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October 15, 2024 06:00 ET | Source: Joni and Friends

Joni Eareckson Tada celebrates her 75th birthday after nearly 60 years of quadriplegia

Agoura Hills, CA, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When Joni Eareckson Tada broke her neck in a diving accident at the age of 17, doctors told her she could expect to live 10 years with her type of...
December 13, 2021 15:36 ET | Source: Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY

NEW YORK’S DISABILITY COMMUNITY CALLS ON GOVERNOR TO REINSTATE THE STATE OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

New York, NY, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earlier this year, the New York State Assembly and Senate unanimously passed bills A.3130 (Steck)/S.1836 (Skoufis) to reinstate the Office of the...