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The Jamestown Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee met on April 1 to learn about grants and general updates for Jamestown Park.

Rochester, N.Y. - New York State is celebrating 200 years of the Erie Canal by making sure everyone can enjoy the historic waterway.Throughout the year, the New

Once again, the one in four New Zealanders with a disability are not a priority for this Government, says IHC New Zealand. This is despite it being over 20 years since the National Health Committee’s report ‘To Have An Ordinary Life’ that ...

In Florida, a private Christian school's decision to cancel Autism Awareness Week after the school's pastor claimed such an event promoted idolatry has sparked backlash from parents vowing to pull their kids out. 

Oireachtas disabilities meeting moved over broken lift: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

In just a week StarJam has raised over $165,000 to keep its doors open. Faced with a shortfall in funding the emergency appeal “SOS - Save Our StarJam” was launched on Tuesday 2 April and surpassed the $100,000 initial goal in a matter of days.

The Miracle League of Joplin kicks of its season with a record number of participants. The organization helps individuals with disabilities find a community through the game of baseball.

A Florida man drunkenly made fun of a disabled person before assaulting her family members at Disney World after downing three bourbon shots.

“There seems to be a total lack of priority by this Government towards our disabled communities and their carers,” Labour Disability Issues spokesperson Priyanca Radhakrishnan said.

As an Institute of the New Zealand Psychological Society, we are deeply concerned about the wider impacts of the reduction in flexibility and available disability supports for disabled people and their families. The announced changes on 18 March ...