New Overtime Rules Might Impact Caregivers
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New rules on overtime pay may increase costs for those paying caregivers, and could have an impact on those with disabilities. Read more
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New rules on overtime pay may increase costs for those paying caregivers, and could have an impact on those with disabilities. Read more
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Uber is working to recruit more deaf drivers through a new recruiting program, teaming up with a nonprofit. Read more
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One teen girl shares her take on living with a disability and without a peer network. Read more
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Abilities.com highlights the spots they found to be the some of the most accesible in America, using data on disability. Read more
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The Obama administration might help forgive student loan debt of those with severe disabilities. Read more
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In what RespectAbility calls a “a first for any presidential campaign,” both Democratic presidential candidates seem to be discussing issues involving Americans with disabilities. Read more
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To help the one billion people around the world with disabilities, Google just awarded $20 million to different nonprofits to help engineer new accessibility technology. Read more
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Although popular ride-sharing services are still facing gaps in accessibility, some mass-transit systems see the companies as opportunities to save on costs for providing transportation for those with disabilities. Read more
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We are now accepting entries for the Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability, administered by the National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Entries can be filled out online.
Award details:
The Schneider Award, now in its fourth year, is the first journalism contest focused exclusively on disability coverage. The contest accepts print, broadcast and online entries, which must be published or aired between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016. The entry deadline is July 31, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. MST. The online application and additional information are available at https://ncdj.org/contest/.
Prizes include a $5,000 award for the first-place winner, who also is invited to speak at the Cronkite School. The second-place winner receives a $1,500 award, and additional honorable mention awards of $500 may be given at the judges’ discretion. The award is made possible by a grant from Katherine Schneider, a retired clinical psychologist who also supports the Schneider Family Book Awards operated by the American Library Association.
“An estimated one in five people in the U.S. have a disability,” said NCDJ Director Kristin Gilger, who also is the associate dean of the Cronkite School. “Too often, their stories get overlooked or are underreported by the media. The Schneider Award spotlights the tremendous work of journalist who are making a difference in covering people with disabilities.”
Last year, Heather Vogell of ProPublica won the Schneider Award for ““Violent and Legal: The Shocking Ways School Kids are Being Pinned Down, Isolated Against Their Will,” which examined the practice of educators secluding and physically restraining uncooperative school children, many of whom are disabled.
Second place was awarded to Josh Kovner of the Hartford Courant for “Saving Evan: A Mother and Son Navigate the Challenges of Treating Autism”, a story following Carol Marcantonio’s journey to help her 11-year-old autistic son become independent when he reaches adulthood.
Radio producer Eric Mennel took third place for a North Carolina Public Radio story, “Why Some NC Sterilization Victims Won’t Get Share of $10 Million Fund.” Mennel profiled Debra Blackmon, an intellectually disabled woman who was sterilized at age 14 in 1972 as part of a state-sponsored eugenics program in North Carolina.
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A Daily Beast writer dissects Disneyland’s decision to crack down on those who might be perceived to be cutting lines for rides, using someone with a disability. Read more