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SSan Jose
Wish Book: Feeding souls, forging connections
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Wish Book: Feeding souls, forging connections

  • November 30, 2025
Like all friends, the Friends of Grace nonprofit smooths out the rough edges of life. The San Jose…
SSacramento
Vietnam veteran regains hearing after decades thanks to cochlear implant
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Vietnam veteran regains hearing after decades thanks to cochlear implant

  • November 26, 2025
Ray Cathey is on a journey from silence to new sounds. Cathey’s hearing took a pounding when he…
SSan Francisco
Alice Wong remembered as key figure in disability rights movement
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Alice Wong remembered as key figure in disability rights movement

  • November 19, 2025
San Francisco disability justice advocate Alice Wong, who died Nov. 14 at age 51, was a key figure…
SSan Francisco
Alice Wong remembered as key figure in disability rights movement
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Alice Wong remembered as key figure in disability rights movement

  • November 18, 2025
San Francisco disability justice advocate Alice Wong, who died Nov. 14 at age 51, was a key figure…
SSan Francisco
Did BART address disability access in rolling out its new gates? 
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Did BART address disability access in rolling out its new gates? 

  • November 17, 2025
Last year, to great fanfare, the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency began installing new hardened fare gates. BART…
SSan Francisco
Disability rights activity, author Alice Wong dead
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Disability rights activity, author Alice Wong dead

  • November 16, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others,…
FFresno
Bean Ability: A place of community for people with disabilities
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Bean Ability: A place of community for people with disabilities

  • November 13, 2025
Drexel Hill, Pa — Ten years ago, Anne Leopold started ‘Emmaus Home, a nonprofit supporting adults with disabilities.…
FFresno
Bean Ability: A place of community for people with disabilities
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Bean Ability: A place of community for people with disabilities

  • November 13, 2025
Drexel Hill, Pa — Ten years ago, Anne Leopold started ‘Emmaus Home, a nonprofit supporting adults with disabilities.…
OOakland
Nicole Brown-Booker sued Oakland over its busted sidewalks — and won 
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Nicole Brown-Booker sued Oakland over its busted sidewalks — and won 

  • October 27, 2025
Nicole Brown-Booker, an Oakland resident and disability advocate, has long used a wheelchair to navigate Oakland’s potholes and…
CCalifornia
Federal cuts end program that trained California teachers to support children with disabilities. Here’s why – The Mercury News
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Federal cuts end program that trained California teachers to support children with disabilities. Here’s why – The Mercury News

  • October 16, 2025
A $10.5 million federal grant that trained California educators to better support children with disabilities has been abruptly…
SSacramento
Thousands attend 'I AM ABLE' job fair in Sacramento
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Thousands attend ‘I AM ABLE’ job fair in Sacramento

  • October 15, 2025
RAIN AND THEY PACKED THE SACRAMENTO CONVENTION CENTER LOOKING FOR A JOB. A LOT MORE PEOPLE TURNED OUT…
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