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WEBLatest News - Disability Scoop. House Votes To Renew Autism Act As Expiration Nears. With the clock ticking, Congress is one step closer to re-upping the nation's primary autism law and allocating nearly $2 billion to address the developmental disability. September 19, 2024. Advocates, Families Rattled After Medicaid Waivers Mistakenly Terminated.
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Disability News Service – the country's only news agency specialising in disability issues. Top Story. Hundreds of thousands face ‘starve or freeze’ decision after winter fuel payments cut, say disabled activists. 19th September 2024.
CDC Data Shows Over 70 Million U.S. Adults Reported Having a Disability
WEBJul 16, 2024 · The latest data, from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), reveal that more than 1 in 4—over 70 million—adults in the United States reported having a disability in 2022.
ADA turns 34: 1 in 4 Americans live with a disability and other data
WEBJul 26, 2024 · "One in four adults in the U.S. report having a disability, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's over 70 million Americans.
Disability - BBC News
WEB1d. James McAvoy: Extreme opinions are everywhere. Culture. 2d. ‘The world was against us’ - artist Alison Lapper on the son she lost.
People With Disabilities Say They're Underrepresented In Federal ...
WEBJul 31, 2021 · Three decades later, people with disabilities — the largest minority group in the country — remain underrepresented in the workforce, particularly within the federal workforce. Four years ago ...
Disabilities - The New York Times
WEBNews about Disabilities, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
On Disabilities - NPR
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Why children with disabilities are missing school and losing skills. May 15, 2024 • A special education staffing crisis is raging through many U.S. school districts. It's taking a toll on...
People with disabilities left behind by telemedicine and other ... - CNN
WEBMar 10, 2022 · As the country enters Year 3 of the pandemic emergency, people with disabilities across the United States are still finding it difficult to use innovations in telemedicine, teleworking and...
How Disabled Americans Are Pushing to Overhaul a Key Benefits …
WEBJul 30, 2021 · How Disabled Americans Are Pushing to Overhaul a Key Benefits Program. Many older, blind and disabled Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Security Income program. But it has been...