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Preventable Deaths Among People with Learning Disabilities in Wales
A report reveals that people with learning disabilities in Wales die an average of 20 years earlier than the general population, with 39% of these deaths deemed avoidable due to insufficient care, prompting calls for improved healthcare access and support.
Preventable Deaths Among People with Learning Disabilities in Wales
A report reveals that people with learning disabilities in Wales die an average of 20 years earlier than the general population, with 39% of these deaths deemed avoidable due to insufficient care, prompting calls for improved healthcare access and support.
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20% Bias Score
Computers for the Blind Bridges Digital Divide for 22,000 Visually Impaired Individuals
The Dallas-based nonprofit Computers for the Blind has refurbished and shipped nearly 22,000 computers to visually impaired people nationwide, providing them with assistive technology and training, significantly enhancing their digital access and independence.
Computers for the Blind Bridges Digital Divide for 22,000 Visually Impaired Individuals
The Dallas-based nonprofit Computers for the Blind has refurbished and shipped nearly 22,000 computers to visually impaired people nationwide, providing them with assistive technology and training, significantly enhancing their digital access and independence.
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44% Bias Score
Longest-Serving Female Liberal Democrat MP Dies at 78
Dame Annette Brooke, the longest-serving female Liberal Democrat MP, died aged 78; her career spanned from 2001-2015, marked by advocacy for social justice, microfinance, and disabled children's rights, influencing local and national politics.
Longest-Serving Female Liberal Democrat MP Dies at 78
Dame Annette Brooke, the longest-serving female Liberal Democrat MP, died aged 78; her career spanned from 2001-2015, marked by advocacy for social justice, microfinance, and disabled children's rights, influencing local and national politics.
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16% Bias Score
Germany's Inclusion Challenge: Barriers Remain Despite Policy Commitments
Jürgen Dusel, Germany's disability commissioner, highlights significant barriers to inclusion despite governmental commitments, emphasizing the need for stronger legal frameworks and increased awareness to achieve true accessibility for all citizens.
Germany's Inclusion Challenge: Barriers Remain Despite Policy Commitments
Jürgen Dusel, Germany's disability commissioner, highlights significant barriers to inclusion despite governmental commitments, emphasizing the need for stronger legal frameworks and increased awareness to achieve true accessibility for all citizens.
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36% Bias Score
AI's Double-Edged Sword: Accessibility vs. Surveillance for Disabled Workers in 2025
AI transforms workplace accessibility for disabled employees in 2025, but also raises concerns about AI-powered surveillance disproportionately affecting them due to productivity metric biases, highlighting the need for responsible AI implementation.
AI's Double-Edged Sword: Accessibility vs. Surveillance for Disabled Workers in 2025
AI transforms workplace accessibility for disabled employees in 2025, but also raises concerns about AI-powered surveillance disproportionately affecting them due to productivity metric biases, highlighting the need for responsible AI implementation.
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48% Bias Score
Tennessee Executes Byron Black Amid Ethical Concerns
Byron Black, 69, convicted of murdering his girlfriend and two daughters in 1988, was executed in Tennessee on Tuesday despite ethical concerns about his implanted defibrillator and alleged intellectual disability; this is the 28th execution this year, exceeding the 2024 total and marking a five-yea...
Tennessee Executes Byron Black Amid Ethical Concerns
Byron Black, 69, convicted of murdering his girlfriend and two daughters in 1988, was executed in Tennessee on Tuesday despite ethical concerns about his implanted defibrillator and alleged intellectual disability; this is the 28th execution this year, exceeding the 2024 total and marking a five-yea...
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48% Bias Score
Scotland's Special Education Crisis: Hundreds of Children Lack School Places
Four-year-old Niamh, diagnosed as autistic and non-verbal, is among hundreds of Scottish children with additional support needs unable to access a special school place, prompting a tribunal appeal and highlighting a wider crisis in special education provision.
Scotland's Special Education Crisis: Hundreds of Children Lack School Places
Four-year-old Niamh, diagnosed as autistic and non-verbal, is among hundreds of Scottish children with additional support needs unable to access a special school place, prompting a tribunal appeal and highlighting a wider crisis in special education provision.
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48% Bias Score
Thousands of Disabled French Children Lack Adequate School Support
An Unapei survey reveals that thousands of disabled children in France began the 2024 school year with inadequate support, with many receiving less than 12 hours of weekly schooling, highlighting systemic issues within the French education system and long waiting lists for specialized care.
Thousands of Disabled French Children Lack Adequate School Support
An Unapei survey reveals that thousands of disabled children in France began the 2024 school year with inadequate support, with many receiving less than 12 hours of weekly schooling, highlighting systemic issues within the French education system and long waiting lists for specialized care.
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48% Bias Score
MND Teen's Family Faces Housing Crisis
The family of 14-year-old Kyle Sieniawski, diagnosed with MND in January, is desperately seeking suitable housing after their home was deemed inadaptable by Rhondda Cynon Taf council, forcing them to live at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for nine months due to a lack of accessible housing options.
MND Teen's Family Faces Housing Crisis
The family of 14-year-old Kyle Sieniawski, diagnosed with MND in January, is desperately seeking suitable housing after their home was deemed inadaptable by Rhondda Cynon Taf council, forcing them to live at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for nine months due to a lack of accessible housing options.
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60% Bias Score
MTA to Install Elevators at Brooklyn's Smith-Ninth Street Subway Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will install elevators at Brooklyn's Smith-Ninth Street subway station, resolving decades-long inaccessibility issues as part of a $68 billion capital plan funded in part by congestion pricing, bringing the NYC subway system closer to 50% accessibility.
MTA to Install Elevators at Brooklyn's Smith-Ninth Street Subway Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will install elevators at Brooklyn's Smith-Ninth Street subway station, resolving decades-long inaccessibility issues as part of a $68 billion capital plan funded in part by congestion pricing, bringing the NYC subway system closer to 50% accessibility.
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40% Bias Score
Systemic Failures in Inclusive Education and Employment Leave German Man Unemployed
Jan Christopher Weber, a 34-year-old German man with physical and visual impairments, has been unable to secure a vocational education or employment due to systemic failures in inclusive education and employment, despite consistent effort and support from various organizations.
Systemic Failures in Inclusive Education and Employment Leave German Man Unemployed
Jan Christopher Weber, a 34-year-old German man with physical and visual impairments, has been unable to secure a vocational education or employment due to systemic failures in inclusive education and employment, despite consistent effort and support from various organizations.
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56% Bias Score
Greece boosts accessibility program funding by €10 million after high demand
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a €10 million increase to the €24 million budget of the "Accessibility at Home" program, bringing the total to €34 million, after 2,500 applications were submitted in the first 24 hours of its launch. The program funds home and workplace modificatio...
Greece boosts accessibility program funding by €10 million after high demand
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a €10 million increase to the €24 million budget of the "Accessibility at Home" program, bringing the total to €34 million, after 2,500 applications were submitted in the first 24 hours of its launch. The program funds home and workplace modificatio...
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24% Bias Score
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