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DISABILITY SCOOP: Google Displaying Accessibility Information More Prominently
DISABILITY SCOOP: Google Displaying Accessibility Information More Prominently
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...
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WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO: 'Everyone has abilities': Statewide program provides internships to 200 Wisconsinites with disabilities
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO: 'Everyone has abilities': Statewide program provides internships to 200 Wisconsinites with disabilities
Project SEARCH provides vocational training for people with disabilities. The program works to transition high school students into the workforce. Participants learn...
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U.S. ACCESS BOARD: U.S. Access Board Seeks Public Comment on Final Specification for Low Transfer Surface Height of Medical Diagnostic Equipment
U.S. ACCESS BOARD: U.S. Access Board Seeks Public Comment on Final Specification for Low Transfer Surface Height of Medical Diagnostic Equipment
Medical diagnostic care is essential to everyone, including people with disabilities, and often requires people to transfer onto diagnostic equipment, such as...
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WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO: People with disabilities aren't often seen in stock photos. The CPSC is changing that
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO: People with disabilities aren't often seen in stock photos. The CPSC is changing that
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...
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Webinar: Addressing Sexual Assault Against People with Disabilities
Webinar: Addressing Sexual Assault Against People with Disabilities
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WISCONSIN EXAMINER: Advocates seek significant pay boost in state budget for workers who provide in-home care
WISCONSIN EXAMINER: Advocates seek significant pay boost in state budget for workers who provide in-home care
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...
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PBS NEWSLETTER: The wait for government disability services can last years. Some states are trying to change that.
PBS NEWSLETTER: The wait for government disability services can last years. Some states are trying to change that.
More than half a million Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are currently waiting for government funding for long-term care in their homes....
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ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING: I/DD Counts National Summit Report Highlights Health Data as Equity Issue
ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING: I/DD Counts National Summit Report Highlights Health Data as Equity Issue
Reliable health data is important to supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Being counted is a health equity and...
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ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING: CMS Announces Medicare Will Cover Seat Elevation Equipment for Eligible Power Wheelchair User
ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING: CMS Announces Medicare Will Cover Seat Elevation Equipment for Eligible Power Wheelchair User
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a national coverage decision that Medicare will now cover seat elevation devices...
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Self-Determination Network News: May 2023
Self-Determination Network News: May 2023
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The Ongoing Caregiver Crisis
In late April, the Survival Coalition put...