Inclusion Desk

A new report is highlighting the employment barriers people with disabilities continue to face in Rochester and Monroe County.

The issues surrounding long-term planning for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities were the focus of a roundtable held Wednesday with a top state official in Rochester.

The Erie County Fair this year has unveiled some new accessibility features to bring the event closer to its goal of universal accessibility.

The Americans With Disabilities Act turns 32 this year, and while its anniversary is one to be celebrated, it also calls for a reflection on what more can be done for disability rights.

Camp Haccamo is still reeling from the pandemic, even as some experts are calling for wider inclusion in outdoor recreation.

In this segment of StoryCorps Rochester, Tabitha Jacques talks to her friend and colleague, Susan Murad, about deaf art and culture, the De'VIA movement, and how the hearing community can be better advocates and allies to the deaf community. She speaks through her interpreter, Kira Avery.

The lack of home care aides is a crisis for the people and families who depend on them. With support from the Solutions Journalism Network, WXXI worked with other regional news partners to cover possible solutions to the problem.

New York state agencies are working to integrate accessible trail inclusive access while maintaining the sustainability and natural environment of state lands.

On Thursday, AutismUp, the Golisano Autism Center and Homesteads for Hope held a news conference in support of two pieces of state legislation that would expand housing programs for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Some people with disabilities need help around the clock and agencies can provide that in residential home settings. But across the state, agencies are struggling to hire and keep staff.WXXI’s April Franklin has more on how one local agency is trying a new approach to retain employees by helping them with problems that occur outside of work, too.