Customers traveling on Delta can look forward to a new, more accessible flight map designed with those with low-vision disabilities at the forefront, ensuring even more travelers can enjoy the flight map effortlessly and independently.

Smart Therapy Center LLC in Minneapolis and Star Autism in St. Cloud were raided on Thursday. A search warrant reveals that the investigation into Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) providers was sparked when possible evidence indicating Medicaid fraud was uncovered during the investigation into Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit at the center of a $250 million federal pandemic child nutrition fraud.

American said it has made significant investments to improve the handling of wheelchairs. The airline will be credited $25 million, or half of its civil penalty, for those investments and compensation paid to affected passengers, according to a consent order.

Charisma Mangahas, who has Guillain-Barré syndrome and uses a tracheostomy tube (also called a trach tube) to help her breathe, spoke out about her experience being denied the service and offered Disney an alternative option to having employees assess guests' health conditions individually. She shared her idea in a TikTok video posted in late June that has gotten over 1.7 million views. To continue reading this article, please click here > > > >

Bollywood has undergone significant transformations over the years, reflecting changes in societal norms and perceptions. One aspect that has witnessed notable evolution is the portrayal of disability in films. From stereotypical representations to more nuanced and empathetic depictions, the industry has played a crucial role in shaping public attitudes towards people with disabilities.

The hydrotherapy center is part of a multi-building complex dedicated to rehabilitation and therapy for children and adults located at Merkaz Kach, an industrial area that lies on Route 90 several kilometers south of Kiryat Shmona, and only four kilometers (2.5 miles) from the Lebanese border.

A few days before I went to Martha’s Vineyard, my hearing aids broke. As a deaf person who primarily uses American Sign Language (ASL), my hearing aids provide information about whether sound is present, though not always what it means. But lately I’ve come to rely on them most for the visual reminder of deafness that they give to hearing people. Without them, hearing people often assume I’m “ignoring” them, and most blow past patience or curiosity straight to anger. I’ve been shouted at in stores for not responding to a clerk’s call, shoved on a sidewalk for not responding fast enough to someone’s excuse me, assaulted on a subway platform after missing a man’s attempted flirtation.

In Uganda, access to healthcare services for the deaf community is being severely hindered by the government’s failure to recruit sign language interpreters at healthcare facilities. “Access to health services by deaf persons is a big challenge, this is due to communication barrier, many medical workers are too busy to learn sign Language and it becomes very difficult to help”, Mr. Bonny Okoda, a member of the Board of Directors of Uganda National Deaf Association notes.

Promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supporting their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.