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Despite being designed for cars, Kansas City is home to people who rely on the bus every day. We spent a day riding along with Richard Heimer to learn what's working and what's not in our public transit system.
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A unique college and career fair makes sure youth with disabilities and their parents can explore college and career options.
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The rollback of mask mandates and a return to meetings in the office brings back challenges for those who have a weak immune system or a disability.
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Missouri and Kansas service providers are working long hours, waitlisting care and consolidating services as they grapple with a shortage of workers.
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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.
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An intentional effort by local organizations is underway to make Kansas City's public spaces more available to all.
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Wesley Hamilton's nonprofit, Disabled But Not Really, assists those with disabilities to find their identity.
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Shawnee Mission South leaders say Unified Bowling becoming a state sanctioned sport is paving the way for inclusion.
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Employers could have skilled, dependable workers for accommodations as simple as Braille stickers on work items.
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With a nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic, some children with disabilities don’t receive the full care they’re eligible for.
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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.
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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.