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N.Y.C: DOE Employees Mother And Son Scam School For Kids With Disabilities

(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie10:51am – Saturday, May 18, 2024 Investigators have discovered that a mother-son team working for the city’s Department of Education (DOE) defrauded a Manhattan public school for children with disabilities out of approximately $8,500. advertisement Marlene Delgado, 62, works as a school secretary at PS M169, a K-12 […]

People with disabilities sue in Wisconsin over lack of electronic absentee ballots

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Voters with disabilities in Wisconsin should be able to vote electronically, and denying them that option in the upcoming Aug. 13 primary and November presidential election is discriminatory. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in the battleground state argues that it is unconstitutional. The lawsuit seeks to make electronic absentee voting an option […]

Disney cracks down on visitors who lie about disabilities for park perks

The Walt Disney Company is tightening regulations and increasing oversight of individuals who claim disabilities in its parks, as a surge in fraudulent claims attempting to abuse the service. The company announced Tuesday that any guest found to have made a false declaration to receive disability access services will be permanently banned from the park. […]

NYC café dedicated to employees with mental disabilities opens

“I would like to have a job like yours too.” French entrepreneur Yann Boucaille-Lacrezac recalls the day he met Theodore, a boy on the autism spectrum, while on a cruise with the organization he founded for people with special needs. “He came to me and said, ‘I hear you’re my boss, can you give me […]

High schoolers band together to make sports accessible for people with disabilities

Long Island high school students are raising money to support inclusive initiatives and supporting sports activities for athletes with disabilities. Lacrosse My Heart, a nonprofit led by six student lacrosse players from New York’s Roslyn High School, recently raised enough money to support the Long Island Hammerheads wheelchair lacrosse team. “My friends, co-founders and I […]