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A business on Long Island is on a mission for change. Mark Cronin, the owner of Melville Sock Company, which employs people with various special needs, is calling on state lawmakers to right a major ...
Gardening is a beloved ritual for many reasons. It’s a way to connect with nature, relieve stress, and take pride in growing ...
The badge allows the holder, or anyone driving them as long as they are in the vehicle, to use disabled parking bays and even park on double yellow lines ... categories of people who can obtain ...
MONTH, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINE UP AT THE LEAGUE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FOR A NIGHT OUT AT THE CLUB. I JUST LOVE IT. YOU KNOW, I JUST FOUND OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN I FIRST TIME TO COME ...
It allows holders, or as long as they are in the vehicle, people driving them, to park in disabled parking bays or even on double yellow lines. It is not just easy access which makes a difference to ...
The president’s disdain for disabled people—and obsession with genetic ... reminded me that “all of us will become disabled if we live long enough.” It’s equally true, if less elegantly ...
Research shows disabled people ... with FEMA are a (long) distance. It can be 30, 50 miles from the local supports from their neighborhoods,” he says. “This detaches people from local ...
On Tuesday, the Department of Labor filed a proposed rule that could end the subminimum wage for disabled ... of disabled people.” This proposed rule has been in the works for a long time.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is accusing LA Fitness of discriminating against disabled people in a lawsuit that was announced on Tuesday. In a press release published by the DOJ, the agency ...
Online communities are critical for young people with disabilities. Many disabled people rely on online spaces to get information on diagnoses and healthcare, navigate career options, and even ...
Last week, Nassau County, on New York’s Long Island, became the first ... threat to public health and discriminates against people with disabilities,” said Timothy A. Clune, the group ...
Lori Long met her partner, Mark Contreras, when they were both in their 40s, and they soon knew they wanted to spend their lives together. As they planned their wedding, Long made a startling ...