People With Disabilities 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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08:38 ET Access Ready Reporter Explores Reasons Why Disability Issues Should Be a Higher Priority, Even Now
The phrase "Everything that's going on" has rarely been so potent. Presidential Election results have been openly challenged in Congress. The Capitol ...
08:30 ET Texas Education Agency Selects ClassWallet to Manage New Supplementary Special Education Services Program for Families of Students with Cognitive Disabilities Impacted by COVID-19
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has selected Miami-based ClassWallet and its FamilyWallet product to manage its new Supplementary Special Education...
07:00 ET Twelve Indiana Healthcare Providers Receive Grants to Improve Accessibility for People with Disabilities
MHS, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), has awarded 12 healthcare providers across Indiana with grants to make...
07:00 ET Kadimastem Announces Executive Management Changes
Kadimastem Ltd. (TASE: KDST), a clinical stage cell therapy company, announces the appointment of Asaf Shiloni as CEO. This follows a series of...
Jan 29, 2021, 14:19 ET Größte Einzelinvestition in die Inklusion von Menschen mit Behinderungen: Die Nippon Foundation investiert 5 Millionen Dollar in die Valuable 500
Heute hat The Valuable 500 bekannt gegeben, dass Japans größte private Stiftung, die Nippon Foundation, als Global Impact Partner beitritt und 5...
Jan 29, 2021, 01:00 ET Largest Single Investment Into Disability Business Inclusion As The Nippon Foundation Invests $5 Million Into The Valuable 500
Today, The Valuable 500 announces that Japan's biggest private foundation, The Nippon Foundation, is joining as Global Impact Partner and investing...
Jan 29, 2021, 01:00 ET The Nippon Foundation invierte 5 millones de dólares en The Valuable 500
Hoy, The Valuable 500 anuncia que la fundación privada más grande de Japón, The Nippon Foundation, se une como Global Impact Partner e invirtiendo 5...
Jan 29, 2021, 01:00 ET La Nippon Foundation investit 5 M$ dans The Valuable 500, soit le plus grand investissement unique réalisé pour l'inclusion des personnes handicapées
Aujourd'hui, The Valuable 500 a annoncé que la plus grande fondation privée du Japon, la Nippon Foundation, se joint à l'initiative à titre de...
Jan 28, 2021, 13:00 ET The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Announces 2nd Annual Reeve Summit 2021: Where Care, Cure and Community Connect
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced today the 2nd annual Reeve Summit 2021: Where Care, Cure and Community Connect. Kicking off April...
Jan 28, 2021, 11:14 ET CDC Foundation and Georgia Tech's Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation Launch Microsite with COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities
Georgia Tech's Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI), with funding from the CDC Foundation and technical assistance from the Centers for...
Jan 28, 2021, 09:21 ET Century 21 System Raises $2.5 Million For Easterseals In 2020 Bringing Lifetime Aggregated Support To $129 Million
Today, Century 21 Real Estate LLC announced that in 2020 the CENTURY 21® System collectively raised more than $2.5 million for Easterseals, an...
Jan 28, 2021, 09:00 ET "Right to Work" Is Theme of 16th Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy to Be Launched with Endorsement of International Trade Union Confederation
The 16th Global Appeal to End Stigma and Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy will be launched in an online ceremony on January 31,...
Jan 26, 2021, 11:37 ET Equity-Driven Deaf-led Grant Provider for Deaf-led Organizations, Unites Community Foundation, Celebrates Launch on January 26th
The Unites Community Foundation, led by Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), is thrilled to announce its launch on January 26, 2021. The...
Jan 26, 2021, 07:53 ET OnSeen Assembles Expert Advisory Board to Provide Oversight and Governance for the Ohio Disabilities Community Transportation Network
OnSeen, Inc. announced today that, in partnership with the key stakeholders of the Ohio disabilities community, it has created an Advisory Board to...
Jan 26, 2021, 07:22 ET SourceAmerica to offer grant funds to nonprofit agencies affected by natural disasters
Wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes – just some of the potential natural disasters that could affect anyone at any time. SourceAmerica® ...
Jan 26, 2021, 07:00 ET Kevin Nealon Hosts Foundation Fighting Blindness' Experiential Event - Hope from Home: A United Night to Save Sight
The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, presents ...
Jan 25, 2021, 15:31 ET A Place For Mom Honors A Third Of Atria Senior Living's U.S. Portfolio
Atria Senior Living is proud to announce that 55 communities have been honored as a SeniorAdvisor.com Best of Senior Living 2021 award winner by A...
Jan 25, 2021, 07:00 ET Tactile Images Partners With Getty Images and the National Federation of the Blind to Deliver More Than 45 Million Images to the World's Blind and Disabled Population
Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, and the National Federation of the Blind, America's civil rights and membership organization...
Jan 25, 2021, 05:27 ET Začína odpočítavanie! Do Svetových zimných hier Špeciálnych olympiád 2022 v Kazani už zostáva len jeden rok
Za jeden rok od dnes odštartujú Svetové zimné hry Špeciálnych olympiád 2022 v ruskej Kazani. V siedmich športoch bude za podpory 3000 dobrovoľníkov...
Jan 23, 2021, 12:32 ET Odpočet začíná! Do Světových zimních her Speciálních olympiád 2022 v Kazani už zbývá jen jeden rok
WASHINGTON, 23. ledna 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Ode dneška za rok odstartují Světové zimní hry Speciálních olympiád 2022 v ruské Kazani. V sedmi sportech...
Jan 23, 2021, 12:28 ET ¡Que comience la cuenta regresiva! Falta un año para los Juegos Mundiales de Invierno de las Olimpiadas Especiales Kazán 2022
Exactamente dentro de un año a partir de hoy se inaugurarán los Juegos Mundiales de Invierno de las Olimpiadas Especiales del 2022 en Kazán, Rusia....
Jan 23, 2021, 12:19 ET Начинается обратный отсчет! До Всемирных зимних игр Специальной Олимпиады-2022 в Казани остается один год
Ровно через год в Казани откроются Всемирные зимние игры Специальной Олимпиады-2022. Свыше 2000 участников Специальной Олимпиады из более чем 100...
Jan 22, 2021, 19:46 ET Que comece a contagem regressiva! Falta um ano até os Jogos Mundiais de Inverno das Olimpíadas Especiais em Kazan 2022
Em um ano a partir de hoje, os Jogos Mundiais de Inverno das Olimpíadas Especiais de 2022 começarão em Kazan, na Rússia. Mais de 2.000 atletas...
Jan 22, 2021, 18:38 ET Le compte à rebours est lancé ! Plus qu'un an avant le début des Jeux olympiques spéciaux d'hiver de 2022 à Kazan
Les Jeux olympiques spéciaux d'hiver de 2022 débuteront dans un an jour pour jour à Kazan, en Russie. Plus de 2 000 athlètes issus du mouvement...
Jan 22, 2021, 17:23 ET Der Countdown läuft! In einem Jahr beginnen die Special Olympics-Weltwinterspiele 2022 in Kasan
In einem Jahr beginnen die Special Olympics-Weltwinterspiele 2022 in Kasan, Russland. Mehr als 2.000 Special Olympics-Athleten aus über 100 Ländern...
