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High housing prices aren't just for the cities: Rural Midwest towns are now dealing with a surge of new residents and higher real estate costs as a result. Plus, how Kansas City playgrounds are making the city more inclusive for kids with disabilities.

An intentional effort by local organizations is underway to make Kansas City's public spaces more available to all.

Wesley Hamilton's nonprofit, Disabled But Not Really, assists those with disabilities to find their identity.

Shawnee Mission South leaders say Unified Bowling becoming a state sanctioned sport is paving the way for inclusion.

Employers could have skilled, dependable workers for accommodations as simple as Braille stickers on work items.

With a nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic, some children with disabilities don’t receive the full care they’re eligible for.

The state of Missouri this week executed Ernest Johnson, 61, who was convicted of murdering three people in 1994. His attorneys argued he was ineligible for the death penalty because multiple IQ tests had shown he had the mental capacity of a child.

Columbia Public Schools is asking a judge to dismiss Attorney General Eric Schmitt's lawsuit challenging mask mandates in classrooms. The ACLU of Missouri is also trying to intervene in the case on behalf of three children with disabilities.

Photographer Randy Bacon presents video and still photos of his subjects to allow others to view life and the world as people with Down syndrome do.

The agreement promises services that could help hundreds of people leave nursing homes and live on their own.

The Kansas City area is experiencing the record-breaking seller's market affecting most of the country and one business is addressing the importance of employment for those with disabilities.

Americans are returning to work but for those with disabilities, the unemployment rate remains over 80 percent.