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Iowa lawmakers are being asked to make changes to the income laws for people with disabilities. Disabilities advocates are hold an event at the Statehouse tomorrow in support of House File 2589. Also known as the "Work Without Worry" bill, it would raise the income limit and eliminate the asset ceiling for people with disabilities - allowing them to remain eligible for federal benefits. ...

New York disability rights advocates are working to break barriers in numerous legislative areas, including those in transportation, housing, and employment. Another area of focus is voting and accessible polling places. A Brennan Center for Justice report finds almost all of New York's polling places aren't disability accessible - leaving them unable to accommodate a quarter of the state's population. ...

BRAZIL, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Jaime O'Neal says her son, Colson, was less than six months old when a babysitter made a decision that forever altered their family's life. "She put him in a crib with some other things in it and he suffocated," Jaime said. "Which resulted in a traumatic brain injury." Colson spent a [...]

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch asked the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Monday to pause budget cuts that could punish Indiana's "most vulnerable" residents. ...

Around 50 people gathered at the Indiana Statehouse to protest proposed changes to the states Medicaid programs. The changes would end payments that thousands of families of adults and kids with disabilities relied on.