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STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Veterans push for Gulf War Illness designation as a VA disability | Stars and Stripes

The inclusion would, for the first time, enable veterans to qualify for disability benefits specifically for a diagnosis of Gulf War Illness.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Hannah Brandt) - HHS launches first national alert system for missing autistic people

It will also establish a national framework of best practices to address the leading causes of preventable injury and death among autistic individuals.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Jordan Perkins) - What's next after Social Security's disability fast-track expansion?

When a person applies, Social Security will review their medical records to determine if they qualify.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Andrew Dorn) - Social Security expands disability fast-track list, adds 14 conditions

Here are the 14 conditions the Social Security Administration just added to a list for fast-tracking disability claims.

NPR (Rachana Pradhan) - 'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors

Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.

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.

DAILYCALLER (Dylan Kresak) - Big Tech Giant Purged Employees With Disabilities and Medical Leave Using AI, Dozens Claim

‘second brain’

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Employees sue Meta, claiming AI used in layoffs targeted workers on medical and parental leave

The scores and ratings, the lawsuit argues, by the system's design, cannot be accumulated by an employee who is on protected medical or family leave, or whose output is reduced by a disability. The company said the claims "lack merit and are not based on facts."

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.