Uber Improving Access For Wheelchair Users
In an effort to get more accessible vehicles on the road, the popular ride-sharing service is offering financial incentives to drivers.
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In an effort to get more accessible vehicles on the road, the popular ride-sharing service is offering financial incentives to drivers.
As the debut of ABC's "Speechless" brings cerebral palsy to the forefront, those behind the show are looking to help people directly affected by the developmental disability.
When those with disabilities can't find accessible housing, they can end up homeless or living in housing projects that are far away from their communities, advocates say.
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Passionate parents and nonprofits are taking matters into their own hands rather than waiting for cash-strapped communities and school districts to make playgrounds ADA compliant.
The creator of the new ABC comedy "Speechless" is drawing from personal experience growing up with a brother with special needs to show a family that makes things work despite challenges.
A reality show following the lives of seven young adults with developmental disabilities has come out on top, winning an Emmy for outstanding unstructured reality program.
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A housing project for people with intellectual disabilities plans to break ground soon, but critics question whether such segregated facilities should be able to receive public dollars.
An analysis of last year's 100 top-grossing Hollywood films finds that people with disabilities are rarely portrayed and, when they are, they often have minimal roles.
In what's being called the "largest accessibility settlement ever reached involving affordable housing," millions will be spent on apartments for those with disabilities.
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With a comment on Facebook for his hero Michael Phelps, a swimmer with autism is garnering his own following.
Even before the curtain went down on the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil was slashing what it intended to spend on the Paralympic Games, the sports competition for athletes with disabilities.
Disability providers are looking to Congress for a substantial boost in funding over the next three years as they cope with new mandates that many worry could force service cuts.
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