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Tuesday, May 7

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IFA Trains 100 Persons With Disabilities On Digital Literacy

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ABUJA – No few than 100 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) would benefit from the a two-day financial literacy training organized by Inclusive Friends Association with support from Disability Rights Fund (DRF). Grace Jerry, the Executive…

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Study shows 60% of women with disabilities view cannabis as a 'harmless' drug

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A growing number of states and territories in the United States have legalized medical and recreational cannabis use. As such, recreational cannabis has been associated with a lower perception of risk of harm in the general U.S. population.

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Alberta ombudsman calls eligibility rules for developmental disabilities program unfair

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Alberta's provincial ombudsman says a government body has unfairly denied a young man with autism the supports he needs.

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A Disability Arts Group, Creative Growth, Makes History at SFMOMA

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After 50 years, Creative Growth in Oakland celebrates as its artists enter the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s collection.

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Cellular study of Schaaf-Yang syndrome offers better understanding of a rare disease that causes intellectual disability

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Mutations in the MAGEL2 gene, which cause Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS)—an ultra-rare disease that affects neuronal and cognitive development—generate truncated, non-functional proteins that tend to accumulate in the cell nucleus. Moreover,…

Hope Rises For Disability Law, Commission In Gombe

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After fifteen years of relentless Advocacy and other efforts, persons with disabilities in Gombe State say they are hopeful of a smooth, immediate passage and assent of the Gombe State Disability Bill into law. Gombe State Chairman of the…

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16-year-old boy with mental disability reported missing in Aurora found safe

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Police reported the teenager had been found safe just before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.

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India News | Defying Age, Disability, They Voted in LS Polls' Phase-3

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Neither age nor disability stopped them from voting on Tuesday as polling was held in 93 constituencies in the third round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections. Here are the snapshots…

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Allianz and Inclusive Brains are Fostering Inclusion for People with Disabilities, Thanks to GenAI

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Allianz Trade, the world’s leading trade credit insurer and Inclusive Brains, a French start-up developing a new generation of neural interfaces powered by generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), have partnered to develop Prometheus, a…

Osun Assembly passes Disabilities Prohibition Bill into law

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The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Bill into law. The bill was passed into law during plenary of the Osun State House of Assembly, presided over by the…

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'Breaking a promise': California deficit could halt raises for disability workers

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Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if disability services…

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Scottish Golf tees up big week in Borders for golfers with a disability

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Two-day inaugural Scottish Open being preceded by taster session at Cardrona

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ACLU files suit against federal government, claiming supervised release and parole rules set people with disabilities up for failure

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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to force two federal agencies to put in place better guidelines to help formerly incarcerated people with disabilities after their prison stay.

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School funding reform to be tied to better outcomes for children with disability, Jason Clare says

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Education minister doubles down on need for states to do more for students with a disability, in the wake of Guardian Australia investigation

Monday, May 6

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Teen with developmental disabilities reported missing in Loveland

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Tristan Bridges-Taapken, 15, was last seen Sunday around 6:30 p.m. at the Target on Rocky Mountain Avenue in Loveland.

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Administrative & General Design and Disability Access Subcommittee (CAC) meeting

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Administrative & General Design and Disability Access Subcommittee (CAC) meeting

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The Guardian view on disability benefit reform: the latest proposals are dangerously out of touch | Editorial

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Threatening to withdraw personal independence payments will only ramp up stress on unwell people

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Researcher: Swapping payments for vouchers won't fix UK disability benefits—here's what's needed instead

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The UK government is proposing major changes to the benefits system, in response to the increase in people claiming benefits for disability and ill health. The proposals, which will be consulted on in the coming months, focus mainly on…

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Moment cyclist crashes into pensioner at Sadiq Khan's 'floating' bus stop: Disability campaigners call for the controversial designs to be 'urgently halted'

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The elderly pedestrian is seen walking across a bike lane on Westminster Bridge to reach a bus stop at a zebra crossing when they are caught by the passing cyclist and hurled to the floor.