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Moorhead students build helping hand for first grader with disabilities First grader Amarah Ramirez, who has arthrogryposis affecting her arms and is blind, can now participate in class using a custom LED robotic hand built just for her by the Moorhead robotics team.

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AHA resource: Improving Care for People with Disabilities  | AHA News The AHA Dec. 4 released a new resource outlining how hospitals and health systems can take action to improve care for people with disabilities.

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Savings Accounts for Disabled People Are Expanding. Do You Qualify?

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Educator Voice: AI can help fulfill the promise of inclusion for students with disabilities Heather Gauck, a special education teacher in Grand Rapids, Mich. shares how AI technology has helped her students

Educator Voice: AI can help fulfill the promise of inclusion for students with disabilities | PBS NewsHour Classroom

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Three easy tweaks to make your teaching autism-friendly Autistic students have the highest university dropout rate of any disability group. What can teaching staff do about it?

Me, talking about autism in Higher Education!
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Bangor nonprofit serving people with disabilities lost money in ‘sophisticated’ cyber scam Staff were tricked into giving access to the organization’s bank accounts, according to a notice obtained by the BDN.

Bangor nonprofit serving disabled people lost money in cyber scam

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Robotic arm with soft grippers helps people with disabilities make pizza and more For the millions of Americans who live with a mobility issue, making a pizza can be a lot more challenging than just choosing between pepperoni or sausage. Now Virginia Tech researchers have developed...

Robotic arm with soft grippers helps people with disabilities make pizza and more

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Rose Ayling-Ellis Has a Message She Wants You to Hear Rose Ayling-Ellis, who stars in the TV crime drama “Code of Silence,” wants the world to understand that deaf people live complex and varied lives.

A Deaf Actress Has a Message She Wants You to Hear

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'Very emotional': Brain-computer tech gives kids with disabilities new powers | CBC News It sounds like something from a futuristic film: Technology that allows users to control their environment with mere thoughts. But for kids with disabilities in Ontario, it’s an emerging reality that’...

'Very emotional': Brain-computer tech gives kids with disabilities new powers

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Judge rules Texas has been illegally placing people with severe disabilities in nursing homes for decades A federal judge in San Antonio has ruled that the state of Texas for decades unnecessarily institutionalized 4,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing home facilities, d...

Judge rules Texas has been illegally placing people with severe disabilities in nursing homes for decades | TPR

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The woman raising 98 children with disabilities in Uganda At her ‘Home of Hope’, Edith Lukabwe cares for children abandoned by their families.

The woman raising 98 children with disabilities

At her 'Home of Hope', Edith Lukabwe cares for children abandoned by their families.

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Peoria-based start-up among companies on new Forbes list The Peoria start-up company We Hear You has received recognition from Forbes magazine for its work in developing innovative accessibility devices.

Forbes Accessibility 100 list includes Peoria company We Hear You

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Redefining “possible”: Ana Victoria Espino’s triumph as the first lawyer with Down syndrome

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For people with disabilities: Kindness is nice. Legal protections are necessary President Trump's domestic policy agenda, backed by Republicans, jeopardizes protections, research and support for people with disabilities, writes Amy Julia Becker.

For people with disabilities: Kindness is nice. Legal protections are necessary | Cognoscenti

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As the game industry cuts back, accessibility is feeling the impact After years of growth, industry turmoil has left the accessibility community at a standstill.

As the game industry cuts back, accessibility is feeling the impact | The Verge

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This Airline Was Named No. 1 for Wheelchair Accessibility A new study has found JetBlue to be the top airline for travelers with wheelchairs.

This Airline Was Named No. 1 for Wheelchair Accessibility

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Hiring People With Intellectual Disabilities: What Employers Need To Know Hiring people with intellectual disabilities tends to elevate the morale and cohesion of the entire team. It breaks groupthink. It boosts positivity. And it reinforces the kind of honesty and apprecia...

Hiring People With Intellectual Disabilities: What Employers Need To Know

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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that will cut billions of dollars from Medicaid.

Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people across the country, including more than 15 million people with disabilities. The Senate must reject this dangerous bill.

Trump proposals for students with disabilities create confusion and fear Students, their parents and educators in California say they have serious concerns about federal proposals that could transform service delivery to students with disabilities.

Trump proposals for students with disabilities create confusion and fear | EdSource

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Housing, Nutrition In Peril As Trump Pulls Back Medicaid Social Services About half of states have broadened Medicaid to pay for social services like housing and food for people with disabilities and others. But now the Trump administration views this as a distraction.

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Families of disabled children frequently struggle to pay medical bills Families of children with disabilities were more likely to worry about expenses and had higher rates of delayed or forgone care due to cost.

Families of disabled children frequently struggle to pay medical bills

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Trump’s budget guts vital support for adults with developmental disabilities | Opinion - nj.com

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One woman's fight to remove barriers for aspiring doctors with disabilities After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.

One woman's fight to remove barriers for aspiring doctors with disabilities

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What to know about the future of special education without the Education Department A special education leader under George W. Bush says the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact students with disabilities.

What to know about the future of special education without the Education Department | Here & Now

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Trump change for kids with disabilities violates law, critics say President Trump said he would move oversight of services for students with disabilities to Health and Human Services. Advocates worry the agency doesn’t have the staff or expertise to handle the chang...

Trump declares change to federal oversight for students with disabilities - Chalkbeat

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Trump Administration Withdraws ADA Guidance The U.S. Department of Justice is rescinding numerous guidance documents clarifying requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, including some dating back to 1999.

Trump Administration Withdraws ADA Guidance - Disability Scoop

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: What you need to know What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973? Learn about the purpose of Section 504 and how it protects students with disabilities.

IDEA, FAPE, and section 504 protect students with disabilites. "If you think your child has been discriminated against because of a disability, there are steps you can take. You can file a complaint to the (OCR) for the U.S. Department of Education." But what happens when there is no DOE?

How Ending the Department of Education Will Impact Kids With Disabilities As well as kids who are unhoused.

Trump Closing the Department of Education Will Impact Children With Disabilities and Other Marginalized Students | Teen Vogue

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Here are 8 photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective Here are the winning entries in this year's Global Ability Photography Challenge.

Here are 8 photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective

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Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone For one thing, the presence of employees with disabilities improves the culture of the entire organization, making it more collaborative and responsive.

Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone

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