Anne GeggisOctober 27, 2021
4min1055
A proposed exemption would also benefit widows and widowers, and blind and disabled people.
Tag: disabled
Anne GeggisOctober 27, 2021
Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 20, 2021
5min1806
Officials aren't even close to catching up.
Christine Jordan SextonSeptember 12, 2021
5min1686
South Florida leads the state in Medicaid enrollment.
Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2020
4min938
“I should've won. I’m going to demand an investigation.”
Associated PressJune 11, 2020
26min278
Nursing homes receive attention amid pandemic as other institutions go ignored.
Ryan NicolAugust 9, 2018
5min200
It’s another round in Philip Levine‘s war of words against Donald Trump, as the Democratic candidate for Governor is out with a second ad taking aim at the President. “Levine vs. Trump: Round 2” targets Trump over multiple past controversies, contrasting Levine’s actions against those of Trump. “Trump ridicules people with disabilities, locks up the […]
Les NeuhausMarch 3, 2017
8min185
A recent study carried out by an organization advocating for the rights of disabled people found that Florida was at the top of a list over a four-year period in which 21 mentally- or physically-challenged persons died as a result of their caregivers’ neglect or malice. One of the reasons Florida led the nation was […]
Guest AuthorJuly 15, 20169min198
For those of you who are elderly or disabled and travel north for the summer, let this be a cautionary tale. Recently, I experienced a new awareness of the continuing disconnect that exists the between the “able” world, in which the majority of the population live, and the “disabled” community. There are a billion — […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 7, 2016
4min339
Floridians with disabilities will now be able to save up to $100,000 in a tax-free account to pay for their health care, education and job training without jeopardizing their government benefits. Under a 2015 law, sponsored by Estero Republican Rep. Ray Rodrigues and Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, a Fort Myers Republican, ABLE United launched the program […]
Associated PressJanuary 15, 2016
2min163
In what Senate President Andy Gardiner called the last of a “trifecta” of first-week bills, a measure to help people with disabilities get jobs is heading to Gov. Rick Scott. The Florida Senate unanimously approved the bill (HB 7003) on Friday. Gardiner, an Orlando Republican, has a son with Down syndrome and has pushed several bills this year […]