people with disabilities /tags/people-with-disabilities people with disabilities en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:39:00 GMT 8,000+ disabled parking permits go to pregnant women in first months of Florida law /health/2025-12-30/8-000-disabled-parking-permits-go-to-pregnant-women-in-first-months-of-florida-law Demand for temporary permits could rise by nearly 20 percent if every pregnant women in Florida applied, since there are about 225,000 births each year in the state, according to a lawsuit. Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:39:00 GMT /health/2025-12-30/8-000-disabled-parking-permits-go-to-pregnant-women-in-first-months-of-florida-law Kerry Sheridan Wasserman Schultz blasts Trump administration's proposed cuts to Social Security disability benefits /government-politics/2025-10-23/wasserman-schultz-trump-administration-social-security-disability The Democratic congresswoman's warning comes on the heels of a report in The Washington Post that the administration is putting together a plan that "would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments" and cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose benefits. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:18:59 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-23/wasserman-schultz-trump-administration-social-security-disability Sergio R. Bustos Family caregivers struggle to fill the gap in affordable long-term support and services /health/2023-10-04/family-caregivers-struggle-to-fill-the-gap-in-affordable-long-term-support-and-services Florida ranks 43rd in the nation for overall quality of long-term care for aging adults and people with disabilites, according to an AARP report. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:06:41 GMT /health/2023-10-04/family-caregivers-struggle-to-fill-the-gap-in-affordable-long-term-support-and-services Gabriella Paul You ain't from Palm Beach County if you don't know Hubba Bubba /arts-culture/2023-08-28/palm-beach-county-hubba-bubba Hubba Bubba, the local street performer and community fixture, has a story to tell. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± goes beyond the TikToks and memes to find out more about Jamar Battle — and some of the struggles he and his family face coping with his disabilities. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-08-28/palm-beach-county-hubba-bubba Wilkine Brutus State settles class-action lawsuit over incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities /health/2023-07-25/florida-class-action-lawsuit-medicaid-adults-with-disabilities The state Agency for Health Care Administration has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that is expected to lead to the Medicaid program providing incontinence supplies to adults with disabilities, according to court documents. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:16:57 GMT /health/2023-07-25/florida-class-action-lawsuit-medicaid-adults-with-disabilities Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida State can face Medicaid class-action suit over supplies for adults with disabilities /health/2023-04-11/state-can-face-medicaid-class-action-suit-over-supplies-for-adults-with-disabilities A judge grants a request to handle the case as a class action. The claimants say the state stops providing incontinence supplies to Medicaid beneficiaries older than 21. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:30:00 GMT /health/2023-04-11/state-can-face-medicaid-class-action-suit-over-supplies-for-adults-with-disabilities Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida Should older adults risk major surgery? New research offers guidance /health/2022-11-30/should-older-adults-risk-major-surgery-new-research-offers-guidance An important new study offers much-needed data to inform older Americans of the risks and benefits they must weigh when facing major surgery. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:00:00 GMT /health/2022-11-30/should-older-adults-risk-major-surgery-new-research-offers-guidance Judith Graham - Kaiser Health News This music therapy class in West Palm Beach rings the right mood for adults with disabilities /news/2022-08-01/this-music-therapy-class-in-west-palm-beach-rings-the-right-mood-for-adults-with-disabilities A nonprofit serving adults with disabilities in West Palm Beach put together a small bell choir as a form of music therapy. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-01/this-music-therapy-class-in-west-palm-beach-rings-the-right-mood-for-adults-with-disabilities Wilkine Brutus A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home /news/2022-05-05/a-shortage-of-health-aides-is-forcing-out-those-who-wish-to-get-care-at-home Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves. Thu, 05 May 2022 14:07:32 GMT /news/2022-05-05/a-shortage-of-health-aides-is-forcing-out-those-who-wish-to-get-care-at-home Natalie Krebs High Court upholds excluding Puerto Ricans from aid for disabled and blind /news/2022-04-22/high-court-upholds-excluding-puerto-ricans-from-aid-for-disabled-and-blind The 8-to-1 decision rested on prior decisions, but Justice Gorsuch, in a furious concurrence, called for reversing those precedents, which he said were based on "racial stereotypes." Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:22:41 GMT /news/2022-04-22/high-court-upholds-excluding-puerto-ricans-from-aid-for-disabled-and-blind Nina Totenberg