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Stolen gun, drug items found during West Farmington traffic stop, deputies say  WKBN.com

News Oishei advocates swift vaccines for those with disabilities  RADIO.COM

The COMET and Able-SC debut two new mobility programs for seniors and people with disabilities  MassTransitMag.com

Athens County Board of Development Disabilities to meet Jan. 26  Athens Messenger

Hosemann Family Foundation extends support at MSU for future educators  Mississippi State Newsroom

Decatur nonprofit premieres disability advocacy film  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Why was Zeplowitz denied membership to Town Disability Committee?  Amherst Bee

COVID-19: Rights groups urge priority vaccination for persons with disabilities  Economic Times

Disability Benefits And Medicare To Get To ALS Patients Much Sooner : Shots - Health News  NPR

A Woman With Developmental Disabilities Was Abused in Arizona. The State Promised Changes. It Has Not Made Them Yet.  ProPublica

Store's continued support for Herefordshire disability charity  Hereford Times

IA Disability Advocates Push for Mental-Health, Community-Care Funding  Public News Service

Edinburgh University research could help prevent disability in multiple sclerosis  The Scotsman

Residents at low support disability centre report being 'scared'  Irish Examiner

Will Samantha Power Champion Disability Rights?  International Policy Digest

SAHRC encouraged by Sassa progress in alleviating disability grant issues  Eyewitness News

Pandemic Could Hurt Home-Based Care For Kids With 24/7 Needs  Disability Scoop

Every state now offers a program providing home health care to kids with severe needs, but the pandemic has worsened worker shortages and raised fears that tightening budgets might mean cuts.

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Disability Rights Report Highlights Challenges Under Lockdown  Scoop.co.nz

OCR Seeks Information on Addressing Disability Discrimination in Health Care and Child Welfare Contexts  MyChesCo

Canada isn't ready to deal with influx of those disabled from COVID-19: advocates  CTV News

Understanding Adult Fire Setting, Pyromania, and Arson  Psychiatric Times

New off-road mobility vehicles help those with disabilities gain more independence  WWAY NewsChannel 3

Police: Greenwich woman stole $1.3K from client of disability provider  The Advocate

Police: Greenwich woman stole $1.3K from client of disability provider  The Advocate

Readout of HHS Secretary-designate Xavier Becerra's Meeting with Disability Community Organizations  The Pine Tree

6th international disability conference to be held in 2022  Arab News

Is Enough Being Done To Protect People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities? 1 Arizona Mother Says No  Fronteras: The Changing America Desk

Case: Disability Discrimination/Layoff (6th Cir.)  Bloomberg Law

COVID-19 Vaccines for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Who, When, Why, Why Not?  tulsakids.com

Report that President Biden will End Wage Discrimination for People with Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities: Statement by Robert Stack, CEO of Community Options  InsiderNJ

Interagency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. Notifies Consumers of Data Security Incident  WFMZ Allentown

Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington launches telemedicine access hub  The Reflector

At-risk Ohioans with developmental or intellectual disability to receive vaccine  Cleveland Jewish News

Interagency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. Notifies Consumers of Data Security Incident  Salamanca Press

MSU engineering student overcomes lifelong disability, graduates  The Reflector online

Ohio to open vaccinations to residents with developmental, intellectual disabilities  WXIX

OCR Publishes Proposed Rule Protecting Infants Born Alive from Discrimination on the Basis of Disability  MyChesCo

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana User May Proceed With Disability Discrimination And Retaliation Claims  JD Supra

Person with disabilities in Massena group home dies due to COVID-19  North Country Public Radio

Carriers have mixed views on how COVID-19 may impact the Voluntary Short-Term Disability market, finds Eastbridge Consulting Group  PRNewswire

Deadline to Privatize Temporary Disability Benefits in New Jersey Approaches - Press Release  Digital Journal

City Of Fountain Valley: Advisory Committee For Persons With Disabilities – Virtual Dance – Friday, February 5, 2021  Patch.com

HPD: Man with autism, learning disability reported missing in northeast Houston  KHOU.com

Lambert Brown to become Opposition advocate for persons with disabilities  Jamaica Gleaner

Cerrie Burnell: 'Disabled people have been shut away during the pandemic'  The Guardian

Candidates with disabilities not to be overlooked by workforce, local agency says  BayToday

CorVel and ReedGroup Announce Partnership to Offer Integrated Disability Management  Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

How polygenic scores can improve predictions about autism, schizophrenia  Spectrum

'Ohana Health Plan and the National Council on Independent Living Announce Grants for Hawaii Providers to Improve Access for People Living with Disabilities  PRNewswire