Latest from Sara Luterman
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Yuh-Line Niou wants to become the first openly autistic member of Congress
The New York state assemblymember is at the front of a crowded pack of Democrats heading into the Aug. 23 primary.
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Why Vice President Kamala Harris mentioned her blue suit at a disability rights meeting
Harris met with disability rights leaders to mark the anniversary of the ADA. So why are we talking about her suit?
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43 percent of parents ‘definitely’ won’t vaccinate their children under 5, survey finds
More than a quarter of parents plan to "wait and see" how the COVID vaccine affects other young children first.
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COVID continues to hit nursing homes harder, AARP data shows
Cases are surging everywhere, and nursing home residents remain more likely to face severe illness and death.
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Movies and TV don’t portray how domestic workers really live, new report shows
Advocates say the media misrepresentation negatively impacts how child care workers, house cleaners and others in the workforce are treated in real life.
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Colorado is the first state to abolish anonymous sperm and egg donors. Activist Erin Jackson on why that matters.
Colorado has banned anonymous sperm and egg donation as well as regulated the number of families a single donor can be used to create. Donor-conceived activist Erin Jackson says this is only the start.
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Social media groups pop up to connect parents in face of baby formula shortage
Members describe the groups, where people sell or exchange formula or flag stores that have it in stock, as "life-saving."
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A lesbian mom raised her son for two years. An Oklahoma judge erased that in 15 minutes.
Kris Williams was removed from her son’s birth certificate in a case experts say could test the boundaries of marriage equality.
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Exclusive: How do people with disabilities feel about abortion? New poll sheds light for the first time
People with disabilities themselves have been largely absent from the public debate on abortion rights — until now.
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Autistic people have been excluded from advocacy conversations. Julia Bascom is changing that.
Bascom has an outsized impact on the modern neurodiversity movement. Here’s why it matters that a woman is leading that charge.