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This category covers the latest news affecting people living with a disability, including peer and community support programs, and athletic and cultural opportunities, along with issues of medical assistance, treatment and care options. Find releases regarding accessibility legislation, disability rights, insurance and healthcare issues, special education, and the results of the latest research. Learn about fundraising efforts and events, as well as outreach and awareness initiatives.
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ARAMARK Launches Vital Community Nutrition Education Initiative in partnership with Neighborhood House Association
With minimal resources stretched to the limit, low-income families living in the heart of San Diego are challenged to provide adequate... -
Oct 01, 2013, 14:14 ET
Global Competition Seeks Web Pros And Nonprofit Orgs To Make The Web More Accessible To People With Disabilities
Award winning community collaboration matches IT professionals, advocacy and arts organizations, and web accessibility experts to build a fully... -
Oct 01, 2013, 11:15 ET
UCT Calling For Entries For Video Contest To Award $15,000!
If you work with a school with programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or a college or university with classes to train special... -
Oct 01, 2013, 08:20 ET
Goodwill® Works to Support Employment of People with Disabilities
Goodwill Industries International encourages private and public sectors to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities during... -
Sep 30, 2013, 13:27 ET
Easter Seals Coastal Fairfield County To Close Camp Hemlocks
Easter Seals Coastal Fairfield County (CFC) will close Camp Hemlocks in Hebron later this Fall. The organization's decision to close the camp was... -
Sep 30, 2013, 13:01 ET
Federal Jury Awards More Than $450,000 to Former Kroger Employee in Texas Discrimination, Harassment Lawsuit
A Plano, Texas, man has been awarded more than $450,000 in damages against Kroger Texas L.P. in a federal disability discrimination lawsuit,... -
Sep 30, 2013, 12:34 ET
Atlantic Shores Retirement Community Develops Cutting-Edge Program for CCRC Patient Care
As today's baby boomer generation retires, this demanding generation is pushing for higher levels of care. Continuing Care Retirement... -
Sep 30, 2013, 10:00 ET
AM General Subsidiary Mobility Ventures LLC Names John Walsh as Vice President, Sales and Marketing
AM General's wholly owned subsidiary, Mobility Ventures LLC, today announced that commercial vehicle executive, John Walsh, has joined the... -
Sep 30, 2013, 08:00 ET
D&S Community Services announces the acquisition of Guardian Community Living
D&S Residential Services, LP has tapped into one of the Southeast's prominent players in the field of Intellectual and Developmental... -
Sep 26, 2013, 15:39 ET
It Takes Guts! 21 Day Challenge Not Your Typical 5K
The It Takes Guts! 21 Day Challenge kicks off October 20, 2013, encouraging participants to commit to a personal health goal for 21 days while... -
Sep 26, 2013, 08:45 ET
Formtek® Announces Delivery of the First Phase of an Alfresco® Content Management and Workflow Solution to the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence
Formtek, Inc., a leading provider of document and content management solutions for over two decades, announced today that it had delivered the... -
Sep 26, 2013, 07:51 ET
Liberty Mutual Insurance Celebrates The "Rise" Of 13 U.S. Olympic And Paralympic Athletes
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Official Property and Casualty and Life Insurance Partner of the 2014 and 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic... -
Sep 25, 2013, 15:49 ET
OralHygenix Announces Freedom Oral Care System (FOCS) for People with Physical and Mental Disabilities
OralHygenix announced today development of its Freedom Oral Care System (FOCS), the world's first mobile, hands-free oral hygiene platform... -
Sep 25, 2013, 10:41 ET
New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Property Tax Exemptions for Supportive Housing
In a unanimous decision today in Advance Housing v. Teaneck, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a property tax exemption for nonprofit providers... -
Sep 25, 2013, 06:00 ET
Easter Seals Releases "Welcome Home" Video Supporting the Return of Veterans with Hollywood's Help
Emmy nominees applaud Easter Seals' services to military families and deliver a message of their own Easter Seals, a disability services... -
Sep 23, 2013, 09:00 ET
Latest Issue of NASBE's State Education Standard Looks at Social Inclusion and Its Importance
Partnership with Special Olympics Examines Need for Expanded Opportunities in Classrooms and on Playing Fields Much has changed in the 37... -
Sep 23, 2013, 08:12 ET
La Fondation au service de la Rénovation Solidaire
Actuellement en France, plus d'un million de propriétaires résidant en maison individuelle sont en situation de précarité... -
Sep 20, 2013, 20:34 ET
Ilitch Charities Donates $150,000 to Local Non-Profits
Ilitch Charities, a non-profit organization affiliated with Detroit entrepreneurs Michael and Marian Ilitch, donated $150,000 in grants today... -
Sep 19, 2013, 11:00 ET
Home For Good Funders Collaborative Will Yield Housing For 1,300 Homeless Individuals
The Home For Good Funders Collaborative today announced that its second year of funding once again exceeds $100 million, generating a total... -
Sep 18, 2013, 00:01 ET
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 18
Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18: REHABILITATION AWARENESS Profile...
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