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Two local businesses received an award Wednesday for employing people with disabilities. Since its 2014 grand opening, Panama City’s Planet Fitness has…
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A new Florida task force met for the first time this week to start looking into transportation issues people with developmental and intellectual…
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Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law seeking to make it easier for more abuse victims to testify in court through the use of therapy dogs. Under…
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The Florida Unique Abilities Partner Program is officially up and running. One of the initiative’s goals is to reduce the unemployment rate among people…
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It’s Disability Employment Awareness Month, and a Bay County business is one of ten recognized across the state for hiring people with disabilities. At…
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Florida Governor Rick Scott signed three bills into law Thursday, the first round of the 2016 Legislative session. The smooth passage of the top priority…
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This week saw a homerun for disability rights in the Florida Capitol. There are two bills heading to the Governor’s desk.Proponents say the bills form a…
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There’s a part of Florida law that could be renamed, under a bill starting to move through the Florida Legislature. That statute deals with creating…
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More bills are now awaiting Governor Rick Scott’s approval. It includes a measure aimed at helping kids aging out of foster care with developmental…
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Attorney General Pam Bondi along with Florida’s Lieutenant Governor and law enforcement officials helped kick off the 2015 Special Olympics Law…