/tags/disabled disabled en-US Copyright Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:45:22 GMT /2019-03-20/abledsareweird-people-with-disabilities-share-uncomfortable-encounters "There's really no common sense attached when able-bodied people approach disabled people," says activist Imani Barbarin, who started the hashtag. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:45:22 GMT /2019-03-20/abledsareweird-people-with-disabilities-share-uncomfortable-encounters Hafsa Quraishi /2019-03-14/san-antonio-veterans-sue-3m-company-say-faulty-earplugs-caused-hearing-loss About twenty San Antonio veterans filed suit against 3M, maker of worker safety and healthcare products. The veterans said they suffered hearing damage... Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:00:46 GMT /2019-03-14/san-antonio-veterans-sue-3m-company-say-faulty-earplugs-caused-hearing-loss Carson Frame /2019-03-01/walmart-chief-responds-to-furor-over-treatment-of-greeters-with-disabilities Store managers are told to make "every effort" to offer new job options as the greeter position goes away. Workers and their families tell NPR about chaos and anxiety of being in limbo. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:39:37 GMT /2019-03-01/walmart-chief-responds-to-furor-over-treatment-of-greeters-with-disabilities Alina Selyukh /health-science-tech/2019-02-26/fighting-for-15-an-hour-why-disabled-texans-want-aides-to-earn-a-living-wage Many of the people who care for disabled Texans don’t earn a living wage. Charlotte Stewart is executive director of REACH, a nonprofit that advocates for… Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:06:36 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-02-26/fighting-for-15-an-hour-why-disabled-texans-want-aides-to-earn-a-living-wage Courtney Collins /2019-02-25/walmart-is-eliminating-greeters-workers-with-disabilities-feel-targeted NPR has found that Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that appears to disproportionately affect workers with disabilities. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 23:08:00 GMT /2019-02-25/walmart-is-eliminating-greeters-workers-with-disabilities-feel-targeted Alina Selyukh