Tag Archives: disability

Cognitive disability has risen significantly among U.S. adults in the past decade. Young adults with cognitive challenges have nearly doubled in that time. Health factors and socioeconomic challenges may be among the reasons. More American adults are struggling with “cognitive disability” than just a decade ago. Those folks are having trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions — and the challenge …

Lawyers representing the family of a 32-year-old man who died after riding on a Universal Orlando Resort roller coaster said he likely died as a result of an injury incurred during the ride and that his disability played no role in his death.  Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, who had a spinal disability and used a wheelchair, became unresponsive while on the …

‘I Could Literally Be Left Behind to Die’: How a Student With a Disability Changed the Law  The New York Times Source link

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