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After Coming Off Wait List, Families Still Struggle To Find Services
Being selected to come off the waiting list for disability services can feel like "winning the lotto," but the thrill is short-lived for families who can't find programs to serve them.
Amtrak Tells Wheelchair Users To Pay $25,000
Amtrak is under fire for reportedly telling a group of people with disabilities that it would cost $25,000 for them to travel by train on a route that typically costs just $16 per person.
Couples With Disabilities Navigate Red Tape On Way To Altar
Marriage often means sacrificing much needed government benefits for people with developmental disabilities, but a proposed law could change that.
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Woman With Cerebral Palsy Pens Script For Disney
She has cerebral palsy and talks via a communication board on her wheelchair, but that's not stopping Erin Feeney who just saw her first script for Disney's "Doc McStuffins" come to fruition.
Parents Seek Housing For Adult Children With Disabilities
With an imperfect patchwork of existing options — ranging from institutions to group homes to independent living — many parents are wondering the same thing: what happens when we die?
Institutionalized From Birth, Man Reunites With Family
More than seven decades after he was given up at birth, a man with intellectual and physical disabilities has reunited with a sister who spent much of her life wondering about his existence.
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American Girl Introduces Doll With Disability
With a new doll, the iconic American Girl lineup is for the first time telling the story of a girl with a developmental disability.
Group Home Residents Often Live In Costly Isolation
People with disabilities living in group homes are supposed to be integrated into the community and enjoy the same freedoms that others have in their own homes, but that's not always the case.
Clothing Size Guide In Works For Those With Down Syndrome
It's often difficult for people with Down syndrome to find clothes that fit, but now researchers are working on a solution: the country's first size guide for this population.
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Trump Signs 5-Month Extension Of Program Helping People Leave Institutions
For the fourth time in a year, lawmakers acted to keep alive a program that moves people with disabilities from institutions into the community, but its long-term fate remains in jeopardy.
Actress With Autism To Debut In New TV Comedy
Autism is set to be front and center on a new television series starring a woman who's on the spectrum.
Transportation Department Looks To Increase Airline Accessibility
Airlines would be required to improve accessibility for travelers with disabilities on more of their planes under a new federal proposal.