#VeteransBenefits #DisabilityRights #VAPolicy
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Trump official updates veterans on changes to benefits
Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence provided an update on what veterans can expect regarding a previously proposed rule change to their disability benefits, telling reporters on Sunday during a news conference the agency will not be implementing it after widespread criticism from veterans and veteran advocates.
#AutismAwareness #ProfoundAutism #DisabilityRights
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Should people with autism and very high needs have a separate diagnosis? Takeaways from AP's report
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As the definition of autism has widened, there's been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for those who need constant and lifelong care.
#AcidAttackSurvivors #DisabilityRights #JusticeForVictims
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'We are treated as outcasts': Acid attack survivor fights for justice and dignity
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Shaheen Malik, an acid-attack survivor and disability rights activist in India, is fighting an uphill legal and social battle to secure justice and rehabilitation for others like her - and says she will not give up despite the odds.
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#Accessibility #AirTravel #DisabilityRights
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'I couldn't leave the house.' A missing wheelchair left him stranded and immobile.
Airlines mishandle thousands of mobility devices yearly, raising concerns about accessibility in air travel.
* A man who relies on a wheelchair had his personal device left behind by an airline during a multi-leg flight.
#HealthTech #DisabilityRights #BrainComputerInterface
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What does Neuralink want -- to help people with paralysis, or prepare for a war with AI?
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities' lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC's Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award.
#DisabilityRights #AlbinismAwareness #HumanRights
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Malawian Disability Rights Advocate Honored
(New York) - Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, is the 2025/2026 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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Malawian Disability Rights Advocate Honored
(New York) - Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, is the 2025/2026 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
