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NYTIMES (Roni Caryn Rabin) - The App Bringing Disabled Daters Together

Many Dateability users said they were drawn to the app after negative experiences on mainstream platforms.

NPR (Jonaki Mehta) - Disabled adults learn and work in their communities. That right is under threat

Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.

THEFEDERALIST (Cooper Moore) - If You Didn’t Get A Great Education, It’s Never Been Easier To Repair It

Those of us in the majority of Americans who have been deprived of an excellent education have never had more opportunities to remediate ourselves.

NPR (Will Stone) - FDA panel considers easing peptide restrictions

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are weighing the evidence for seven different peptides. Favorable votes would pave the way for easier access.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Therapeutic dance camp helping children with mobility differences

Children with mobility differences are finding a love for dancing at Scottish Rite Hospital's "Rite Moves" summer camp.

NPR (Gabrielle Emanuel) - Most people who need glasses don't have them. Can the post office change that?

In some towns in India, a visitor to the post office who's squinting at fine print might be asked: Do you want an eye test?

NPR (Jonaki Mehta) - In private call, Education Dept. tried, but failed, to reassure disability advocates

The disability community has long worried about what would happen if special education oversight moved from the Education Department to another agency. Now, those moves are becoming more real.

NPR (Nina Keck) - OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR DISABLED IN VERMONT

Mountain bike enthusiasts have been working for years on an ambitious 485-mile, multi-use trail called The Velomont that will span the length of the state. They're making sure it's friendly for people people with disabilities, particularly cyclists.

NYTIMES (Azeen Ghorayshi) - For Families With Nonspeaking Autistic Children, a Fierce Debate Over Assisted Spelling

Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence of hidden cognitive abilities.

NPR (Meghan H Smith) - Wheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder

People who rely on wheelchairs say that industry consolidation driven by private equity means long delays in getting them fixed, which isolates them from society and endangers their health.