Denmark’s social affairs minister is urgeing the EU to tackle the growing institutionalisation of disabled people by ensuring ...

Person in wheelchair working at desk. It’s not just the very old—for a growing number of American adults, completing basic errands can be anything but a simple daily task. Each state can play an ...

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JASON: OUR FINAL COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF 2022 WORKS TO TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR ALL PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. MEREDITH: THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A PART OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOR ...

Registered blind, due to tunnel vision in her left eye, she uses a cane to get around the town and said people were sometimes surprised when she revealed she lived alone. "People underestimate me.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Independent Living Resource Center, a Santa Barbara organization dedicated to promoting independent living for individuals with disabilities, is expanding its services for ...

With approval from the city’s planning board last week, Concord is set to establish the state’s first independent living facility for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -People with disabilities, who’ve longed for services in the east, can now breathe a sigh of relief. “It can be hard for people to get services in areas like this because of a ...

Foothold Technology examined CDC data to determine which states had the most residents with independent living disabilities in 2021, how that number has changed since 2016, and how states are helping ...