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3:21am, 1st August, 2019

More women, disabled members make debut in Japanese parliament

Japan's parliament opened a special session on Thursday with its most diverse upper house yet, including more women, two severely disabled members and the first openly gay male lawmaker, all of whom were elected last month.

Florida caregiver charged after mentally disabled woman gives birth

12:41pm, 8th February, 2019

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Florida caregiver charged after mentally disabled woman gives birth

A Florida man has been charged with sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman who became pregnant four years ago at a group home where he worked as a caregiver.

Arizona healthcare facility to shut down after disabled woman's rape

9:50am, 8th February, 2019

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Arizona healthcare facility to shut down after disabled woman's rape

An Arizona long-term healthcare facility will shut down after a severely disabled patient was raped, a crime that only came to light after she gave birth.

Without captions, warnings about Hurricane Michael failed to reach disabled

5:42am, 13th October, 2018

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Without captions, warnings about Hurricane Michael failed to reach disabled

When Oscar-winning deaf actress Marlee Matlin turned to the internet to view a video warning about Hurricane Michael, she was quickly reminded that sign language interpreters are often edited out of broadcast clips and closed captioning seems to be n...

Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car: U.S. agency

1:45pm, 24th May, 2018

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Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car: U.S. agency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uber disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March and which failed to properly identify the pedestrian, raising serious questions about its performance, the N...

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More women, disabled members make debut in Japanese parliament

Florida caregiver charged after mentally disabled woman gives birth

Arizona healthcare facility to shut down after disabled woman's rape

Without captions, warnings about Hurricane Michael failed to reach disabled

Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car: U.S. agency

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