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Chris Daniels Updated Tue, October 7th 2025 at 4:54 AM SEATTLE — If you can stand at the corner of Broadway and Union, you can see how Seattle is at a crossroads. A man is standing at a bus stop smoking fentanyl, as school kids walk by, fresh from a meal at 206 Burger, owned by…

by Shaun Heasley | October 6, 2025 Federal officials are again delaying enforcement of new regulations expanding the rights of airline passengers with disabilities, but this time they are considering rewriting many of the provisions. The U.S. Department Transportation said it will not enforce four key parts of what’s known as the “Wheelchair Rule” while it…

Eric’s ID Law took effect in Maryland on Oct. 1. Here’s what it means for people with hidden disabilities. By Gina Cook Updated on October 2, 2025 at 2:50 pm People with intellectual and developmental disabilities now have the option to get a special symbol on their Maryland ID cards or driver’s licenses. It’s part of an effort to…

Wisconsin has among the lowest unemployment insurance benefits in the country By Beatrice Lawrence October 2, 2025 Cliff Neuman of Grafton has been living on Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, for much of his life. He’s needed to work in order to supplement that income. But his job and earning options are very limited. “It’s…

By Disability Insider  October 02, 2025 American Airlines violated federal law when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation for a blind reservations representative and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 29. According to the lawsuit, American failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to…

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with federal agents forming a crime-fighting task force in Memphis, Tennessee. By  ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Updated 6:06 PM CDT, October 1, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday rallied members of a federal…

By: Morgan Chilson October 1, 2025 10:52 am TOPEKA — Complying with a federal policy designed to avoid conflicts of interest could cause “massive system disruption” for Kansans who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, an advocate told legislators last week. Multiple people testified Sept. 25 before the Special Committee on Health and Social Services, to…

By Andrea Castillo and Rachel Uranga Sept. 30, 2025 Updated 6:03 PM PT WASHINGTON — For the first time in four years, the federal government plans to begin processing initial applications for DACA, the Obama-era program that grants deportation protection and work permits to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. The move, outlined in a proposal Monday by the Justice Department, would…

By Hannah Grabenstein Sep 30, 2025 4:05 PM EDT When President Donald Trump proposed that American companies pay a $100,000 fee for each foreign employee they seek to hire, confusion and worry spread through the tech industry, which relies heavily on skilled worker visas. Those visas, part of the H-1B program, allow U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign…

By Nick Lentz,  Updated on: September 26, 2025 / 11:07 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended payments to 11 providers that serve adults with disabilities over “credible allegations” of fraud, according to a letter written by Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi and obtained by WCCO. According to the letter addressed…