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Marylanders with hidden disabilities can now get this symbol on IDs, licenses
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…
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Draft bill would reduce Wisconsin unemployment aid for workers with disabilities
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…
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American Airlines sued by EEOC for firing blind reservations agent
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…
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Bondi and Hegseth rally federal agents and troops in Memphis as part of crime task force
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…
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VA bans doctors from referring trans veterans to private gender-affirming care providers
The cost of this new policy will be measured in human lives. Faefyx Collington (They/Them) October 1, 2025, 11:00 am EDT Doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been instructed to stop providing forms and support letters that refer veterans to private medical providers for gender-affirming care. Veterans were already unable to receive gender-affirming…
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Kansas disability service providers say conflict of interest rule could cause ‘massive’ problems
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…
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Trump admin.: Minnesota violated Title IX over transgender athletes
By Darryl Coote Sept. 30, 2025 / 11:45 PM Sept. 30 (UPI) — The Trump administration on Tuesday declared that Minnesota’s policies allowing transgender athletes to play on teams that match with their gender identity violated federal law, marking the latest escalation in a feud between the federal government and the Democratic-led state. The ruling from the…
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Immigration officials could soon reopen DACA to first-time applicants
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…
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Here’s why experts think Trump took ‘a sledgehammer’ to the H-1B visa worker program
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…
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