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This week on the Disabilities Beat, WBFO’s Emyle Watkins speaks with Stephanie Orlando, from Western New York Independent Living, about what is at stake for disability programs if funding is paused — or ends.
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This week President Donald Trump attempted to institute a freeze on federal spending that would have wide ranging impacts for the disability community.
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The United Steelworkers union (USW) is now urging Goodyear to reduce emissions of a bladder carcinogen being released into the air around their Niagara Falls chemical plant. USW represents about 40 workers inside the plant.
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This week on Voices of Disability Pride, advocate Courtney Deuro discusses with WBFO’s freelance disability reporter Mason Ald the importance of self-advocacy in medical settings and the current gaps in support services. Deuro shares how maintaining contact with disability services and medical professionals can help prevent those with fluctuating support needs from falling through the cracks.
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On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Independent Living Centers will be included in the new fiscal intermediary structure for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP.
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Disabled CDPAP activist Julie Farrar, who recently went viral for confronting Gov. Hochul in an Albany mall, worries the state is “commodifying” the lives of personal care recipients with the switch to a single fiscal intermediary in the coming months.
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It’s now less than a week until we ring in the New Year. Ball drops, streamers, and fireworks are all sensory experiences people seek out on New Years. But what if someone in your family has a disability impacted by sensory stimuli?
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Our series “Voices of Disability Pride” continues this week with spoken word poet and writer J.B. Stone. Stone discusses with WBFO’s freelance reporter Mason Ald the importance of not letting others define one’s journey, and how finding balance in his life played a critical role in their career as a neurodivergent person.
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Chronic pain is often thought of as a symptom, but not a cause of disability. One research team at the University at Buffalo, however, recently established in a new study that chronic pain is contributing to rising disability rates.
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Every December 1st honors World AIDS Day, a time to remember those who fought for better treatment and to combat ongoing stigma. Recently, WBFO’s freelance reporter Mason Ald spoke with Matt Crehan Higgins, the Vice President of Specialty Care at Evergreen Health about both progress and barriers found in AIDS and HIV treatment.
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This month, PBS Kids released a new show that stood out for the way it features disabled characters. Carl the Collector is PBS Kids' new show about a warm-hearted autistic raccoon and his neurodivergent friends' adventures collecting.