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Walmart faces a lawsuit after denying an employee with intellectual disabilities a set work schedule. (Shutterstock) BANGOR, Maine - The Maine Human Rights Commission has sued discount giant Walmart in federal court for…

Hayley Arceneaux, 29, had hoped this would be the year she would achieve her goal of visiting all seven continents before she turned 30.However, she won't have time for it.She goes into space.Ms. Arceneaux, a medical assistant at St. Jude…

To To help deaf and hard of hearing customers easily and effectively interact with employees, the Vermont DMV has introduced the use of a device called the UbiDUO 3 at all locations.The UbiDUO 3 has two facing keyboards and…

WEBSTER GROVES, Mon. - Maria Schroeder was worried and increasingly worried. It was weeks after coronavirus vaccine distribution began in Missouri, and it still had 11 residents with intellectual disabilities who…

MONTREAL - About a decade ago Quebec comedian Mike Ward taunted the voice of a well-known disabled teenage singer on a stand-up routine, toasted him for being wrong, made fun of his hearing aid, and called him "ugly." “But he said he…

14.9kViewsFebruary 18 is International Asperger's Day, a still relatively unknown disorder in the general population. Today NeuronUP would like to discuss Asperger from a neuropsychological point of view.What is Asperger's…

Jose Muniz prepares a COVID-19 vaccination at American research centers in Hollywood, Florida (Joe Raedle / Getty Images / TNS) People with developmental disabilities are at a significantly higher risk of dying from…

Sia, who spoke at an event in 2019, was criticized in her new film "Music" for depicting autism. (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images for Daily Front Row / TNS) LOS ANGELES - A petition calling on the Hollywood Foreign Press…

DULUTH, Minn. - Several years ago, when the Duluth Public Schools were looking to fill an apprenticeship in developmentally adaptive physical education, Leigh Ann Viche, a Duluth teacher in the field, said the district…

Practicing job interviews using a virtual simulator could significantly increase the chances of young adults with autism finding employment.In a study of people between the ages of 16 and 26, the researchers found…