April 2021

ALBANY - Jairo Reyes hasn't eaten in three days. Weak, tired, and starved, he remembered his church when he had trouble concentrating.Reyes, of Yonkers, was one of hundreds of New Yorkers who took part in a…

The Rosedale School, the AISD school for students with special needs (Photo by John Anderson)…

DISNEY CHANNEL PRESENTS THE 2017 RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARDS – Entertainment’s brightest young stars turned out for the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA), music’s biggest event for families, at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on…

LOS ANGELES - When Isaias Cervantes got into a mental crisis last week, his family called 911. A sister and therapist who works with Cervantes told Los Angeles County Sheriff's MPs that the excited 25-year-old has…

After a planned trip to Israel, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein has lived in Dubai for the past few months, the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday.Bernstein told the publication that he was quarantined for two weeks en…

Jordan Gallacher hasn't had a job for three years. Many employers reject it with a form letter or an e-mail, but one said directly, "We don't hire blind people." The 28-year-old Gallacher is a computer expert. He holds a…

Stay up to date with our local coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE app for mobile devices or your smart speaker - say “Alexa, play NPR” and you will be connected .A decade-long effort to curb the…

Ghana has taken significant steps to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The rights of people with disabilities in the country are also protected by the Disabled People Act…

by: Christine SextonFlorida Intelligence ServiceDoctors who terminate pregnancies simply because women do not want children with disabilities could bring criminal charges under a bill that goes through Florida…

Bell was born in Scotland in 1847 and was the son and grandson of speakers. His driving passion was understanding how people create the sounds that make up language. He made a speaking machine that, when properly ventilated, replicated a…