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Developmental disability service providers are the latest to join a list of employers who say they're facing a worker shortage. Advocates say direct support professionals who left the industry because of health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic aren't returning now because of low wages.
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A proposal to create a "purple alert" for missing adults with certain disabilities or brain injuries is heading to the governor's desk. The proposal is for people who have cognitive, developmental, physical, or emotional disabilities as well as those with brain injuries who go missing and cannot be returned safely without law enforcement intervention.
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National Deaf History Month focuses on the contributions that the community has given to American society. We take a look at the experience of being Deaf during the pandemic, through a new art program at the Frost Museum.
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If an adult with a developmental disability gets lost, law enforcement could send out a Purple Alert. That’s under a proposal that just passed its first House committee stop. The Purple Alert would be used for adults with certain conditions like brain injuries or autism.
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Without federal tracking, no one knows how many people in disability group housing have fallen ill or died from the virus. And few states are prioritizing them for vaccination.
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Disability advocates want poll workers to ask everyone if they wish to use an accessible voting machine. The idea is to decrease stigma around disabilities and make the voting process more inclusive. Traditionally, if a person needed an accessible machine, they would have to ask for it.
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Disability Rights Advocates urge Floridians with disabilities to vote in this general election. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2016 figures, 8.6% of Floridians under 65 have a disability. That demographic has a lower turnout than voters without disabilities.