Back-to-school season is always a stressful time for families. That’s especially true this year because many students aren’t going back at all. Due to COVID-19, classrooms around the country are closed, burdening working families and hurting students, especially those with disabilities. Classroom closures contradict the best science. The scientific community,...
Scrutiny of Vaccine Exemptions Banishes Some From Schools
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Carl and Kerri Schwartz say they have good medical reason for not vaccinating their disabled 11-year-old son, Thorn, and until recently his local public school went along with their family doctor's advice. That changed, the Schwartzes said, when New York state did away with religious exemptions for...
Walmart Admits to ‘Botch,’ Aims to Keep Disabled Greeters
Walmart endured more than a week's worth of bad publicity before announcing it would make "every effort" to find a role for disabled workers who had been threatened with job loss as the retailer gets rid of greeters at 1,000 stores. Amid a fierce backlash, Greg Foran, president and CEO...
Walmart Is Getting Rid of Greeters, Worrying the Disabled
As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar "greeters" at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they're being unfairly targeted. Walmart told greeters around the country last week that their positions would be eliminated on April 26 in favor of an expanded, more...