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Sunday, May 5

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‘Make ‘m Smile’ party held in Orlando to celebrate people with disabilities, ensure all feel included

A local organization hosted the biggest party Saturday celebrating kids and adults with disabilities.

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Persons with disabilities to get quota in all trains irrespective of concession

www.thehindu.com

Four specially designed seats earmarked for persons with disabilities in Vande Bharat Express trains

Saturday, May 4

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Students buddy-up with individuals with disabilities during 'Festival of Friends'

6abc.com

Washington Township High school students make the 'Festival of Friends' a day to remember for children and adults who have disabilities.

How Businesses Can Accommodate Those with Disabilities

manometcurrent.com

For a business to be successful in today’s landscape, it must pay close attention to its diversity and inclusion. When assessing diversity, though, one thing that can often be overlooked is disability inclusion. The World Health…

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Fort Worth Nonprofit provides critical mental disability services

www.nbcdfw.com

As we continue to highlight the importance of mental health awareness during the month of May, NBC 5 recognizes a Fort Worth faith based organization that is committed to enhancing the lives of those living with intellectual, and…

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‘Incredibly positive’: Disability advocates commend Kansas Republicans’ effort on waitlists

www.kake.com

The Legislature set aside $45.8 million, available for fiscal year 2025, to fund services for 1,000 Kansans who are currently on the state’s waiting lists.

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Friday, May 3

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Senior Living Facility To Pay Former Employee $78K To Settle Age And Disability Lawsuit

Covenant Woods Senior Living in Columbus, Georgia, must pay 78-year-old Shirley Noble.

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Minneapolis students want better playground accessibility for classmates with disabilities

www.startribune.com

A group of elementary school students is lobbying the Minneapolis school board to help them play with their friends on the playground without any barriers.

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More than half of older adults with intellectual disability take psychotropic medicines, shows study

medicalxpress.com

The Examining Quality, Use and Impact of Psychotropic (Use) in older adults with intellectual disabilities (EQUIP) study, has revealed that more than half of older adults with intellectual disability take psychotropic medicines, including…

I Was Not Born With A Disability – Para Athlete Edmund Govina

newsghana.com.gh

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Sammy Heywood Okine, https://newsghana.com.gh/i-was-not-born-with-a-disability-para-athlete-edmund-govina/Bronze medalist Edmund Govina, a first timer Track & Field Para Athlete from…

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Swapping payments for vouchers won’t fix disability benefits – here’s what’s needed instead

theconversation.com

Disabled people need £975 more per month to maintain the same standard of living as a non-disabled person.

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Inside TC’s Techstars investigation and how AI is accelerating disability tech

techcrunch.com

The downturn in venture capital funding that the world has seen since the bust of the 2021-era bubble has impacted startups, VC firms, and accelerators alike. One company in the final category, Techstars, has been shaking up its operations…

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Sightsavers to support 2,800 young women with disabilities in financial inclusion

businessday.ng

Sightsavers, a NGO has expressed its readiness to support 2,800 persons with disabilities in financial inclusion and business education.

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Tertiary education will be free for persons with disability if I win – Bawumia

www.pulse.com.gh

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has promised that he will make tertiary education free for all persons with disability if he wins the 2024 general elections.

People with disabilities face some of the most brutal conditions during war. We need urgent change

Analysis: Strides have been made in recent decades among the UN and humanitarian organisations to try and put protections in place, writes William Pons. But they need to be enforced and expanded so that the suffering of people with…

Used as human shields, starved and under fire: The horrors people with disabilities face in Putin’s war

In the final part of our series on the plight of people with disabilities caught up in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Bel Trew speaks to a man who had only the use of one limb, his arm, about the terrible treatment Ukrainians are subjected…

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Strengthen disability-inclusive workplaces

www.sanews.gov.za

Strengthen disability-inclusive workplaces

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NGO Partners Access Bank, UNICEF, Unilever To Empower Girls, Women With Disabilities

independent.ng

LAGOS – Governmental Organisation, Sightsavers, on Thursday inaugurated a project, ‘’Strengthening Access to Business Education and Inclusion (SABI) – Woman’’, targeted at young girls and women with disabilities. The project is aimed at…