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UK Government Urged to Protect Special Needs Entitlements Amidst Funding Crisis
The Disabled Children's Partnership urges the UK government against cutting special needs entitlements, citing rising costs, long wait times for support, and over \£100 million spent on failed legal challenges in 2022-23, while the government highlights its \£740 million investment to create more sp...
UK Government Urged to Protect Special Needs Entitlements Amidst Funding Crisis
The Disabled Children's Partnership urges the UK government against cutting special needs entitlements, citing rising costs, long wait times for support, and over \£100 million spent on failed legal challenges in 2022-23, while the government highlights its \£740 million investment to create more sp...
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44% Bias Score
Integrated Learning: Benefits and Challenges
Integrated learning benefits students with developmental delays, showing up to a 30% increase in communication skills, and typically developing students, with 85% reporting more positive attitudes towards disabled peers; however, challenges remain in preschool due to high needs and staffing costs, h...
Integrated Learning: Benefits and Challenges
Integrated learning benefits students with developmental delays, showing up to a 30% increase in communication skills, and typically developing students, with 85% reporting more positive attitudes towards disabled peers; however, challenges remain in preschool due to high needs and staffing costs, h...
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52% Bias Score
Social Security Eliminates Phone Applications, Raising Accessibility Concerns
Starting April 14th, the Social Security Administration ended telephone applications for retirement and survivor benefits, forcing millions of Americans, many with disabilities and residing in rural areas, to seek in-person services or navigate complex online applications, raising concerns about acc...
Social Security Eliminates Phone Applications, Raising Accessibility Concerns
Starting April 14th, the Social Security Administration ended telephone applications for retirement and survivor benefits, forcing millions of Americans, many with disabilities and residing in rural areas, to seek in-person services or navigate complex online applications, raising concerns about acc...
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48% Bias Score
Nebraska Family Fights for Disabled Child's Educational Rights Amidst Teacher Shortage
Twelve-year-old Gigi Dahl, who has Down syndrome, was inappropriately placed in a kindergarten classroom for social skills lessons despite being in fourth grade; her parents fought for her transfer to a more suitable school district in Nebraska, highlighting the systemic lack of support for students...
Nebraska Family Fights for Disabled Child's Educational Rights Amidst Teacher Shortage
Twelve-year-old Gigi Dahl, who has Down syndrome, was inappropriately placed in a kindergarten classroom for social skills lessons despite being in fourth grade; her parents fought for her transfer to a more suitable school district in Nebraska, highlighting the systemic lack of support for students...
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36% Bias Score
Sharp Rise in Home-Schooled Children with SEND in Worcestershire
Worcestershire, England has experienced a sharp increase in home-schooled children with SEND, rising from under 50 in 2016 to nearly 300 in 2024, plus 88 with EHCPs; parents cite lack of school places and support as the reason, raising concerns about these children falling "out of sight" of the educ...
Sharp Rise in Home-Schooled Children with SEND in Worcestershire
Worcestershire, England has experienced a sharp increase in home-schooled children with SEND, rising from under 50 in 2016 to nearly 300 in 2024, plus 88 with EHCPs; parents cite lack of school places and support as the reason, raising concerns about these children falling "out of sight" of the educ...
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56% Bias Score
The Burden of Caregiving in Spain
This article discusses the challenges faced by caregivers in Spain, focusing on the gender imbalance and lack of adequate support from public services.
The Burden of Caregiving in Spain
This article discusses the challenges faced by caregivers in Spain, focusing on the gender imbalance and lack of adequate support from public services.
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UK Teaching Assistant Jailed, Suspected of Abusing Over 81 Disabled Children
A UK teaching assistant, Daniel Clarke, was jailed for sexually abusing six children but is suspected of abusing "well over 81" children with special educational needs and disabilities, prompting a major police investigation into one of the most prolific sex offenders of recent times.
UK Teaching Assistant Jailed, Suspected of Abusing Over 81 Disabled Children
A UK teaching assistant, Daniel Clarke, was jailed for sexually abusing six children but is suspected of abusing "well over 81" children with special educational needs and disabilities, prompting a major police investigation into one of the most prolific sex offenders of recent times.
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24% Bias Score
UNICEF Restores Mobility and Hope for Yemeni Children with Disabilities
UNICEF partners with Yemen's Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Center to provide prosthetic limbs to children with disabilities, aiding 109 children since 2021 and supplying materials for 500 more in 2024, enabling children like 9-year-old Khadija to return to school.
UNICEF Restores Mobility and Hope for Yemeni Children with Disabilities
UNICEF partners with Yemen's Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Center to provide prosthetic limbs to children with disabilities, aiding 109 children since 2021 and supplying materials for 500 more in 2024, enabling children like 9-year-old Khadija to return to school.
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40% Bias Score
SSA Revises In-Person Identity Verification Policy for Benefit Applicants
The Social Security Administration revised its policy requiring in-person identity verification for benefit applicants, exempting Medicare, disability, and supplemental income applicants unable to use the online system and delaying implementation to April 14th, addressing concerns from advocates and...
SSA Revises In-Person Identity Verification Policy for Benefit Applicants
The Social Security Administration revised its policy requiring in-person identity verification for benefit applicants, exempting Medicare, disability, and supplemental income applicants unable to use the online system and delaying implementation to April 14th, addressing concerns from advocates and...
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48% Bias Score
AI in US Schools: Assisting Students with Disabilities
US schools are exploring the use of AI to assist students with disabilities, leveraging tools like text-to-speech and AI-powered programs to overcome learning barriers; however, concerns exist regarding potential over-reliance and the need to ensure skill development.
AI in US Schools: Assisting Students with Disabilities
US schools are exploring the use of AI to assist students with disabilities, leveraging tools like text-to-speech and AI-powered programs to overcome learning barriers; however, concerns exist regarding potential over-reliance and the need to ensure skill development.
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32% Bias Score
Italian Union Challenges New Autonomy Law
The Italian union Anief challenges the new law on differentiated autonomy, arguing it violates the Constitution by potentially compromising equal access to education, particularly for students with disabilities.
Italian Union Challenges New Autonomy Law
The Italian union Anief challenges the new law on differentiated autonomy, arguing it violates the Constitution by potentially compromising equal access to education, particularly for students with disabilities.
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0% Bias Score
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