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A partnership between crowdfunding site GoFundMe and the Special Olympics has launched nearly 500 campaigns from athletes, teams and delegations hoping to compete in the 2017 winter games. Read more
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The Express Tribune reports that the Pakistani government is doing little to collect statistics on people with disabilities living in the country. Read more
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Disability Scoop reports that disability discrimination claims in the workplace reached a record high in 2016. Read more
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In an interview with The McGill Daily, Paralympic swimmer Sarah Mehain shares her perspective on disability in the media, accessibility in school athletics and having an invisible disability. Read more
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In Chicago, the four people charged with attacking a disabled man and broadcasting it on Facebook Live have pleaded not guilty in court. Read more
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Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Molloy included money for the expansion of a housing program for people with intellectual disabilities in this year’s proposed state budget. Read more
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An in-depth story from the Dallas Morning News explores how state Medicaid cuts are impacting children with severe disabilities and their parents. Read more
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Universities are implementing more inclusion programs for students with disabilities, like Bergen Community College’s Turning Point program for students with intellectual disabilities or Fairleigh Dickenson’s COMPASS program. Read more
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A new dating app allows users to add their disability to their profile– an unprecedented move for a dating app. Read more
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The New York Times profiles a Liberian musician who uses a wheelchair and lives in a slum in Monrovia, the country’s capital city. Read more
