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Your authoritative source for staying informed on disability issueshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/en-usSat, 02 May 2026 10:37:24 EDTDisability News ServiceEditorial argues the Americans with Disabilities Act must be amended to clearly include websites as places of public accommodationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/snynonyms.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/snynonyms.phpWed, 30 Oct 2024 12:49:00 EDTDisabled WorldDisability News ServiceWhy people with disabilities hold only 10.3% of US elected positions despite being 15.7% of the adult population and what barriers prevent equal political accesshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/politics.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/politics.phpSat, 02 Sep 2023 11:59:00 EDTDisabled WorldDisability News ServicePeople who are blind experienced the solar eclipse as it happened thanks to technology that allowed them to feel a real time changing imagehttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/graphiti.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/graphiti.phpTue, 22 Aug 2017 15:53:00 EDTDisabled WorldDisability News ServiceConference of the States Parties discussed impact of multiple discrimination on persons with disabilities and promoted participation for achieving Sustainable Development Goalshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/crpd-sdg.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/crpd-sdg.phpThu, 15 Jun 2017 11:34:00 EDTDisabled WorldDisability News ServiceStudents customized stroller for local child with special needs, adding improvements to make mobility simpler and safer for him and his familyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/stroller.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/stroller.phpMon, 01 May 2017 11:12:11 EDTDisabled WorldDisability News ServiceStates must urgently step up their work to ensure that persons with disabilities can take their place as equal members of society - 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