ESPN
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Tom Rinaldi profiles the student managers for Villanova’s men’s and women’s basketball teams who both have cerebral palsy
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The Washington Post
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Pa. man drops police lawsuit over hearing aids
A Pennsylvania man with hearing loss who aspires to a career in law enforcement has dropped his federal lawsuit against state police over guidelines that he said excluded qualified candidates who need hearing aids.
KXAN-TV (Austin, Texas)
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Rally puts faces to disability cuts
Services that help the disabled have been put on the chopping block up at the state Capitol, spurring a march and rally Tuesday morning.
The Texas Tribune
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Disability Advocates: “No Cuts! No Cuts!”
Josue Rodriguez sat in his motorized wheelchair on the south steps of the Capitol today and urged an audience of hundreds of disability advocates to continue fighting for their freedom. “What we need are vital services that keep us independent,” the El Pasoan said.
Henrietta Post (Henrietta, N.Y.)
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Henrietta woman brings competitive canoeing to people with disabilities
A marathon canoe racer since 1971, Jan Whitaker, of Henrietta, was teaching outrigger canoe lessons at the Genesee Waterways Center in Rochester in 1997 when she met a 9-year-old girl who had mobility impairment in her legs, requiring her to use leg braces. Whitaker, who had never before taught the sport to a person with disabilities, began showing her the ropes of outrigger canoeing, a type of canoeing that uses a canoe with a stabilizing pontoon, usually affixed to the left side of the canoe, to provide additional stability.
The (Fredericksburg, Va.) Free Lance-Star
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Community care urged for the disabled
Charles Cooper had never heard of Down syndrome in 1958, when his 2-week-old son was diagnosed with the disability.
Cooper trusted the doctor when he said his son would do best in an institution. So Cooper went to a Fredericksburg judge and signed commitment papers.
But then he visited some of the training centers. And Cooper decided that his son deserved better.
Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Delta hit with $2M DOT disabilities violations fine
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Delta Air Lines Inc. $2 million for “violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities.”
CNN
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Teen athlete says he was cut from team due to disability
Like most kids, Anthony Burruto started playing baseball in community Little League, ultimately joining the high school team.
Born with a birth defect, Burruto, 16, had to have both legs amputated below the knee shortly after he was born. He has played baseball since he was 8, thanks to prosthetic legs.
ESPN.com
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Michael Lizarraga inspires 14-year-old
He received the e-mail only a few weeks ago, but already Christopher Caulfield has big plans for the missive.
ProPublica
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Education Department Bureaucracy Keeps Disabled Borrowers in Debt
Tina Brooks can’t sit or stand for more than half an hour before the pain in her lower back becomes intolerable. She suffers severe headaches and memory loss, and she has lost most of the vision in her left eye. Five doctors and a judge from the Social Security Administration have all determined that she is fully disabled and unable to work.