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Immense, she founded the berkeley center for independent living, independently the big movement and the world institute of disability. she served on the board of the disability rights education and defense fund, human rights watch reese save the children and a handful of other organizations, and she held cabinet positions under three u.s. presidents. eventually becoming the first director for the department of disability services. all of this heumann did with purpose and on inspiring humility. b...

Revered “Mother of the Disability Rights movement,” Judith “Judy” Heumann, died Saturday afternoon in D.C., after decades of activism and federal service.

The preliminary vote on House Bill 649 followed an impassioned debate about the state’s role in ensuring adequate health care for the elderly, disabled and other vulnerable populations in Montana.

REGION — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, with support from the Office of Aging and Disability Services, is administering a new pilot program called Respite for ME Grants. Thousands of Mainers care for family members who are older, have a disability, or are not their biological children. […]

As homelessness remains a persistent issue facing Kansas, advocates slammed a bill to ban sleeping and camping on state and local land.

When Junior Oneila Mendive walked through the doors of UM her freshman year, she immediately saw a need for community within the disabled student population and resolved to create one.

LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, with support from the Office of Aging and Disability Services, is administering a new pilot program, Respite for ME Grants. Thousands of Mainers care for family members who are older, have a disability, or are not their biological child. Caregivers also can be neighbors extending a helping hand to an older adult, […]

The Government has been called on to hold crisis talks on national measures to support a transformation of disability services.

Winter weather is causing delays, cancellations, and closures across the KLCC listening area. Revisit this page for updates throughout today.

USGrants.org Releases Monthly Report on Grants for Businesses in February 2023