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How Families Are Advocating For Children With Disabilities In Foster Care
Many families foster and adopt children with special health care needs despite challenges they often encounter, such as receiving insufficient medical supplies and incomplete health histories.
Hallmark Movie Stars Actress With Down Syndrome
A new television movie debuting later this year will feature an actress with Down syndrome in the lead role.
Twitter Encouraging Users To Make Tweets More Accessible
Twitter is rolling out a new feature aimed at making the platform more accessible to people with disabilities.
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Voters With Disabilities Face New Ballot Restrictions Ahead Of Midterms
Around the country, new voting restrictions have complicated an already difficult process for voters with disabilities — a diverse community with differing physical, sensory and cognitive abilities.
Missing Teen With Autism Found Safe After More Than 2 Years
After over two years of desperation, the family of a missing California teen with autism is overjoyed that he was found in Park City, Utah.
Feds Reverse Course On Alzheimer’s Drug After Outcry From Down Syndrome Advocates
Federal officials are backing off a plan that would have kept people with Down syndrome from accessing a new Alzheimer's treatment even though they're predisposed to the disease.
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Senators Say Social Security Needs A Beneficiary Advocate
Much like there is a taxpayer advocate at the IRS, a group of senators say that Social Security beneficiaries — including those with disabilities — deserve a voice at that agency too.
American Airlines Brings Back Practice Flights For Passengers With Autism
The program available at several airports nationwide targets kids with autism and other disabilities with a trip through the airport and onto an American Airlines plane, hoping to calm anxieties.
For Many People With Disabilities, The COVID-19 Threat Hasn’t Gone Away
As government agencies have cast off pandemic protections, many immunocompromised people and those with disabilities have felt forgotten.
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How Parenting Kids With Disabilities Affects Marriage
Parents of children with developmental disabilities experience varying levels of stress, but new research suggests that some key factors influence how much their kids' needs affect their marriage.
Adidas Pushing For Greater Inclusion Of Athletes With Disabilities
Adidas is calling on marathons to set aside bib number 321 — a figure associated with Down syndrome — for neurodivergent runners and one of the country's biggest races is already on board.
Robots Give Students An Assist With Communication Skills
Originally created to help students who have autism, classroom robots named Milo and Carver are helping students struggling with communication, processing delays and social emotional learning.