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California knows disabled people need help during wildfires. After LA blazes, can it better prepare?
Hollis, Busacca’s caretaker for the past year, packed the essentials. She tried to remain as calm as possible so as not to frighten Busacca, who, weakened by esophageal cancer, could not walk. As ...
It’s time to stop paying disabled people sweatshop wages. A little-known program within the Department of Labor allows private employers to apply for 14(c) certificates that waive fair wage laws so ...
(CNN) — As the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires began last week, Jo-Marie Lawrence was watching a movie in Burbank with her friend when the mall lost power. (CNN) — As the Pacific Palisades and Eaton ...
In 2025, the UN released its sixth progress report, reflecting on how far the system has come and where acceleration is needed. Every year on December 3rd, the world marks the International Day of ...
California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during natural disasters. Will it put the lessons of the L.A. fires to use for the next ...
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As the LA wildfires have shown, people with disabilities often have to fend for themselves
As the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires began last week, Jo-Marie Lawrence was watching a movie in Burbank with her friend when the mall lost power. That meant Lawrence, 32, a quadriplegic actor and ...
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