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Going fast and breaking barriers - The Best Day Ever 1 erronis Wednesday Friday 6 288
Are lifts for stairs tax deductible? 3 Omaha Steve Apr 29 Apr 29 4 454
Trump's Dyslexia Barbs Stir Anguish & Anger, Perpetuating A Myth About The Learning Disability, CA Gov. Newsom 4 appalachiablue Apr 18 Apr 18 4 579
Hold off on Celebrating Trump's Proposal to Increase Disability Education Funding 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 4 Apr 4 0 620
The first woman in a wheelchair featured on U.S. currency. 8 George McGovern Mar 18 Mar 18 16 1357
Does anyone know about Culxtured? (sports platform) 0 DinahMoeHum Mar 12 Mar 12 1 755
Blind man who was told to read library sign cleared to fight San Francisco 3 douglas9 Mar 4 Mar 4 12 1057
Autism Barbie 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 1020
The Best and Worst U.S. States for People With Disabilities 8 littlemissmartypants Mar 2025 Dec 2025 11 3412
Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image 3 littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1247
CDC Removes Disability As Reasonable Accomodation for Remote Wk, Backtracks, Union Pressure AFGE 7 appalachiablue Sep 2025 Oct 2025 14 4451
They suddenly quit making my pain medication 22 CountAllVotes Mar 2025 Sep 2025 7 6431
My son who is on disability has a chance to get a job working with a friend. He was told by someone that after 8 hours 14 ratchiweenie Nov 2024 Sep 2025 5 5725
Restaurant Fined $25K for Kicking Out Disabled Veteran, Service Dog 1 Wonder Why Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 2518
CDC temporarily revokes remote work approvals for employees with disabilities 1 littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 1577
♿ Uber Ride-Share Denies Rides to Passengers w Disabilities, Justice Dept. Claims in Lawsuit: ADA 4 appalachiablue Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1974
ill put this right here . 4 AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 1834
Pregnancy Is a Minefield When You're Disabled 1 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 1397
Control an iPad With Your Mind? Breakthrough Demo Using Apple's BCI HID 1 LiberalArkie Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 1384
Trump Warehouses Disabled, Addicted and Unhoused Again! 4 Granny Blue Jul 2025 Jul 2025 47 3092
Family claims Cumberland Mall staff kicked them out because son was in wheelchair 1 Demovictory9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 1901
Help with SSDI 11 Rainman4u2C Mar 2025 Jun 2025 4 4172
The US Right Is Coming for Disabled People, Dismantling Disability Rights, Education. Threat to All Civil Liberties 28 appalachiablue Mar 2025 Apr 2025 58 9396
Disability Advocates Sue Social Security and DOGE To Stop Service Cuts 8 appalachiablue Apr 2025 Apr 2025 13 4120
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act Full Doc AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PBS 1 FailureToCommunicate Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 2170
'Kick in the teeth': Disabled federal workers fear for their jobs after Trump remarks 1 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 2400
Common prejudice says Texas is his fault. 4 Marcuse Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 3105
Pressing Buttons 0 struggle4progress Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 2281
This 'morphing' wheel could allow wheelchairs to climb stairs - Reuters 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2024 Nov 2024 11 3281
You've heard of ADHD, but have you heard about Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome? 4 Backseat Driver Oct 2024 Oct 2024 9 3917

