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Posted Apr 9, 2013, 1:11 pm
Susan Ferriss
/Center for Public Integrity
Researchers analyzing a trove of national school discipline data have found that as black, disabled and English-as-a-second language students enter middle and high schools, their school suspension rates start soaring – a serious predicator for dropping out. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 19, 2013, 4:33 pm
Cortney Bennett
/Cronkite News Service
America’s sixth-largest city is the capital of a state often associated with conservative politics, such as SB 1070 and a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. But a decision to add LGBT and disabled residents to its anti-discrimination ordinance suggests that public policy is catching up with social change.... Read more»
Posted Oct 5, 2012, 9:00 am
Erica McFadden
/Morrison Institute
Discrimination towards people with disabilities in housing has been illegal since 1988 when disability was added as a protected group to the Fair Housing Act. In spite of this protection, a number of reports reveal that discrimination against people with disabilities persists.... Read more»
Posted May 24, 2012, 3:29 pm
Jenni Bergal
/Kaiser Health News
A multi-billion dollar federal initiative to move low-income elderly and disabled people from long-term care facilities into the community has fallen far short of its goals.... Read more»
Posted Sep 28, 2011, 11:59 am
Joanne Ingram
/Cronkite News Service
The Arizona School Boards Association and Arizona Education Association have sued to block a new law that provides publicly funded scholarships that allow children with disabilities to attend private schools.... Read more»
Posted Aug 31, 2011, 6:42 pm
Sasha Chavkin
/ProPublica
The U.S. Department of Education’s process for evaluating disability is keeping many genuinely disabled applicants in debt.... Read more»
Posted Aug 11, 2011, 1:05 pm
Christina Dawidowicz
/TucsonSentinel.com
People in need of a service animal can train their own dog with the help of a Tucson nonprofit. Handi-Dogs allows those in need to transform their best friend into a certified service dog.... Read more»