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Luticha Doucette of Rochester explains why President Biden's $400 billion plant to boost home health care funding is crucial for people with disabilities.

The newest relief package includes$350 billion dollars in aid to states to fund home and community-based services.

A special task force has been holding listening sessions across the state to get an idea about where ride sharing services fit in for individuals with disabilities.

After a pair of state investigations, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education will send new guidelines to school districts across the state on how to identify and serve students who require surrogate parents to advocate for their special-education rights.

Public listening sessions are being held over the next few weeks to study accessible ride sharing services for customers with disabilities. The New York State Transportation Company Accessibility Task Force was created as part of the legislation that made ride-sharing legal in Upstate New York.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Deaf individuals are up to seven times as likely as their hearing peers to have heart disease, high blood pressure, and strokes.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon brought her campaign to Rochester on Sunday, specifically to focus on the needs of the disability community.

ALBANY (WSKG) - The State Comptroller has announced that New York joins 28 other states in offering a program that will help people disabled children save…