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In its 16th year, locally founded organization, KEYS to Exceptional Youth Success has awarded 16 high school graduating students in the north Florida Big Bend area scholarships of $1,500 each.

Photo credit: inthisopenbook/ Instagram video screenshot. Matthew Rhodes, 22, makes his niece and nephew laugh as he plays with them, sings, and bottle feeds them when needed. Their bond is unique, and it keeps growing each day.

Inside one of the dozens of buildings at the Sonoma Developmental CenterMarc Albert. While bold and transformative still describes plans to redevelop a sprawling Sonoma Valley campus, community feedback received Tuesday generally favored a less ambitious future for the Sonoma Developmental Center.

Massachusetts Handicap Parking Signs are pictured on Feb. 16.Cora Hartmann / The Tufts Daily. As the world enters a second year of the pandemic, immunocompromised people and individuals with disabilities continue to face systemic and social detriments to their health and well-being. While many able-bodied individuals are lowering their risk potentials, people with disabilities often have little choice but to remain vigilant. This is not unfamiliar to residents of Somerville, who have expressed frustration over the difficulties that individuals with disabilities continue to experience even as the pandemic wanes.

The Workforce Center of Will County will be holding a career fair for individuals with disabilities on Tuesday, January 25th at the Frankfort Township building from 4 PM until 6 PM CST.

A shot of downtown Buffalo, New York.Photo by J.M. Lesinski. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul recently endorsed a legislative package with the goal of increasing support for students with disabilities, families of the disabled, and social services providers. Included in the legislation was bill S.2911/A.1953, which officially mandates that the Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Board give a report on autism detection, education, and mapping in New York state.