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.

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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.

Moorhead students build helping hand for first grader with disabilities - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports

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

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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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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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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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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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Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback "Disability is a natural part of the human experience," said Katy Neas, chief executive officer of The Arc.

Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback

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Recruiting workers with disabilities strengthens Vermont’s economy - VTDigger Local communities – and economies – are strongest and healthiest when all resources are recognized, valued, and utilized. Vermont has learned that over the years through the many and growing contribut...

Recruiting workers with disabilities strengthens Vermont’s economy - VTDigger

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How universities can help make our cities more accessible for people with disabilities A lack of accessibility can have a serious impact on a person’s quality of life. Universities should teach students to develop creative solutions that make urban environments more inclusive.

How universities can help make our cities more accessible for people with disabilities

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Young people with disabilities are eager to work, but where are the jobs? Too often, jobs are scarce for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Other letters: Caregivers for the disabled deserve better pay, Trump breaks rules, and tech elite grow wea...

Young people with disabilities are eager to work, but where are the jobs? - Chicago Sun-Times

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Trump Effort To Freeze Federal Funding Sows Confusion For Medicaid, Disability Programs The Trump administration is walking back a directive to pause trillions of dollars in government spending that bred uncertainty about the impact on everything from Medicaid to special education.

Trump Effort To Freeze Federal Funding Sows Confusion For Medicaid, Disability Programs - Disability Scoop

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Walt Disney World Updates DAS Policy Wording: How It May Affect Disability Access Walt Disney World Updates DAS Policy Wording: How It May Affect Disability Access

Walt Disney World Updates DAS Policy Wording: How It May Affect Disability Access

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FAA employees with disabilities targeted by Trump's anti-DEI push Despite current policy, the FAA during Trump’s first administration actively sought to recruit workers with disabilities.

FAA employees with disabilities targeted by Trump's anti-DEI push - Government Executive

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Primark launches clothing range designed for people with disabilities Victoria Jenkins, the co-designer of the collection and founder of adaptive clothing brand Unhidden, tells The Independent about design features that range from magnetic zippers to hidden openings for...

Primark launches clothing range designed for people with disabilities | The Independent

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Federal Agency Outlines Recommendations for Accessible AI The U.S. Access Board highlighted its initial findings on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence for people with disabilities, offering recommendations to promote responsible use.

Federal Agency Outlines Recommendations for Accessible AI

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Young adults with developmental disabilities face a ‘cliff’ after they graduate high school School districts prepare students for post-grad life, but skills and potential are lost as Chicago families try to figure out the next steps on their own.

Young adults with developmental disabilities face a ‘cliff’ after they graduate high school - WBEZ Chicago

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