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1974 – Supplemental Security Income, a United States government program that provides stipends to low-income people who are either blind or otherwise disabled, or aged 65 or older [107] was created in 1974 to replace federal-state adult assistance
While the number of schools continued to increase, the amount of training did not. These "schools" soon became custodial institutions, places to house people to keep them out of society. Rather than preparing students to join the community, these schools only trained people to do work in an institution setting.
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, disabled athlete and Member of the house of Lords (born with spina bifida) Robert Halfon, Education Select Committee Chair since 2017 (cerebral palsy and osteoarthritis) Aubrey Herbert, MP 1911-23 (near blind from youth, becoming totally blind in his last year of life and service)
The Wheels program, run through Lextran, provides door-to-door ride-sharing services for people with disabilities. Complaints about dropped and late rides have been steady since October 2022.
Segregation is a common tale in American cities — most practiced discrimination in housing loans and urban renewal — but at the same time, every town has its own unique narratives.
Bryan Station (also Bryan's Station, and often misspelled Bryant's Station) was an early fortified settlement in Lexington, Kentucky.It was located on present-day Bryan Station Road, about three miles (5 km) northeast of New Circle Road, on the southern bank of Elkhorn Creek near Briar Hill Road.
RATP Dev, a Texas-based contractor, has been plagued with complaints about poor service and late pick ups since it took over in 2022.
Goodlowtown, also referred to as Goodloetown, or Goodloe, is an African-American neighborhood that was established around 1871. Named after William Cassius Goodloe, the district was the largest of any black residential area in Lexington, Kentucky. [11] A total of 290 African-American families resided in these areas by 1880. [12]