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WISCONSIN EXAMINER: Advocates seek significant pay boost in state budget for workers who provide in-home care
By SD Network, 2023-06-05
Advocates for the elderly and people with disabilities are looking to the state budget now taking shape in the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to boost pay for personal care workers in Wisconsin in hopes of alleviating a chronic shortage that has stranded many people and families needing care. There are other obstacles besides wages, however. Many care workers don’t have health care coverage or paid time off for illness or vacation.
DISABILITY SCOOP: Google Displaying Accessibility Information More Prominently
By SD Network, 2023-06-02
With a minor change, Google is making it more obvious to users whether businesses and other public places are accessible to people with disabilities. Google Maps now displays a wheelchair icon by default on a location’s entry if the place has a wheelchair-accessible entrance. Previously, this information was only visible to users who opted into a feature called Accessible Places.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO: 'Everyone has abilities': Statewide program provides internships to 200 Wisconsinites with disabilities
By SD Network, 2023-06-01
Project SEARCH provides vocational training for people with disabilities. The program works to transition high school students into the workforce. Participants learn things such as soft skills and workplace etiquette. Upon completion of the program, participants are on as permanent employees of the specific site where they interned.
U.S. ACCESS BOARD: U.S. Access Board Seeks Public Comment on Final Specification for Low Transfer Surface Height of Medical Diagnostic Equipment
By SD Network, 2023-05-24
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Medical diagnostic care is essential to everyone, including people with disabilities, and often requires people to transfer onto diagnostic equipment, such as examination tables and chairs, for evaluation. Historically, medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) has been, and continues to be, inaccessible to many people in wheelchairs, which can lead to misdiagnosis or barriers to basic care and examinations. The U.S. Access Board has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment regarding one provision on the low transfer surface height for certain types of MDE used by patients in a supine, prone, side-lying, or seated position. Public comments for the NPRM are due by July 24, 2023. |
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WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO: People with disabilities aren't often seen in stock photos. The CPSC is changing that
By SD Network, 2023-05-24
Generally, stock photos often don't include people with disabilities. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is working to change that. The CPSC, the government agency that focuses on accident prevention and has amused the internet for years with its public safety awareness memes on Twitter, recently released some new stock photos that include people with physical disabilities.
WISCONSIN EXAMINER: Advocates seek significant pay boost in state budget for workers who provide in-home care
By SD Network, 2023-05-22
It's no secret that Wisconsin advocates for people with disabilities and the elderly have been tiredlessly advocating for better pay for caregivers. Advocates are asking for a significant increase in the state budget. Over the last several years it’s been getting harder for agencies and individuals to find enough care workers, but the COVID-19 pandemic escalated the problem to crisis levels.
PBS NEWSLETTER: The wait for government disability services can last years. Some states are trying to change that.
By SD Network, 2023-05-20
More than half a million Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are currently waiting for government funding for long-term care in their homes. Many states are working to clear their waitlists for IDD services by investing in more funding for waiver programs, while others are streamlining the application process or working to recruit more professionals to work in these fields.
ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING: I/DD Counts National Summit Report Highlights Health Data as Equity Issue
By SD Network, 2023-05-18
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