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Meta Accused Of Using AI To Target Workers With Disabilities For Layoff
Former Meta employees say the social media giant is using artificial intelligence to target workers with disabilities as part of mass layoffs.
Napa Wine Label To Support Jobs For Adults With IDD
A portion of sales will go toward employment and job training for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with an ultimate goal of including such workers in making future wines.
Group Homes Owned By Private Equity Could Face Added Scrutiny
As private equity firms buy up group homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, one state is taking steps to ensure that these owners don't compromise care.
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For Deaf Workers, A Long Road To Closing An Employment Gap
Even with available resources, many in the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities and disability advocacy spaces agree that the employment picture for hearing-impaired workers across the U.S. is bleak.
Social Security Looks To Finalize Shift Away From Paper Checks
A sweeping change is underway across the Social Security system that will affect how millions of Americans — including many people with disabilities — receive their monthly benefits.
New Luxury Café-Wine Bar Aims To Serve Up Jobs For Those With IDD
A team with deep roots in special education and hospitality plans to open a luxury coffeehouse and wine bar employing people with disabilities and they hope to replicate the concept in other cities.
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Families Fear Loss Of Caregivers As Disability Service Cuts Loom
Cuts to developmental disability services in one state will soon mean that the maximum many caregivers can be paid will drop about 25% putting families already struggling to find help in a tough spot.
Ed Department Sued Over Special Education Cuts
Multiple states are suing after the U.S. Department of Education abruptly canceled millions of dollars in grants that were supposed to go toward training special education teachers.
Vouchers Fuel Surge In Special Ed Evaluations, Straining Public Schools
One state's $1 billion school voucher program prompted requests from thousands of families who sought to show their children had disabilities qualifying them for additional funding for private school.
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Proposed Change Could Cut SSI For Nearly 400,000 Beneficiaries
Social Security is proposing a rule change that may affect hundreds of thousands of people on Supplemental Security Income who live with family or friends.
How Much Do Schools Spend On Special Education? Feds Aim To Find Out
For the first time in more than two decades, federal officials are moving forward with plans to find out just how much schools across the nation are spending on students with disabilities.
Social Security, SSI Benefits Likely To Rise
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries could see a big jump in their monthly payments come next year.