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Regal, AMC, Showcase to add technology for sight and hearing impaired - Plymouth, MA - Wicked Local Plymouth
As the nation celebrates the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), hearing and visually impaired residents of Massachusetts will gain greater accessibility to movie theaters through a settlement reached between Attorney General Martha Coakley and the three largest movie theater chains in the commonwealth.
Oregon Insurers Double Profits From Last Year | The Lund Report
Shedding members, padding surplus and increasing profits continued
Parents of Special-Education Students Air Frustrations | Willamette Week
In response to significant reductions in Portland Public Schools’ special-education department, concerned parents met with school-district administrators downtown last night for a two-hour, kvetching-and-answer session.
Wyden Pushing For Oregon Waiver From Health Care Law, Individual Mandate | huffingtonpost.com
One of the most innovative voices in the health care debate, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), is accelerating the process of exempting his state from some of the national reforms passed under President Barack Obama.
Meeting on UN disability treaty to focus on impact of conflicts and disasters
“Incidence of disability increases during conflicts and disasters. Conversely, disability increases vulnerability to emergency situations,” said Akiko Ito, Chief of the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and UN Focal Point on Disability, in advance of the event. “Persons with disabilities tend to face added disadvantages and difficulties in having their needs met during the time of crisis when faced with a shortage of resources,” she added.
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