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SSI Question 8 Akoto Oct 2014 Jul 2015 4 3340

Help for seriously mobility impaired people. I didn't know this existed. 4 AndyS Oct 2022 Oct 2022 32 3360

NEW RULES Allow Employers to Pay For EMPLOYEES Health Information (Truthout, 7/18/16) 3 appalachiablue Jul 2016 Aug 2016 3 2435

Combat Veteran With PTSD Wasn't Allowed To Fly With Her Service Dog So She Sued, Wash. Post. 10/29 2 appalachiablue Oct 2016 Nov 2016 8 2283

Work For It. What Trump's Tough New Medicaid Rules Mean, NBC News, Feb. 20, 2018 2 appalachiablue Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 2860

WH Proposes Social Security Change That Could End Disability Benefits For Thousands 0 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 4028

SSDI: Trump Admin Proposes Rule To Punish Disabled People 0 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 2134

Amtrak Asks 2 People With Wheelchairs To Pay 25K For Ride From Chicago To Bloomington, IL, 1-Way 3 appalachiablue Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 10829

'Biden Is Committed To Involving Disabled People In His Administration': Judith Heumann, Activist 0 appalachiablue Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 4932

Recognizing & Addressing Housing Insecurity for Disabled Renters; Blacks, Hispanics, Women 0 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 3288

Stroke Patients: New Device Helps Tap Brain Signals To Regain Hand Function 3 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1950

Judith Heumann's Fight for Disability Rights, The Section 504 Sit- In: Drunk History 0 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 6449

People With Disabilities Find The Coronavirus Has Cut Them Off From Caregivers, Chronic Shortage 0 appalachiablue Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 8313

'My Disabled Life Is Worthy' Hashtag Rochelle Walensky CDC Director Inspired With Horrible Interview 2 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 6677

Wisconsin: Voters With Disabilities Say Their Right To Vote Is At Risk 4 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 3457

'People Will Die Waiting': America's System for the Disabled Is Nearing Collapse 0 appalachiablue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 8 5089

WV Journalist Let Go after Reporting on Abuse of People with Disabilities in State Care (D) 0 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 5900

Disability Activist Judith Heumann Dies at 75: NPR (D) 5 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 3984

Here's How An AI Tool May Flag Parents with Disabilities: AP News (D) 0 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 3417

Supreme Ct. Rules for Deaf Student Who Sued Michigan Public School System for Inadequate Education 1 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 6190

U.S. Sues Walmart for Firing Deli Worker with Crohn's Disease (D) 2 appalachiablue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 7633

Officials Delay, Disabled People Confined to WV State Hospitals, Advocates Warn 'Warehousing' 'Patient Dumping' 1 appalachiablue Jan 2024 Feb 9 5 1528

Here is a DUer in need of some ideas on how to cope with limited abilities. 0 applegrove Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 4041

Does anyone have experience with the SSDI process? 7 Astraea Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6047

My history applying for SSDI and SSI 10 Astraea Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 3584

So two separate people asked me if I had cerebral palsy. 9 backscatter712 Jun 2012 Jul 2012 0 4035

woman won't back up and let disability van drop down ramp 1 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 5717

Disability insurance coverage was continued for hip replacement I cancelled over COVID concerns. 0 brewens Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 3986

Cancelled hip replacement because of COVID risk. Corporate disability claim may be closed. 4 brewens Jan 2021 Jan 2021 4 6965

My Nephew is type 1 Diabetic and he took a grocery store job to support his wife and baby 2 BrightKnight Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 5134

Disability Continued...

