City Comptroller Brad Lander said Wednesday that he is assembling a coalition of legal minds and impacted parties to potentially sue New York state over Gov.
More than 1,000 family members of firefighters who died in the line of duty, including some from Texas, will gather in Emmitsburg, Maryland, starting this Friday, to honor their loved ones. The occasion is the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend and 13 of the firefighters being honored are from Texas. Victor Stagnaro, CEO of the National Firefighters Foundation, said their names will be added to a memorial wall. .
Rates of suicide among young people have increased by about 36% in roughly the last two decades and the surge has caught the attention of federal policymakers. The Biden administration has a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and a Federal Action Plan, highlighting the need for a coordinated approach to prevention and equity in treatment and research. It follows the Bipartisan Policy Center s launch of a youth mental health task force in January. .
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Ahead of the holiday season, advocates are calling on Congress to increase disability access in air travel. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports a little more than 1,000 wheelchairs and scooters were mishandled in May of this year. In January, the Department of Transportation received 222 disability-related complaints, an increase from the same period in 2022. .
By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Wyoming News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Service Collaboration The number of people with disabilities who are working rose last year to 21.3%, up from 19.1% in 2021. Still, those statistics lag far behind the 65% workforce participation rate in 2022 for people with no disabilities. However, some key factors are helping open doors into the workforce for people with disabilities. .
Advocates for people with disabilities in New Hampshire are encouraging them to make a voting plan ahead of tomorrow s election, by locating the correct polling station, reading up on voting rights and learning how to use accessible voting equipment. Krysten Evans, director of policy and advocacy for the group ABLE NH, said finding reliable transportation to the polls is one of the greatest concerns she hears from eligible voters with disabilities, especially those living in more rural areas. "People are saying they can t get to the polls," Evans observed. " .