The Inclusion Desk is a multi-platform reporting effort by WXXI News to inform and transform attitudes and behavior about inclusion. The Inclusion Desk grew from the Move to Include partnership between WXXI and the Golisano Foundation.
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The annual Friendship Festival united Rochester's hockey community in a celebration of diversity, showcasing athletes with developmental disabilities and highlighting the sport's unifying power.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, our guests help us understand a group of brain disorders called frontotemporal dementia. The condition made headlines in recent years after celebrities like Bruce Willis and Wendy Williams announced their diagnoses.
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As Rochester gets ready for the total solar eclipse on April 8, people with disabilities are making their own plans.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut $1.2 billion from a home health care program known as consumer-directed care. People who rely on it are objecting.
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Airlines often damage or lose wheelchairs. Now the Biden administration is proposing new standards for how airlines accommodate passengers with disabilities.
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The event, a component of the Golisano Foundation's Spread the Word Inclusion campaign, sought to foster acceptance and inclusivity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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The town is facing separate federal lawsuits claiming police violated state and federal law by not providing American Sign Language or other interpretive services to residents when requested.
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One of the deaf performers at Sunday's Super Bowl pregame activities was actor and NTID graduate Daniel Durant.
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Judge Sunny Bailey started a specialty court program in 2018 called DAAY Court or the detention alternative for autistic youth treatment. "It'll help other people like me," says one autistic teen.
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An executive with Medical Motor Service in Rochester says the time and cost commitment to getting a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is hurting their ability to find enough qualified drivers.