/tags/disabled disabled en-US WLRN Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-08/documentary-highlights-lack-of-accessibility-for-deaf-and-disabled-people-in-florida-justice-system "Being Michelle" is about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse. In this interview, members of the documentary's production team discuss her story and the larger issues it raises. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-08/documentary-highlights-lack-of-accessibility-for-deaf-and-disabled-people-in-florida-justice-system Katie Hyson - WUFT /news/2022-04-22/high-court-upholds-excluding-puerto-ricans-from-aid-for-disabled-and-blind The 8-to-1 decision rested on prior decisions, but Justice Gorsuch, in a furious concurrence, called for reversing those precedents, which he said were based on "racial stereotypes." Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:22:41 GMT /news/2022-04-22/high-court-upholds-excluding-puerto-ricans-from-aid-for-disabled-and-blind Nina Totenberg /2021-03-15/florida-lawmakers-push-voting-changes-disabilities-and-covid-19-national-deaf-history-month Changes might be coming to Florida’s elections, and how people living with disabilities are being affected by the pandemic. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:31:37 GMT /2021-03-15/florida-lawmakers-push-voting-changes-disabilities-and-covid-19-national-deaf-history-month Suria Rimer, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2020-07-31/one-mans-covid-19-death-raises-the-worst-fears-of-many-people-with-disabilities The hospital said it made a humane decision to end treatment. Michael Hickson's widow says doctors ended his care because they underestimated the life of a man with significant disabilities. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:29:00 GMT /2020-07-31/one-mans-covid-19-death-raises-the-worst-fears-of-many-people-with-disabilities Joseph Shapiro /2020-01-23/federal-government-may-tighten-restrictions-on-service-animals-on-planes One of the biggest changes is that the Department of Transportation would no longer require airlines to consider emotional support animals as service animals, as they have in the past. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT /2020-01-23/federal-government-may-tighten-restrictions-on-service-animals-on-planes Merrit Kennedy /2019-12-10/wheelchairs-on-planes-why-cant-passengers-use-their-own-onboard Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT /2019-12-10/wheelchairs-on-planes-why-cant-passengers-use-their-own-onboard Michael Schulson /2019-12-05/lawmakers-call-for-investigation-after-npr-report-on-troubled-student-loan-program NPR found the vast majority of student loan borrowers with disabilities aren't getting the debt relief they're owed. Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked for an investigation. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:18:11 GMT /2019-12-05/lawmakers-call-for-investigation-after-npr-report-on-troubled-student-loan-program Cory Turner, Clare Lombardo /television/2015-11-13/comcast-launches-talking-tv-guide-for-visually-impaired-spanish-speakers Comcast debuted its new Spanish “Talking Guide” feature at a luncheon Thursday at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The Talking… Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:05:48 GMT /television/2015-11-13/comcast-launches-talking-tv-guide-for-visually-impaired-spanish-speakers Audrey Armitage /culture/2015-07-24/florida-advocates-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-americans-with-disabilities-act Twenty-five years ago this week, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.Among other things, the ADA… Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:26:53 GMT /culture/2015-07-24/florida-advocates-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-americans-with-disabilities-act Tom Urban - News Service of Florida /education/2015-03-23/project-gives-developmentally-disabled-a-chance-to-go-to-college A college education is generally considered a student's best shot at getting a good job these days, and it's often assumed most high schoolers are… Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:36:06 GMT /education/2015-03-23/project-gives-developmentally-disabled-a-chance-to-go-to-college M.S. Butler