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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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Direct Support Professionals, or DSPs, did not get the cost of living increase they were asking for in this year’s budget. Advocates say wages are too low for this profession, which leads to people seeking jobs elsewhere. In today’s episode, we talk about what DSPs provide to people with disabilities and the challenges of recruiting and retaining workers.
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Social Security's SSI program for people with disabilities requires couples to have no more than $3,000 in assets.
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The institute will centralize and expand the university's patient care, community outreach, and caregiver support programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of 'Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, June 10, 2024, we discuss New York Kitchen's Sous Chef Academy and how it is making culinary education accessible to adults with autism.
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A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead.
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ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, we preview the film "Fire through Dry Grass," and speak with disability rights activists about the pandemic lockdown's effect on nursing homes.
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DEI, the effort to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, has been around for several years now, an organizer of next week's summit says there has been some pushback against that movement.
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For many people with disabilities, laws and funding have been instrumental in ensuring equitable access to housing, transportation and employment. On this week’s Disabilities Beat, we feature part of a recently aired one hour special on the New York State Budget, which you can hear the entirety of by clicking here. Two experts from our panel explain what we know about how the budget will impact housing, transportation and employment for New Yorkers with disabilities.
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The Willow Domestic Violence Center in Rochester released the toolkit to mark LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day.
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A policy guided by District Attorney Sandra Doorley has hobbled the Police Accountability Board's pursuit of department information. That move has made the agency close to impotent in doing investigations.