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Report: Lack of transportation confines more than 500,000 people

By Andy Jones | Published: May 14, 2012
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Two disability advocacy groups released a new report May 8, calling on federal, state and local governments to dramatically expand transportation opportunities for people with disabilities.

“Access to transportation is a prerequisite to full civil rights for people with disabilities. …

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Disability-related housing discrimination claims soar

By Andy Jones | Published: May 14, 2012
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Nearly half of all housing complaints filed under the Fair Housing Act were based on disability related concerns, according to a new report from the National Fair Housing Alliance.

More than 27,000 complaints were filed nationwide last year under …

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Kansas delays planned Medicaid changes after massive disability protests

By Andy Jones | Published: May 14, 2012
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More than 800 advocates for people with disabilities, operating under the banner of “Don’t Gamble with Our Lives,” swarmed into Topeka on April 25 to rally against a highly publicized plan to hand over control of the state’s Medicaid services …

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Forced sterilization of persons with disabilities in Washington state

By Jessica Belle | Published: May 13, 2012
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“ A crime against motherhood”:  A Mother’s Day op-ed in the L.A. Times written by the daughter of a Washington State University Librarian who was involuntarily sterilized immediately after she gave birth to her first baby in 1972 because …

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Portrait of the Whole Person: Paintings & Biographies

By Stacie Siebrecht | Published: May 1, 2012
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Bertschi School, in partnership with Disability Rights Washington, presents PORTRAIT OF THE WHOLE PERSON to celebrate disability history and culture. Through the art show, we hope to heighten awareness of the disability rights movement and culture with the broader community.…

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