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‘This is a wonderland’: On ADA anniversary, Hochul visits Sunshine Camp

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 07/26/2021 - 9:40pm
As a line of golf carts wound their way around the Sunshine Camp in Rush on Monday, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stopped and got out so she could take in the...
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Tue, 07/27/2021 - 6:31am
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Group that serves people with disabilities at staffing ‘crisis point’

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:55pm
A statewide group that provides services to people with developmental disabilities is calling on lawmakers to take action to address what they say is a...
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Tue, 07/13/2021 - 12:33pm
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Summer camp teaches social skills that remote learning has taken away

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 06/28/2021 - 6:47am
Like so many students around the world, Owen Penniston had a tough school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I felt really isolated,” the 12-year-old...
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Mon, 06/28/2021 - 8:23pm
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State Senate OKs bills to help people with disabilities

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 05/28/2021 - 2:33pm
The state Senate this week passed a package of bills to boost individuals with disabilities. Sen. John Mannion, who chairs the Senate Disabilities...
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Fri, 05/28/2021 - 9:55am
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Heritage Christian Services opens its first residential home in eight years

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 05/27/2021 - 12:19am
Six people, surrounded by their families, celebrated the completion of their new home on Jackson Road in Penfield on Wednesday. The six-bedroom home,...
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Wed, 05/26/2021 - 2:13pm
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NYDOH gets backlash from disability advocacy group

By feedbot ~ Posted Sat, 05/08/2021 - 12:43pm
Laura Tobia held up a photo of her two brothers, John and Billy, during a Zoom press conference Friday. “I want to put a face with their names because...
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Mon, 05/10/2021 - 4:28am
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Heritage Christian Services raises wages for front-line workers

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 04/29/2021 - 4:53pm
A Rochester organization that provides programs and services for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities is raising its base wage...
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Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:13am
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AutismUp's Facebook group provides support to caregivers

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 04/23/2021 - 7:18pm
When Leilani McDonald was 2 years old, her mom became concerned about some of her behaviors. Jennifer McDonald said her daughter wasn’t talking and...
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Fri, 04/23/2021 - 1:44pm
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NTID to expand technical education for deaf and hard of hearing students

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 04/19/2021 - 9:48am
RIT and its National Technical Institute for the Deaf have been awarded a $470,000 federal grant to help deaf and hard of hearing students learn...
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Mon, 04/19/2021 - 6:57am
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Pop-up vaccination clinic to serve Rochester’s deaf refugees

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:06pm
A pop-up clinic Saturday will focus on vaccinating Rochester’s deaf refugee population. The clinic, hosted by the nonprofit Deaf Refugee Advocacy, will...
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Fri, 04/16/2021 - 11:15am
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