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Despite Laws, People With IDD Less Likely To Receive Organ Transplants
New research suggests that people with developmental disabilities face more difficulty than others accessing organ transplants even in cases where they are no more likely to have complications.
Airport Holds Rehearsal For Travelers With Disabilities
Kids and adults with developmental disabilities are getting a practice run at the airport in order to become more comfortable with air travel and help educate airline, airport and TSA staff.
This 88-Year-Old Is Still Caring For Her Daughter With Cerebral Palsy After 70 Years
When she was 18, doctors told Geraldine Bayless her newborn wouldn't survive the night, but 70 years later, she's still caring for her daughter who has cerebral palsy and does not speak or walk.
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Labor Department Urged To Curtail Subminimum Wage Program
Disability advocacy groups are calling on the federal government to stop issuing any new certificates authorizing employers to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage.
Senate Confirms New Special Education Chief
After a year and a half in limbo, the nation has a new top special education official.
Cats With Disabilities Help Students De-Stress And Take ‘Stigma Out Of Disability’
Cats with disabilities are visiting college campuses to help students relax, de-stress and understand people and animals with disabilities.
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End Of Public Health Emergency Brings ‘Uncertainty’ For Disability Services
Many of the pandemic-era policies that benefited people with disabilities are set to expire and the implications could be significant, touching everything from health care to community-based services.
Parents, Feds Fight For Kids Stuck In Nursing Homes
A federal lawsuit asserts that Florida's reliance on institutions for medically fragile kids is an affront to laws requiring that people with disabilities be served in home-like settings when possible.
Lawmakers Seek To Improve Air Travel For People With Disabilities
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to institute new requirements in order to make air travel easier for passengers with disabilities.
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How A First-Grader With Cerebral Palsy Helped Make His Playground More Inclusive
Unable to do much more than watch at his school's brand-new playground, a 7-year-old spoke out and now changes are in the works to help ensure that equipment at his school and others is more accessible.
Hundreds Of Forced Sterilization Survivors Are Owed Money. Only A Handful Have Received It
California wants to compensate people with developmental disabilities who were involuntarily sterilized decades ago while living in institutions and group homes, but few have claimed the money.
Biden Administration Pushed To Address Disability Discrimination In Health Care
More than two years after federal officials signaled that they would update regulations to keep medical providers from discriminating against people with disabilities, advocates say the clock is ticking.