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Any other DUers living in a nursing or assisted living facility? 27 BuelahWitch Oct 2015 Oct 2015 31 5311

Echolocation for people 0 BWdem4life Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 1057

Traveling With a Disability 2 Celerity Apr 2021 Oct 2022 1 2829

I'm having a problem about Alzheimer's / wife, maybe me now 6 clydefrand Dec 2015 Dec 2015 4 3808

This message was self-deleted by its author 5 CountAllVotes Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2714

Free cell phones for the disabled? 11 CountAllVotes Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 5957

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 CountAllVotes Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1997

This message was self-deleted by its author 31 CountAllVotes Mar 2015 Apr 2015 1 7297

This message was self-deleted by its author 19 CountAllVotes Aug 2015 Sep 2015 3 4913

This message was self-deleted by its author 5 CountAllVotes Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 3110

Assisted living costs 37 CountAllVotes Sep 2018 Sep 2018 8 6199

Can't sleep 28 CountAllVotes Sep 2019 Sep 2019 6 5332

Grossed out 10 CountAllVotes Jan 2023 Jan 2023 12 4924

This message was self-deleted by its author 8 CountAllVotes Jan 2023 Jan 2023 11 2408

This message was self-deleted by its author 47 CountAllVotes Jan 2023 Jan 2023 52 8846

Food stamps 16 CountAllVotes Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 3094

Exoskeleton helps paralyzed skier walk again. Exciting stuff! 3 dballance Feb 2014 Feb 2014 11 2527

Please help us win a wheelchair vehicle [View all] 113 deek Apr 2012 May 2012 103 34256

No COLA for 2016! 6 Disabled15 Sep 2015 Aug 2016 13 3777

Insprational story about a disabled guy running for office! 9 DisabledDem Jan 2012 Apr 2012 0 4565

Supplementary Security Income and Plasma Donation 5 duffyduff Dec 2013 Jan 2014 0 43667

App helps blind to send text messages (BBC) 0 eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2324

Mind-reading robot links with partial quadriplegic, takes orders (LATimes) 2 eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 Apr 2012 5 3104

'Smart glasses' help fix failing vision (BBC) 0 eppur_se_muova Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 1977

Display screen technology could correct vision problems (BBC) {xpost from Science} 1 eppur_se_muova Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1630

The man who plays French horn with his toes (BBC) 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 1674

Bionic arm restores sense of feeling (BBC) {xpost from Health} 0 eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1548

Glasses help color-blind see trees of green, red roses, too (SF Gate) {xpost} 0 eppur_se_muova Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1720

Shopping cart {for wheelchair-bound kids} invented by Alabama mom going nationwide in Target stores 1 eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 Feb 2021 4 10755

Uber is sued over lack of wheelchair-accessible cars in New York City 2 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2564

Disability Continued...

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U.S. judge orders Illinois to boost disabled care 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 4244

Human rights body calls on US school to ban electric shocks on children 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Oct 2020 7 5328

Taco Bell employee refused to take written order from man who is deaf, video shows 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 3054

A deaf couple said they asked for help from a Delta agent, but police were called instead 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 3610

Disability rights advocates win ruling over lack of NYC subway elevators 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 5 1985

On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post 5 Eugene Mar 2019 Nov 2019 6 4962

Paralympics GB stunned after Yokohama hotels demand payment for accessibility 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 3903

In 'lawless' world of service dogs, many families suffer 4 Eugene May 2019 Aug 2019 13 3138

Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were Disabled People Denied Care? 2 Eugene Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 2581

Uber ordered to pay $1.1m to blind woman refused rides 1 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 5249

Justice Department settles with Lewiston Public Schools (Maine) 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 2326

Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3569

32 years ago today, the signing of the ADA... 6 FailureToCommunicate Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 4629

Finally considering applying for Disability... reconciling conflicting emotions 9 FirstLight Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 3610

Need some advice on long term rehab for a stroke victim. 2 flamin lib Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 4659

Sacramento Women's March-9 year old boy marching for his little sister 3 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Feb 2021 10 6875

Questions about senior citizens and assisted living. 10 freemay20 Aug 2013 Nov 2013 1 3305

Tool for Dyslexia? 1 Get Me Outta Here Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 497

I was asked a question about arrest and disability and I wrote the following in response 0 happyslug May 2012 May 2012 2 6690

Pittsburgh bicycle maker builds wheels for man without arms" 3 happyslug Sep 2013 Sep 2013 9 2456

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