Several updates to the SSI program are taking effect, impacting how benefits are calculated, alleviating reporting burdens and likely expanding the number of people who qualify for the program.
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As some employers move back to fully in-office employment, advocates hope that remote work's boon to workers with disabilities won't be forgotten.
Disability Employment Soared During The Pandemic. Can The Trend Survive?
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Schools are making robotics more inclusive by creating teams that integrate neurotypical and neurodiverse students who will work together to foster a new mindset of abilities versus disabilities.
Unified Robotics Program Promotes Inclusivity
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Lawmakers approved a short-term extension of the nation's primary autism law, but the path to renewing the measure — and nearly $2 billion for the developmental disability — may be rockier than expected.
Senate Punts On Autism Act
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Siblings of children with autism are about seven times more likely than others to have the developmental disability too, new research suggests.
Study Bolsters Evidence That Autism Runs In Families
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Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham want to get married, but they would lose their disability lifelines if they did. Their story is the subject of a new "documentary romantic comedy" on Hulu.
Couple Could Lose Everything If They Get Married. New Film Reveals Painful Journey
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Two new drop-off and pick-up zones intended for visitors to the U.S. Capitol with disabilities are nearing completion and could be ready by the time lawmakers return after the November election.
ADA Drop-Off Zones Set For Completion This Year At The Capitol
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Disability advocates and members of both political parties are calling out former President Donald Trump after he described Vice President Kamala Harris as "mentally impaired" and "mentally disabled."
Trump Faces Backlash For Calling Harris 'Mentally Disabled'
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Using dozens of metrics on everything from the economy to health care and quality of life issues, a new ranking is shedding light on which U.S. cities are the best and worst for people with disabilities.
Ranking Names Best Cities For Those With Disabilities
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