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July is Disability Pride Month. Do you find yourself avoiding conversations on disabilities? A disability rights activist shares ways to be a better ally and to destigmatize disability in America.
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When these students can't get help, many families turn to the Department of Education, which is swamped with discrimination complaints, and some families are waiting months. NPR's Jonaki Mehta visited one such family.
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People with disabilities say they are abruptly losing their Medicaid home health benefits and are being advised incorrectly when they call state offices for more information.
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The law will be part of the motor vehicle registration process. Sponsors say it will make officers mindful of possible medical conditions of someone in the vehicle who may not respond to commands as expected.
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The LightSound device is the result of a collaboration between an astronomer who is blind and an astronomer who regularly translates data into audio to analyze patterns for her research.
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Parents wait for state-covered services designed to their children foster independence and job skills for adulthood. But they must think years ahead while their families are under stress.
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After public outcries, the U.S. Census Bureau says it's no longer moving ahead with proposed survey changes that could have shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the U.S. by about 40%.
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More than a third of older adults have a disability. Many find it difficult to get the medical care they need. New federal regulations would address that problem.
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The research company Limbitless Solutions is embracing generative artificial intelligence to allow children to personalize their prosthetics, adding personal identity to their new arms.
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At stake are not only whether people with disabilities get vital resources for housing, schools or program benefits but whether people with disabilities are counted accurately.