Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a new chance for help | Opinion
Momentum is building in Topeka to solve the crisis that has more than 4,300 people’s lives on hold waiting for assistance. | ...
Maryland families, disability advocates reveal what scares them most in Moore’s proposed DDA cuts
Maryland families and disability advocates share personal stories, hoping Gov. Wes Moore will consider not just the budget ...
Kansas committee proposes doubling down to fix notoriously long I/DD waitlist
Kansas added 500 waivers to its I/DD waitlist, which applicants could remain on for up to 10 years. They may double down on ...
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Disney Tweaks Approach To Disability Access
Disney is making a small — but potentially significant — change to its accommodations for visitors with disabilities.
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Creativity, ability on display at art show
A “Celebration of Abilities’’ is shining a light on the artistic talents of individuals who are served by boards ...
‘We all have something to give’: Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Oregon
More than 100 people dove into the frigid, 38-degree waters of the Willamette Saturday morning in support of Special Olympics ...
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Advocates ‘frustrated,’ confused after meeting on proposed cut to DDA agency
An effort by the Department of Health to get public input Friday on $200 million in proposed cuts to the Developmental ...
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'Overwhelmed with joy': Thousands of direct support professionals in WNY getting $4-an-hour pay raises
Nonprofit providers that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have long been calling on the state to boost reimbursement rates so they could afford to increase wages for staff ...
New exhibit at UWEC features art representing disability identity and experience
UW-Eau Claire’s Foster Gallery is highlighting an underrepresented group in the “Beyond the Gaze—Representing Disability in ...