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Job hunt tough for many disabled people

Nov 27, 2009
From NPR: As large numbers of Americans deal with losing jobs, the unemployment rates are even higher among certain groups, including men, minorities — and also people with disabilities. Lenny Kepil (pictured) knows. He was laid off from his job...

Minnesota nature center to add accessible vehicle for visitors

Nov 27, 2009
From the Austin Daily Herald in Minnesota: The Friends of the Hormel Nature Center tentatively approved the nature center's plan to buy a new access vehicle to be used to transport senior citizens, wheelchair-users and people with trouble walking...

Choreographer, actor with CP use dance to transform his body

Nov 26, 2009
From The New York Times: Gregg Mozgala (pictured), a 31-year-old actor with cerebral palsy, had 12 years of physical therapy while he was growing up. But in the last eight months, a determined choreographer with an unconventional résumé has done...

NFL teams required to hear from independent neurologists in brain injury cases

Nov 26, 2009
From The New York Times: In a shift in the National Football League’s approach to handling concussions, the league will soon require teams to receive advice from independent neurologists while treating players with brain injuries, several people...

South Carolina center for people with intellectual disabilities held liable for sexual assaults of residents

Nov 26, 2009
From GoUpstate.com: Officials at the Whitten Center didn't believe John Doe when he told them he was being sexually assaulted by Daniel Maxwell Bradley, a caregiver at the Clinton facility for the mentally handicapped. They said Doe had a history of...


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