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  • Telehealth is making abortion way more accessible for disabled people, but it's not perfect

    Telehealth appointments make it easier for people with disabilities to access healthcare, including medication abortions, by allowing those in need to access care from the comfort of their own homes. For many people, this eliminates several access barriers they often face when seeking care. Post-Roe, medication abortion via telehealth visits accounts for 16% of all reported abortions.

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  • An App That Helps Riders With Vision Loss Navigate Complex Transit Systems

    NaviLens developed an app that scans codes posted at bus stops and train stations to provide real-time information via audio and vibration cues for people who are blind or have low vision. The NaviLens app provides information on when the next bus or train is coming, how far a user is from the nearest elevator, and other key details to make the transportation process smoother.

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  • A Model for Disability Justice in Emergency Shelters

    The Alliance Center for Independence (ACI) started working with people who have disabilities to create better disaster preparedness measures that consider disabilities, ensuring support and shelter are accessible to anyone and everyone. ACI held an overnight shelter simulation exercise that allowed them to practice each step of an emergency shelter response with people who have disabilities to identify any areas that could be improved. These simulations have become a model for other counties across the state, inspiring more shelters to make improvements to their accessibility.

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  • More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities

    Minnesota is purchasing “track chairs” with all-terrain treads for its parks that people with disabilities can use for free to access more areas and trails.

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  • A gentle push gets adaptive athletes into Fort Collins running club and races

    The Fort Collins Run Club began hosting adaptive running nights, devoted to engaging runners who use wheelchairs, are blind, deaf or have some other kind of challenge that may have prevented them from joining social running clubs or participating in races. Adaptive running offers a sense of community for runners with disabilities and even helps break down barriers by providing blind runners aids to help guide them through races. Currently, The Fort Collins Run Club has 1,000 members.

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  • In This Arizona City, Kids With Autism Are More Than Welcome

    The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards trains employees in the tourism industry to become autism certified, ensuring they know how to care for neurodivergent youth and their families when they’re at places like restaurants or theme parks. Several of these businesses have practices in place like offering noise-canceling headphones, access to quiet rooms or even hosting autism awareness weekends, helping to make the city the first Autism Certified City in the world.

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  • Newly disabled people aren't given a 'how-to' guide. Disability doulas are closing those gaps.

    Disability doula work is the practice of helping a newly disabled person navigate life changes. It typically involves another disabled person sharing knowledge, resources and lived experiences to support someone in need. Through the work if disabled individuals offering services on their own, or through groups like Project LETS, disability doula work can help reduce feelings of shame, grief and loneliness newly disabled people often face.

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  • Dignified toilets: A welcome relief for people with disabilities 

    “AGATEBE” was developed to help make it easier for the elderly and people with disabilities to access toilets. It is a portable, durable, low-cost toilet chair that is easier to use than traditional latrine pits. So far, more than 5,000 have been sold.

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  • Moved by Experience: PWD-led Initiative is Building Safe Space for Persons with Disabilities in Borno 

    Via educational workshops, the provision of mobility devices, and entrepreneurial support, a Polio-survivor-led initiative in Nigeria is reducing stigmas about disabilities and helping eradicate polio diseases. Since 2017, the crowd-funded group has assisted more than 200 people with disabilities and reduced the number of folks who have to ask for alms on the streets.

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  • This NYC elementary school wants to serve everyone, including kids with complex disabilities

    At P.S. 958 in Brooklyn, students with and without disabilities learn together under an inclusive model. Initiatives such as the AIMS program, which is designed for students with autism, allow the school to serve students who might otherwise be segregated in more restrictive settings geared only toward those with disabilities.

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