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Special Olympics athletes switch to virtual competitions during coronavirus pandemic

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 07/21/2020 - 8:40am
Sweat trickled down Jacob Booher-Babcock's flushed face in the midday sun as he pushed through a series of sit-ups. His hands and feet touched at the...
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Tue, 07/21/2020 - 3:31am
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Open letter calls for resignation of Center for Disability Rights CEO

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 07/20/2020 - 11:21pm
More than 100 concerned community members, consumers and former employees of the Center for Disability Rights and the Regional Center for Independent...
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Tue, 07/21/2020 - 4:59am
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Disability community still fighting for independent living

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 07/20/2020 - 9:04am
Philipe Rivera goes by "Flip." He's 34 years old and has cerebral palsy. He has a tattoo on his arm, uses a wheelchair, and communicates through a...
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Mon, 07/20/2020 - 10:41am
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Bello seeks to establish ‘overdue' county diversity department

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 07/14/2020 - 4:21pm
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello has created the Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which is dedicated to creating more equity in Monroe...
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Tue, 07/14/2020 - 7:25pm
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Families say group home residents are suffering because of state's failure to act

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 07/10/2020 - 1:25pm
At 22, Jared Kaiser has spent half of his life in a group home. He is on the autism spectrum. He also has bipolar disorder and attention deficit...
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Fri, 07/10/2020 - 8:38am
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Monroe County moves to improve emergency communications for deaf and hard of hearing individuals

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 07/09/2020 - 11:00pm
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello has signed legislation that will require there be an American Sign Language interpreter at all county government...
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Thu, 07/09/2020 - 1:15pm
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URMC gets federal funding for disability research

By feedbot ~ Posted Wed, 07/08/2020 - 7:18pm
The University of Rochester Medical Center’s neuroscience laboratory has received a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study...
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Thu, 07/09/2020 - 7:49am
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Groups serving people with disabilities cope with state budget cuts

By feedbot ~ Posted Wed, 07/01/2020 - 3:49pm
The state’s ongoing fiscal crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to temporary funding reductions for some cities and postponed planned pay raises...
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Wed, 07/01/2020 - 11:50am
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Disability community advocate: 'We can’t warehouse humans'

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 06/22/2020 - 4:00pm
Monday marked the 21 st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that allowed people with disabilities the right to live in their community and not be...
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Mon, 06/22/2020 - 1:36pm
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Golisano Foundation awards $416,000 to help agencies deal with COVID-19

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 06/22/2020 - 1:57pm
The Golisano Foundation has awarded $416,000 to 11 organizations in western New York and southwest Florida in another round of grants designed to help...
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Mon, 06/22/2020 - 1:35pm
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