, 2025 3:45 PM CDT Summary JERUSALEM/CAIRO, March 18 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more…
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Entire families killed during Syria’s violence, UN says
By Reuters March 11, 20251:00 PM CDT GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) – Entire families including women and children were killed in Syria’s coastal region as part of a series of sectarian…
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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 6:02 PM CDT, February 21, 2025 A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of…
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