Center for Disabilities Studies Director Beth Mineo and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discuss the need for accessible transportation after President Biden signed federal infrastructure legislation allocating $1.75 billion for accessible transit station upgrades. Some 20 percent of stations nationally reportedly don’t meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a potential link between the Down syndrome and the inflammation seen in aging, caused by senescent cells.
A major focus of the program, which is administered by the Center for Disabilities Studies, is career development. That’s because young people with autism are underrepresented in the workforce.
High school graduation rates for students with disabilities are increasing, according to new figures released by the U.S. Education Department, but the odds of receiving a diploma vary considerably by state. In Delaware, 73 percent of students with disabilities graduated high school, five points over the national average for students with disabilities.
Isaias Cervantes, a 25-year-old man with autism and hearing loss reportedly experiencing a “mental health crisis,” was shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy after Cervantes’s sister and a behavioral therapist warned the deputy about Cervantes’s condition. While the sheriff’s department has mental health experts, none were present during the shooting.
