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After Maine shooting leaves Deaf community reeling, some call for more ASL interpreters, mental health support
Here, experts discuss what's lacking, what's needed and how it all can feel when deaf people are affected by mass violence or natural disasters.
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A college hockey star broke this woman's wheelchair after hurling it down the stairs. Now she's speaking out: ‘We deserve to be treated with respect.’
"We deserve to be treated with respect. And our things deserve to be treated with just as much respect," says double amputee Sydney Benes.
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Wheelchair user opens up about 'humiliating' experience on flight: 'Absolutely ridiculous'
Jennie Berry shared the shocking moment when she was forced to drag herself up the aisle to the toilet.
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Canadian amputee Allison Lang tells fans to 'respect' disabled people's boundaries
"We don’t exist to inspire, to be the victim, or to feel the need to explain what happened to us."
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Disability advocate wears 'wheelchair-bound' Halloween costume to call out the 'outdated ableist term'
Author Tara Moss is speaking out about "restrictive and negative" language used to describe wheelchair users.
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Special-needs high school student lands two dates to senior prom after mom's Facebook video
Two young men escorted a special-needs high school student to prom when her mother requested someone “special” on Facebook.
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Bridal shop praised for displaying gown on mannequin in wheelchair
The woman applauding the shop also makes a point about how representation shouldn't be so rare.