Disabilities

Disqualified for disabilities, railroad workers fight back

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Pigeon toes, poverty, leg braces couldn’t keep LeRoy Butler out of Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Lizzo offers a lesson for us all

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Lizzo records new version of ‘GRRRLS’ after people with disabilities, fans complain

Lizzo announced on social media that the lyrics to her new single, “GRRRLS,” will be changed after complaints about her
/ June 14, 2022

Mattel diversifies Barbie and Ken with afros, vitiligo and hearing aids

Mattel has rolled out its most diverse and inclusive Barbie doll line to date with the Fashionistas collection.  The new
/ May 11, 2022
racist parking officer Jorge Delgado called man n-word thegrio.com

Parking officer calls one-legged Black man N-word in handicapped space, lies about him having a knife and has him arrested and prosecuted

One man is suing the city of Brockton, Massachusetts after he was allegedly targeted by a racist city employee. According
/ July 31, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Wade McCrae, a bodybuilder with cerebral palsy, is everyone’s inspiration

Wade McCrae Washington is a professional bodybuilder, despite the fact that he has cerebral palsy.
/ October 4, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Study: Blacks in poor areas endure more chronic pain, disability

NEWS ONE – A recent study from the University of Michigan found that people in low income areas who are under age 50 experience more chronic pain than those who reside in more affluent neighborhoods…
/ March 9, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

11 DVDs of sexual assault of ‘severely disabled’ found

VIDEO – The note says that the informant got a computer from a man who wanted the hard drive of a computer wiped after he found “disturbing” images on them…
/ January 7, 2011

Obama’s top disability adviser on ADA’s 20th anniversary

Kareem Dale, who is legally blind, is the associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and the president’s top disability adviser, talks about the ADA’s 20th anniversary…
/ July 26, 2010