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Disability touches every family, and #AccessPress has been telling those stories since 1990. Through Dec 31, #NewsMatch will match your one-time donation up to $1,000 and match new monthly gifts for a full year up to the same amount.

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November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today, gratitude flows through our communities and ripples from one family to the next, often before we even realize it. This day invites us to slow down, take a breath, and offer a quiet thank-you to all those who anchor us.

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November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
DHS has fully transitioned PCA and CSG services to Community First Services and Supports. The updated Community‑Based Services Manual reflects policy changes. Source: #Hoodline

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Minnesota DHS Announces Transition to New Community Support Program for Adults with Disabilities and Aging Population
Minnesota DHS is transitioning disability services to a new program starting October 2024 and seeks feedback on EIDBI licensing.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The Department of Education’s move to delegate major functions to other agencies raises concerns about weakening support for students with disabilities. Source: #EducationWeek

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Fragmented Federal Education Plan Could Harm Students With Disabilities, Advocates Warn
Parceling out Ed. Dept. work to other agencies risks weakening enforcement of disability rights laws, groups warn.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A recent op‑ed in The Progressive argues that a new Executive Order removing protections against involuntary institutionalization threatens to reverse decades of gains in disability rights. Source: #TheProgressive

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Don’t Turn Back the Clock on Disability Rights
A recent Executive Order removing protections against involuntary institutionalization puts people with disabilities at risk.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A survey found that 57% of special education teachers used #AI to assist in writing IEPs or 504 plans during 2024‑25, while issues remain around bias, data privacy, and lack of formal policy.  Source: #DisabilityScoop

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Concerns Raised As Teachers Increasingly Use AI To Write IEPs
The number of teachers using AI to develop individualized education programs for students with disabilities is surging, but so too are questions about what role the technology should play.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Meta’s AI glasses assist people with disabilities by offering hands‑free interaction, real‑time scene description, and voice support. Source: #Meta

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How AI Glasses Are Empowering People With Disabilities
Our AI glasses are empowering people with disabilities to perform daily tasks with greater independence.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A coalition led by the #AutismSociety says the layoffs at the Dept of Education, especially within offices overseeing special ed and rehabilitation, undermine the implementation of federal disability‑rights laws.

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Department of Education Condemned for Ending Support for Students with Disabilities | Autism Society
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A new ESSENCE piece warns that cuts to #SNAP and 3Medicaid are especially threatening Black communities, and it highlights how grassroots networks are mobilising to fill the gaps. Source: #ESSENCE

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SNAP And Medicaid Are Under Attack—But Black Communities Are Building Their Own Safety Nets | Essence
Senior policy analyst Teon Hayes breaks down how benefit cuts are widening gaps—and why community-led solutions remain our strongest line of defense.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#Wisconsin schools are placing a spotlight on education support professionals, who make up roughly a third of public‑school staff, and the challenges they face, such as low wages and insufficient special‑education funding. Source: #WXPR 

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Wisconsin educators strive to support most vulnerable students
Wednesday is Education Support Professionals Day, and as American Education Week continues, Wisconsin educators are emphasizing how crucial the workers are to schools, and the challenges they face when trying to help some of the most vulnerable students.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A commentary highlights that the federal VR program, which supports job‑seekers with disabilities, is under strain and may hamper the state’s ability to fill millions of open jobs. Source: StarTribune 

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Opinion | Federal instability is undermining this program for job seekers with disabilities
The Vocational Rehabilitation program could help fill Minnesota’s labor gap, but Washington is standing in the way, Steve Wooderson writes.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Three Rochester‑area organizations are among 39 statewide recipients of more than $4.8 million awarded by the Minnesota DEED through its Youth at Work Opportunity Grants Program. Source: #KTTC 

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Rochester organizations among groups awarded DEED funds to support youth initiatives
The program serves youth of color and youth with disabilities who are economically disadvantaged or at-risk.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Researchers at the University of Minnesota found that moderating chronic inflammation in animal models significantly prevented hallmark features of early #AMD, such as immune‑cell invasion and subretinal deposits. Source: #UMN

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University of Minnesota research finds reducing inflammation may protect against early AMD-like vision loss
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have shown that reducing chronic inflammation can significantly protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-like pathology in preclinical models. The findings were recently published in Nature Cell Death and Disease.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Over 1,300 #Minnesota businesses certified through DBE, companies owned by people with disabilities, are being forced to reapply under federal rules that remove gender and race considerations. Source: #StarTribune

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Small firms reeling after U.S. Transportation Department guts diversity subcontractor program
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program will no longer use race or gender as reasons to qualify. It affects over 1,300 companies in Minnesota.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#Minnesota remains without its annual $100m plus EAP funds this fall, leaving 80,000+ households waiting as winter approaches.

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Statewide View: Congress must act quickly to keep Minnesotans out of the cold
From the column: "A critical safety net has been weakened by instability and delay."
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November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
#UCare, which has served over 300,000 Minnesotans, announced it will end operations in 2026 after significant losses in its #Medicaid and #Medicare Advantage. Source: #StarTribune

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Opinion | UCare’s collapse isn’t a surprise
Minnesota ignored the warning signs seven years ago, Scott Isaacson writes.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A #Minnesota nonprofit is offering parents of children with disabilities support through community connection, tailored resources, and advocacy tools. Source: #CBS

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Nonprofit supports parents of children living with disabilities
Family Voices, a unique Minnesota nonprofit, aims to support parents raising children who live with disabilities. Executive board member Sarah St. Louis and her son, Ezra, visit WCCO to talk about the group’s 14th annual Connecting Hearts, Raising Voices fundraiser.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A review finds that “move more, sit less” strategies may help hospitalized older adults maintain function and independence. Source: #PubMed

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Incorporating "moving more and sitting less" into daily activities of hospitalised older medical patients: a stakeholder-directed systematic review with meta-analysis of complex interventions - PubMed
Maximising movement opportunities in hospital may improve some outcomes for older adults at risk of functional decline.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#Mayo is transforming #ovariancancer care with a first-in-class vaccine targeting the folate receptor α to reduce the risk of recurrence. Source: #MinnesotaMonthly

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Transforming Ovarian Cancer Care | Minnesota Monthly
At the Mayo Clinic comprehensive cancer center, patients with ovarian cancer have access to cutting-edge treatments and innovative surgeons.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
#Minnesota applied for the Trump administration’s $1 billion rural‑health grant, but state leaders say it cannot fully make up for the much larger federal #Medicaid cuts ahead. Source: #StarTribune

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Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul - Minnesota Star Tribune
Discover the best restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul with reviews, ratings, and recommendations from the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A Mayo‑developed model estimates an individual’s risk of decline linked to Alzheimer’s years before symptoms, by combining age, sex, APOE ε4 genotype, and brain amyloid scans. Source: #MayoClinic

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Mayo Clinic scientists create tool to predict Alzheimer's risk years before symptoms begin - Mayo Clinic News Network
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new tool that can estimate a person's risk of developing memory and thinking problems associated with Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#GiveToTheMaxDay is today! Donations to Access Press are tripled through a match from INN and NewsMatch funders. Donate today and triple your support for Minnesota’s disability journalism!. Source: #GiveMN

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November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A new podcast highlights how #COVID19 altered home life and work in #Iowa, featuring educators, healthcare workers, and business owners. Source: #IowaPublicRadio

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COVID forever changed life at home and at work
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected the personal and professional lives of Iowans.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM