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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Nearly 1,000 participants gathered at Innovative Field to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, research, and support, in an effort to unite the Rochester community in the fight against the disease. -
Supplemental Security Income provides the medical care that lets people work. But its rules are complex and out of date. -
Students with disabilities have been suspended at a disproportionate rate at Greece schools, state records show. Now the district is course correcting under scrutiny. -
Parents and caregivers will have the opportunity to connect with community organizations and service providers for students with disabilities from pre-K through high school and college. -
ConnectionsSarah Abbamonte guest hosts conversations about voting access for people with disabilities and challenges faced by direct support professionals during "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Sept. 13, 2024. -
Those parks include Ellison, Tryon, Lucien Morin, and Abraham Lincoln parks, along with Irondequoit Bay Park West. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, August 8, 2024, we explore new ALS research and speak with patients and caregivers living with the disease.
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With the new program, Rochester Accessible Adventures will work with canal excursion providers and make recommendations to various businesses on how to remove barriers that inhibit inclusive participation. -
To celebrate Disability Pride Month, NPR readers tell their disability stories and share what they wish other people knew about living with a disability. -
Saxophonist Joey Berkley lost his ability to play due to the muscular disorder focal dystonia, but experimental treatment has given him enough flexibility to record a comeback album titled A Suite Life.
