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Over 1,400 accessibility-related complaints filed on govt app since 2021 launch, 75% solved, notes recent data
Information revealed following a Right to Information (RTI) request filed by PTI showed that 1,441 …
PTI
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The unsung warriors of 'The Price Is Right'
How the models known as "Barker's Beauties" brought down the legendary host of "The Price Is Right"…
David Kushner
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3 simple tests that show how well you're aging, which you can do right now
How long you can balance on one leg could reflect your health, according to a new study.
Kim Schewitz
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I use a wheelchair and dread flying. Pets are treated better on planes than disabled people.
TV host Sophie Morgan told Business Insider flying is often a horrific experience for passengers wi…
Tom Carter
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We asked Meta AI how to disable it and it pretended to know
Some Instagram and Facebook users are annoyed they can't disable Meta AI. The bot itself is confuse…
Katie Balevic
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A disabled woman posted an argument with airline staff who pushed her wheelchair without permission
Lottie Drew shared an interaction with staff at Stansted Airport near London, where she became tear…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A disabled woman planned a 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip to Disney World. Then the park changed its disability policy.
Disney is trying to crack down on able-bodied guests exploiting its policies. But the disabled say …
Lauren Edmonds
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AMC apologized after theater employees had a civil rights leader removed from a screening of 'The Color Purple' by police for using a disability chair
A North Carolina AMC theater is under scrutiny after removing Rev. William Barber II during a showi…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Right to adopt child cannot be raised to status of a fundamental right: Delhi HC
The right to adopt a child cannot be raised to the status of a fundamental right under Article 21 o…
PTI
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Remote work changed my life — and taught me I can't work for companies that don't provide it
As a person with chronic illness, Courtney Felle was used to not being accommodated at work. The pa…
Fortesa Latifi
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Meet a millennial mom with $77,000 in student debt who's struggling to afford groceries while caring for her son with autism
Linda Vick has a degree in business, but can't work full time due to caretaking duties. This keeps …
Jason Lalljee
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A boomer on short-term disability isn't required to make student-loan payments right now. Her servicer took out $200 from her bank anyway.
Amy, 59, knew her student loans should not be in active repayment while pursuing her teaching certi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Disabled people are 'invisible by exclusion' in politics, says Assemblymember running to be the first openly autistic member of Congress
"While it's an amazing thing, I think that what's more important is that there are people understan…
Hannah Getahun
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Brand activism floods 'disability awareness' holidays. But too often, it ends there as well.
During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, many companies share their support. But disa…
John Loeppky
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A disabled woman was stuck on a plane for an hour while the cleaners worked around her
Keri McIntyre says she was left waiting for another hour in a basement room with no phone signal an…
Jyoti Mann
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Air Canada passenger says wheelchair users are being 'abandoned and forgotten' in airports amid mass flight delays and cancellations
"They are going to end up causing a medical emergency if wheelchair-bound passengers continue to be…
Hannah Towey
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'Barbie' celebrates every body, except disabled ones
Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" movie allows Barbies with disabilities to be seen but not heard — and…
Esme Mazzeo
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Meet a couple living on disability and $500 per month from a guaranteed-income program for families hurt financially by the pandemic
A couple from St. Paul, Minnesota, couldn't work during the pandemic, but a guaranteed income pilot…
Jason Lalljee
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The surgeon general's recent mental health warning is something business leaders and managers shouldn't ignore, according to a leading diversity consultant
America isn't just facing a youth mental health crisis. Many American adults, including millions of…
Marguerite Ward
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As offices reopen, ill and disabled workers are returning to a painful old habit: 'masking' their symptoms
While working from home, many ill and disabled workers got a break from pretending to be well in fr…