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Tabitha Jacques, Susan Murad, and Kira Avery

By feedbot ~ Posted Wed, 06/08/2022 - 6:57am
In this segment of StoryCorps Rochester, Tabitha Jacques talks to her friend and colleague, Susan Murad, about deaf art and culture, the De'VIA movement, and how the hearing community can be better advocates and allies to the deaf community. She speaks through her interpreter, Kira Avery.
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Thu, 06/09/2022 - 5:21am
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Success coaches help workers with problems outside the workplace. That helps their employers, too

By feedbot ~ Posted Wed, 05/11/2022 - 6:42am
Some people with disabilities need help around the clock and agencies can provide that in residential home settings. But across the state, agencies are struggling to hire and keep staff.

WXXI’s April Franklin has more on how one local agency is trying a new approach to retain employees by helping them with problems that occur outside of work, too.



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Wed, 05/11/2022 - 5:47am
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Legacy from former Lifetime Assistance manager is a greeting card company

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 10/19/2021 - 11:22am
Lifetime Assistance, the local organization that helps people with developmental disabilities live with the highest possible level of independence, has...
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Tue, 10/19/2021 - 3:57am
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Mentors inspire girls and women with disabilities

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 10/12/2021 - 5:56am
Amie Richards is from Massachusetts, and Reese Gieger lives in Atlanta. They have traded a few letters, but recently, they met virtually for the first...
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Tue, 10/12/2021 - 6:21am
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Mary Cariola Center, URMC to study how COVID-19 affects people with disabilities

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 10/05/2021 - 7:07pm
Two local agencies will work together to help scientists better understand how COVID-19 affects people with intellectual and developmental disabilities....
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Tue, 10/05/2021 - 8:32pm
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Autism Nature Trail opens at Letchworth State Park

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 10/01/2021 - 3:39pm
The nation’s first nature trail specifically designed to address the sensory needs of those with autism spectrum disorder is now open at Letchworth...
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Fri, 10/01/2021 - 10:42am
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Town of Greece celebrates inclusive playground

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 09/13/2021 - 8:18pm
A wheelchair swing and an accessible merry-go-round are some of the new adaptable features at Basil A. Marella Park in the town of Greece that will...
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Mon, 09/13/2021 - 1:52pm
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Inclusion Desk Forum: Strengthening social skills in a pandemic

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 08/27/2021 - 3:54pm
During the pandemic, people found themselves alone a lot more than usual. That includes young people with disabilities who lost something important --...
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Fri, 08/27/2021 - 12:09pm
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Connections: Discussing the staffing crisis for direct support professionals

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 08/26/2021 - 3:07pm
Leaders from organizations that provide services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say they are dealing with a staffing crisis...
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Fri, 08/27/2021 - 5:50am
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'We’re making an accessible place public': Autism Trail seeks to break down barriers to deep natu

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 08/05/2021 - 5:50am
Deep in Letchworth State Park, Catherine Abida and her son Ali sat on a bench in a pine tree-lined oasis. “What do you like about this trail?” Abida...
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Thu, 08/05/2021 - 11:48am
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