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In addition to growing specialty grapes, blackberries and other fruit, a one-of-a-kind winery is teaching horticultural and wine-making techniques to people with developmental disabilities.
Google is offering up new ways for people with various disabilities to more easily use their smartphones.
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When Dan Corbett pulled to the side of the road to calm his son with Down syndrome, he never imagined that multiple state troopers would intervene and wind up tackling his son to the ground.
Disability advocates are pushing for greater adoption of specialized semi-permanent mats that act like a boardwalk anchored to the sand so that people of all abilities can visit the beach.
People with disabilities are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, new research suggests, but it's not because they are reluctant to do so.
With President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion plan to expand the nation's social safety net being chopped, disability advocates are fighting to keep a massive investment in Medicaid waivers alive.
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"Sesame Street" is offering up a host of new resources designed to help children with autism and their families.
With the pandemic worsening nursing shortages, parents of children with complex medical conditions or disabilities are being forced to hospitalize their kids or take on additional duties at home.
Federal officials say that IEP teams must consider everything from goals to masks to compensatory education to ensure that students with disabilities are provided FAPE during the pandemic.
Cindy and Walt Hall are used to fighting for their daughter. Their toughest battle came when she caught the coronavirus.
California is joining 10 other states including Alaska, Oregon and Texas in phasing out the practice of paying workers with disabilities as little as $2 an hour.
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Disability service providers across the nation are in crisis, with a majority reporting that they're shutting down programs, turning away new referrals and struggling to maintain standards.
One restaurant has avoided the labor shortage plaguing the rest of the industry. Staffed almost entirely by people with intellectual disabilities, the eatery is flush with prospective employees.
YouTube is cracking down on vaccine misinformation, saying that it will remove videos suggesting that vaccines cause autism, among other falsehoods.
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