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For people with disabilities, the unemployment rate is still pretty high

by Sean McHenry
Jul 24, 2017
For people with disabilities, finding a job can be a difficult journey.
Linda Wright (C), 57, attends a job conference for unemployed people with disabilities at Manchester Community College in Manchester, Connecticut.
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Georgia aims to make its websites accessible for all

by Marketplace Contributor
May 17, 2017
So far, the state has upgraded more than half of its 130 sites to federal standards. Enabling screen readers is one improvement.
Annie Maxwell, who is blind, shows how she uses a software program called a screen reader to access web pages.
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Why a proposed Medicaid cut terrifies the parents of a severely disabled man

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 13, 2017
'I am scared as to what his life will be, that he’s going to be alone and put away somewhere and no one is going to take care of him,' Fern Pivar says.
     
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My Economy: What it’s like to be the parent of a disabled child

by Robert Garrova and Bridget Bodnar
Jan 9, 2017
Margaret Enos of Pennsylvania says it’s a full-time job.
Margaret Enos (L) and family.
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Developers look to create disability apps

by Lauren Silverman
Jul 22, 2015
Tech engineers are testing new ideas with the disabled community in mind.
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Thousands of disability claims in limbo at the VA

by Annie Baxter
Jul 10, 2014
Vets may think their claims have gone through, but they're hung up in the system.
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Could Google Glass help people with autism?

by Molly Wood
Aug 23, 2013
Paul Louden is a Google Glass Explorer. The Texan scored an early pair of the wired glasses by telling Google he was on a particular mission: to help people with autism.
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Wheel New York: Yelp for wheelchair access

by Ben Johnson
Aug 22, 2013
A new app, Wheel New York, helps people map and review wheelchair accessibility around the big city.
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Fighting dyslexia with shrinking screens

by Ben Johnson
Aug 21, 2013
It turns out that reading on a computer screen -- even a tiny one -- might actually help people with dyslexia improve speed and focus.
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Hi-tech glove turns words into touch

by Molly Wood
Aug 20, 2013
Design researcher Tom Bieling has made something called the Lorm Glove, which could soon help people who are deaf or blind communicate.
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