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I was rejected on dating apps because of my disabilities, so I founded my own. People like me want to date and have casual sex, too.

Jacqueline Child says cofounding Dateability, a dating app for people with disabilities and chronic…

Kim Schewitz   


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Elon Musk's Neuralink is now recruiting people with serious disabilities like ALS to test if his brain chips are safe

Elon Musk said last year that he would test Neuralink's brain chips on himself.

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan   


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What is assistive technology? Understanding accessibility features and services

Assistive technology devices and services help users with disabilities perform tasks like typing, d…

Ennica Jacob   


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There's a shortage of special-ed teachers in the US. Advocates say the system isn't set up to support disabled educators when schools need them most.

Cole Sorenson said he was burned out in university after being forced out of the special-ed track a…

John Loeppky   


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People with disabilities neglected in Budget: Disability rights NGOs

"However, we hope that all disabled people are included under the announced health schemes. The sad…

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Ukraine's drone campaign plans to exhaust Russia's air defenses, disable its bombers, and damage military production, says spy chief

"We want to get them out of their comfort zone," said Lieutenant-General Kyrylo Budanov, the head o…

Tom Porter   


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US Paralympic athletes will receive equal pay for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics

Before the change, US Paralympic athletes received $7,500 for every gold medal they won, while Olym…

Talia Lakritz   


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Britney Spears is not the only young person stuck in a conservatorship, say disability rights activists challenging America's eugenics laws

A disability rights activist told Insider conservatorships like Britney Spears' are rooted in eugen…

Andrea Michelson   


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Some voters with disabilities say they feel like 'second class citizens' in their struggle to cast a ballot like the able bodied

Voters with disabilities face obstacles unfamiliar to most able-bodied people to ensure they can ca…

Yelena Dzhanova   


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'Edward Scissorhands' screenwriter said she cried when she realized the movie's importance to people with disabilities

Caroline Thompson spoke at the Reel Abilities Film Festival and told Insider that it's a "beautiful…

Jacob Sarkisian   


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Vote-by-mail applications in 43 states are not accessible to people with disabilities, possibly disenfranchising millions of voters

Inaccessible applications could disenfranchise the estimated 38 million people with disabilities wh…

Yelena Dzhanova   


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Delta lost a disabled passenger's wheelchair, keeping him stuck on the plane for more than an hour after landing

Delta Air Lines misplaced a quadriplegic man's wheelchair at Atlanta airport, forcing him to wait o…

Jyoti Mann   


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The disability community on TikTok forgave Lizzo when she apologized for using a slur in her new song, and they hope other celebrities take note

Listeners of Lizzo's new single "Grrrls" quickly criticized her use of an ableist slur, sharing the…

Lindsay Dodgson   


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YouTuber MrBeast grew to superstardom giving away money. Now he's pivoting to 'curing' disabilities, but with it comes backlash.

YouTube superstar MrBeast has given away millions of dollars in YouTube videos, but his latest post…

Charissa Cheong   


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New study says 800,000 Americans die or are disabled by misdiagnoses each year — but there are 3 simple questions to ask to lower your risk

Patients don't always exhibit the most common symptoms, and if dismissed, they could die or be perm…

Cork Gaines   


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A Paralympic athlete might become the world's first disabled astronaut

John McFall, a 41-year-old British doctor, is one of the European Space Agency's first batch of tra…

Stephanie Stacey   


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I have an invisible disability. I wish people were more compassionate sometimes.

The author shares how during a visit to the Empire State Building, she wasn't allowed to use the el…

Lindsay Karp   


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How Americans with disabilities are underrepresented as managers and professionals, in one glaring chart

"Persons with a disability were less likely to work in management, professional, and related occupa…

Madison Hoff   


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A Colombian entrepreneur launched a delivery service that leases electric wheelchair-motorcycles to mobility-impaired drivers

Martin Londoño, who lost the ability to walk at age 18, is leasing his wheelchair-motorcycles to di…

Manuel Rueda,Noah Lewis