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Mar 29, 2013 — Audie Cornish talks with Chana Joffe-Walt of the Planet Money team about her series on federal disability benefits.
Mar 28, 2013 — In a continuing exploration of the nation's disability system, Planet Money looks at one of the fastest growing categories of disability recipients: children. The number of children on the program for poor disabled families is five times what it was 25 years ago.
Mar 27, 2013 — Planet Money looks at company called PCG which state governments hire to move people off of welfare and onto disability. States hire PCG to do this because states pay part of the bill for welfare, but don't pay for people on disability.
Mar 26, 2013 — As part of our continuing series on the rapid rise in the number of people receiving federal disability payments, we explore the world of disability lawyers.
Mar 25, 2013 — As part of our continuing series on the rapid rise in the number of people receiving federal disability payments, we visit Hale County, Ala., where nearly one in four working-age people are on disability.
Special Series Disability Matters: Find disability resources and links on this special page created for a Sound Partners collaboration between North Country Public Radio and North Country centers for independent living.
Handcycling Clinic in Watertown
May 06, 2002 — Handcycling is becoming a booming sport and the predominant way for a person in a wheelchair to get a good aerobic workout. Todd Moe talks with Dr. Jon Franks, elite wheelchair triathlete, about handcycles and fitness training for the disabled. Franks is the featured speaker Thursday at the North Country Access Cycling event in Watertown. Go to full article
Preview: NTD's A Profile of a Deaf Peddler
Apr 19, 2002 — The National Theatre of the Deaf presents A Profile of a Deaf Peddler tonight at St. Lawrence University. The one-act play provides a window into deaf culture. Todd Moe talks with National Theatre of the Deaf Artistic Director Mike Lamitola. Go to full article
The US and Canadian Amputee Hockey Teams to play Exhibition Game at the Winter Paralympics on Saturday.
Mar 11, 2002 — The US and Canadian National Amputee Hockey teams to play exhibition game at the Winter Paralympics on March 16th. Last year, the first US and Canadian Amputee Hockey Game was played at the Civic Center in Saranac Lake. Brian Mann was there and filed this report from February, 2001 Go to full article
Independent Living Protest Closes Capitol Office Building
Feb 07, 2002 — Hundreds of disabled people temporarily shut down the state capitol's tallest building as they accused Governor Pataki's administration of not obeying a court order that... Go to full article
Mobility Engineering Helps the Physically-Disabled To Go Where None Have Gone Before
Aug 24, 2001 — David Sommerstein talks with Peter Rieke, founder of Mobility Engineering, a business that builds adaptive mobility devices for people with physical disabilities. Rieke was... Go to full article
New York Disabled Gain Assisted Access to More State Land
Jul 06, 2001 — New York state has agreed to provide disabled people with greater access to roads and attractions in state-owned forest land in the Adirondacks. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
Dr Rona Flippo: How Kids Learn to Read
Jun 15, 2001 — David Sommerstein talks to the woman who wrote the book on what experts say about teaching kids to read. Dr. Rona Flippo will be the keynote speaker at a SUNY Potsdam... Go to full article
Disabled Rally for Insurance That Lets Them Work
Jun 06, 2001 — Around 300 disabled people rallied at the State Capitol. They're demanding passage of a health insurance bill that they say will let them go to work. Karen DeWitt has this... Go to full article
Adirondack ARC, Helping Families Cope with Developmental Disability, Pt. 2
Apr 25, 2001 — Brian Mann has the second of two stories about challenges for rural families raising children with disabilities. We visit one of the Adirondack ARC's group homes in Malone,... Go to full article
Adirondack ARC, Helping Families Cope with Developmental Disability, Pt. 1
Apr 24, 2001 — Life can be pretty tough for families dealing with developmental disabilities, like Down syndrome or autism. In rural areas, where services and support are often hard to... Go to full article
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