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There's a shortage of special-ed teachers in the US. Advocates say the system isn't set up to support disabled educators when schools need them most.
Cole Sorenson said he was burned out in university after being forced out of the special-ed track a…
John Loeppky
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Student-loan borrowers with disabilities could be paying extra taxes because of 'false and misleading' information on debt forgiveness, advocates say
Student-loan borrowers with disabilities may not know their debt forgiveness isn't taxable. Student…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Uber discriminates against passengers with disabilities by charging them wait fees, a Department of Justice lawsuit alleges
The government says Uber overcharges riders with disabilities who take longer to get into a vehicle…
Tim Levin
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Biden's student-loan forgiveness 'does not go far enough' for seniors and people with disabilities facing 'crippling debt,' a Democratic lawmaker says
A group of Democrats want to bolster Biden's student-debt relief by canceling loans for those on Me…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Family files lawsuit against Disney claiming workers laughed when disabled mom, who died months later, fell getting off Jungle Cruise
Joanne Aguilar's daughters say Disneyland employees laughed at their mother after she fell and brok…
Jordan Hart
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Meet the CEO tapping machine translation to make the world more accessible to people with hearing loss
Yamillet Payano, the cofounder and CEO of sign-language-recognition startup Sign-Speak, believes in…
Jacob E. Robbins
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3.3 million people could be lifted out of poverty with a proposal in Democrats' $3.5 trillion social spending bill
The Urban Institute found boosting Supplemental Security Income would cut the poverty rate for low-…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Beyoncé and Lizzo removed an ableist slur from their songs. The controversy exposed a rift between Black and white disability activists.
Beyoncé and Lizzo removed an ableist slur from their songs. Black disabled people told Insider the …
Esme Mazzeo,Anna Medaris
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517,000 student-loan borrowers with disabilities should get their debt wiped out, bipartisan lawmakers say
Six lawmakers want to remove the "bureaucratic barriers" borrowers with total and permanent disabil…
Ayelet Sheffey
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One law firm brought hundreds of website accessibility cases. One of their clients says they 'beefed up' her disability in more than a dozen lawsuits.
Lawyers sued hundreds of websites for being inaccessible to blind people. Contrary to court filings…
Jack Newsham
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US President Joe Biden says those who suffer from 'long COVID' could qualify for disability
But not everyone with long COVID would qualify - individual assessments would be carried out to see…
Vanessa Gu
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US Paralympic athletes will receive equal pay for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics
Before the change, US Paralympic athletes received $7,500 for every gold medal they won, while Olym…
Talia Lakritz
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A professor with a heart condition is suing her university, saying they won't let her work from home even though she can't get vaccinated
Dr. Elizabeth Kostal, 48, said South University, in Virginia Beach, told her she had to come in, de…
Kelsie Sandoval
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Walmart fired an employee with Down syndrome who worked there for 16 years. A jury said it should pay her $125 million.
A jury awarded Marlo Spaeth, a former Walmart employee with Down syndrome, $125 million after Walma…
Hannah Towey
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A type of special savings account is empowering people with disabilities, but advocates and experts say Congress and states aren't doing enough to provide better access and greater benefits.
ABLE plan users and experts say that the government can allocate more funding for education and bro…
Vicky Ge Huang
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Nearly half of all Black workers in the US make less than $15 an hour: 'How is anybody supposed to live?'
47% of Black workers and 70% of women of color earn less than $15 an hour. Insider spoke to people …
DeArbea Walker
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57 moderate House Democrats pressure Pelosi and Schumer to disable the Obamacare time-bomb set to go off before the midterms
Many Democrats are crossing their fingers Schumer and Manchin strike a deal to avoid hitting voters…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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House Democrats reveal new relief package, which includes more $1,200 cash payments to Americans and their families
House Democrats propose more lifelines for struggling workers, including another stimulus check, in…
Tanza Loudenback
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Treasury says 4 million Americans should expect prepaid debit cards with stimulus payments. Here's who gets them and when, and how they work.
The debit card can be used to withdraw cash from an ATM, transfer funds to a bank account, issue a …
Tanza Loudenback,Libby Kane
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Treasury says 4 million Americans should expect prepaid debit cards with stimulus payments. Here's who gets them, when, and how they work.
The debit card can be used to withdraw cash from an ATM, transfer funds to a bank account, issue a …