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Disabled individuals have been impacted the hardest due to their fixed incomes based upon supplemental security insurance, minimum wages, and other limited government programs. Read more here.
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Ten years ago, NBA player Chris Wright was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He relearned how to walk, run and play basketball again. Read more here.
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To fight disability bullying, people of all backgrounds and roles need to not only refrain from these bullying behaviors, but also engage with and refute the kinds of thinking and assumptions that prompt them. Read more here.
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Jodi Hausen shares her thoughts on ableism. Read more here.
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The New York Times’ inaugural disability reporting fellow shares tips on how to improve disability reporting. The fellowship is part of a partnership between The New York Times and the National Center on Disability and Journalism. Read more here.
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The impact of coronavirus grief is far-reaching. In 2020, researchers came up with an indicator to measure that impact called the COVID-19 bereavement multiplier. For every COVID death in the U.S., nine surviving Americans will lose a grandparent, parent, sibling, spouse or child, according to the analysis. Read more here.
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The New York Times’ inaugural disability reporting fellow shares tips on how to improve reporting on people with disabilities. Read more here.
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Ableist talk matters–the language, conversational habits, and ideas that intentionally or not, sadden, frustrate, and anger disabled people. Read more here.
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Transplant recipients, cancer patients and millions of other Americans with risk factors feel ignored and abandoned as their neighbors, and their government, seek a return to normal. Read more here.
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A group of Chicago leaders will lead a pilot effort to help create more pathways for young adults with developmental disabilities. Read more here.
