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Berklee ensemble aims to ‘shift the culture’ for artists with disabilities
Berklee’s Music Inclusion Ensemble, made of artists with disabilities, will play their first concert this weekend. -
A new program for Mass. drivers on the autism spectrum looks to make traffic stops safer
The Blue Envelope Program allows drivers with autism to place their important documents in a blue envelope in their car, which informs the police officer about their condition and facilitates easier traffic stops. -
'Transformative' agreement will help thousands of people leave Mass. nursing homes
The class action lawsuit contended that too many people with disabilities were stuck in nursing homes because they couldn't find a place to live. -
Translating a solar eclipse into sound for blind — and astronomically curious — observers
As the eclipse peaked in the Boston area, it sounded “like Jaws.” -
Quiz: How much disability history do you know?
Disability-inclusive education continues to be largely overlooked in schools across the United States. -
Teaching disability history in schools is 'long overdue,' advocates say
Many people with disabilities say they never saw themselves in history textbooks. That's starting to change. -
PCAs, patients, advocates speak out again Healey’s proposed cuts
Healey’s proposal to keep spending flat would eliminate pay for PCAs who work fewer than 10 hours per week. -
How and why to disclose a disability at work
The Massachusetts Office on Disability offered a workshop with some tips for employees in the hiring process and afterward. -
Critics say Healey PCA cuts will hit 6,000 people
Federal revenue decline and cost growth is forcing MassHealth to deal with $950 million shortfall. -
Their disabled loved ones languished in state institutions. Now, they want the records.
State officials say public records laws prevent them from sharing the vast troves of documents on former residents, even with immediate family members. Yet a handful of states have found ways to do precisely that.