Adults insured by Medicaid who are 19 to 55 years old and don’t have children or other dependents would need to spend 80 hours a month doing paid work, job training or community service.
As Russia’s war on Ukraine intensifies and men aged 18-60 are forced to stay in the country, many are made even more vulnerable.
Low employment rates, coupled with limited government support, made Canadians with disabilities more vulnerable to adverse events from the pandemic.
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The attitudes that people with disabilities may encounter when trying to access sexual and reproductive healthcare are hugely deterring.
People who already experience social barriers and poorer mental health status are especially vulnerable during a socially distant holiday season.
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People in high-risk groups are already more likely to be experiencing negative mental health effects during the pandemic. Spending the holidays isolated from family and friends may make matters worse.
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The United States has 53 million caregivers, according to the latest estimate. And COVID-19 makes what they do much harder.
Darren Spencer at a memorial for his childhood friend Saheed Vassell, a 34-year-old father of a teenage son, fatally shot by police in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, April 5, 2018.
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Police are almost always the first responders in cases of mental health crisis. Too often these encounters turn bad, even deadly. But police were never meant to be in charge of US mental health care.
Books should be easily available in accessible formats, like Braille.
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The White House proposed these cuts for three years in a row. That clashes with longstanding bipartisan leadership regarding rights for all people with disabilities.
Athletes from Thailand in action during the Asian Para Games 2018.
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The work towards disability inclusion needs a continuous sustained effort involving government down to the village level working together with people with disabilities.
Universities should be working to make spaces more accessible for students and staff with disabilities.
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