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