Philadelphians with Disabilities Talk Solutions at WHYY’s Bridging Blocks Event

Philadelphians with disabilities talk solutions at WHYY’s Bridging Blocks event

Oftentimes, members of our community who have a disability are overlooked. Their differences are looked down upon, and their needs are misunderstood or ignored.  WHYY’s latest discussion in the Bridging Blocks series invited members of our community to talk about the unspoken issues that people with disabilities in our city deal with every day.  The discussion, which took place on Tuesday evening at the Free Library of Philadelphia, was titled “…

Three arrested, charged at Pa. Capitol protest for disability funding

The individuals were part of a protest Tuesday regarding Medicaid home-care rates for people with disabilities, and were arrested in a dispute with police over the use of Capitol elevators.