Disability Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Wheelies look fun, but they're a serious skill for kids in wheelchairs 0 sl8 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 2638
This bra has changed the lives of women living with a disability 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2024 Sep 2024 40 3857
My son received his 2 year disability update form. I am his rep payee and help him with these. 6 ratchiweenie Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 3818
About Medicare payments 0 XanaDUer2 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 2485
Got his job back thanks to ADA 2 Omaha Steve Jun 2024 Jul 2024 1 8718
Any disabled worried about financial survival? 15 XanaDUer2 Mar 2024 Jul 2024 1 12098
Feds warn NYPD to stop illegally parking police cruisers 2 Eugene Apr 2024 May 2024 3 3603
Athletes call for change after airline damaged wheelchairs 5 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 4210
Cannot find the answer to ssdi question 4 XanaDUer2 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 12539
The Transportation Department proposes new rules for how airlines handle wheelchairs 0 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 9288
Officials Delay, Disabled People Confined to WV State Hospitals, Advocates Warn 'Warehousing' 'Patient Dumping' 1 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Feb 2024 5 4924
Wheelchairs that turn into electric vehicles - WION 9 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Jan 2024 10 6423
How companies can benefit from improving disability access - DW News 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 3954
Tips for 'Be My Eyes' Volunteers from a Vision Impaired User 3 sl8 Oct 2022 Dec 2023 4 6881
Selma Blair calls 'sub-minimum wage for people with disabilities' 'out of touch and wrong' - NBC News 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 9 5919
Buttigieg Says Wheelchair Incident in Viral Video Will be Investigated 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 13 5774
Do any of you spend too much time at home? 9 XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 Nov 2023 2 7001
Had fun day out at beach with new friend 2 XanaDUer2 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 5412
Tool for Dyslexia? 1 Get Me Outta Here Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 2620
New Nuroligist, same not listening. 4 Lady Freedom Returns Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 6254
woman won't back up and let disability van drop down ramp 1 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 10064
Do any homebound DUers have rich fantasy lives? 6 XanaDUer2 Mar 2023 May 2023 6 7999
Just got back from seeing my new GP...🤣🤣🤣 14 Lady Freedom Returns May 2023 May 2023 24 9579
tax question regarding special needs daughter 2 Steerpike Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 7481
Food stamps 16 CountAllVotes Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 7723
U.S. Sues Walmart for Firing Deli Worker with Crohn's Disease (D) 2 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 10733
Applying for SSDI 23 XanaDUer2 Jan 2021 Mar 2023 2 12905
Supreme Ct. Rules for Deaf Student Who Sued Michigan Public School System for Inadequate Education 1 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 9416
Here's How An AI Tool May Flag Parents with Disabilities: AP News (D) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 6075
Disability Activist Judith Heumann Dies at 75: NPR (D) 5 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 7485

Disability Continued...

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Losing Hope 4 madamesilverspurs Feb 2023 Feb 2023 5 6471
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 irisblue Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 8270
Obituary: Blind engineer John J. Boyer developed software for people with visual disabilities 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 7 8800
This message was self-deleted by its author 47 CountAllVotes Jan 2023 Jan 2023 52 21443
Grossed out 10 CountAllVotes Jan 2023 Jan 2023 12 8533
This message was self-deleted by its author 8 CountAllVotes Jan 2023 Jan 2023 11 6227
WV Journalist Let Go after Reporting on Abuse of People with Disabilities in State Care (D) 0 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 8569
Exactly what is Fufu? 1 irisblue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 8203
Progressive Neuropathy 13 yankee87 Nov 2022 Dec 2022 15 6712
All-Terrain Wheelchairs Arrive At U.S. Parks: 'This Is Life-Changing' 5 sl8 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 7 10024
Echolocation for people 0 BWdem4life Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 4479
Here is a DUer in need of some ideas on how to cope with limited abilities. 0 applegrove Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 6738
Help for seriously mobility impaired people. I didn't know this existed. 4 AndyS Oct 2022 Oct 2022 32 6578
MS pain management is a long going thing if you're on other meds. 2 Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 7709
So Glad I found this group 4 yankee87 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 16 6140
Traveling With a Disability 2 Celerity Apr 2021 Oct 2022 1 6682
Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 6456
Anyone else get the book "Medicare and You 2023? 5 Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 7810
'People Will Die Waiting': America's System for the Disabled Is Nearing Collapse 0 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 8 13635
32 years ago today, the signing of the ADA... 6 FailureToCommunicate Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 9369
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