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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. -
Who is supposed to clear snow from MBTA bus stops? The answer isn’t so simple.
The inconsistency frustrates riders with disabilities. Boston's transit agency removes snow on its own properties, but individual cities or private owners are responsible for the vast majority of the thousands of bus stops. -
‘I have had nightmares for 14 years’: Former Canton school student testifies for bill to ban shock devices
Jennifer Msumba says she is still traumatized by her time at Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, the only facility in the country that uses electric shock devices as an aversive therapy. -
‘Shocked and devastated’: Tight-knit Deaf community mourns 4 killed in Lewiston shooting
Four Deaf people who had gathered for a cornhole tournament in Lewiston died. -
A deaf football team will debut a 5G-connected augmented reality helmet to call plays
The helmet, developed by AT&T and Gallaudet University, will debut at the school's Saturday game. When a coach chooses a play on a tablet, it will then display on a small lens on the player's helmet. -
Day 14 with no elevator for disabled and elderly residents in a Boston public housing building
With no repairs in sight, some residents who are disabled have been told they'll be moved to hotels at some point. -
Elderly and disabled residents stranded in Boston public housing apartments due to broken elevator
“This is the ninth day I’ve been held up in the apartment,” said one resident, who uses a wheelchair. “I’m trapped.” -
Electric shock therapy is still allowed in one Mass. treatment facility. Advocates say change is long overdue.
The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton is the only psychiatric facility in the nation that continues to use electric shock therapy on its patients.
