ME: Disabilities
Livable, Healthy Communities: Goal of AARP Planning Event
AARP Maine will sponsor an online workshop this week on long-range planning for health equity, with a focus on housing, community services and safe …
More First-Time Voters with Disabilities Use Maine's Online Voting System
Advocates for Mainers with disabilities say the state's online voting system is helping to increase turnout among this group of voters, some of whom …
Program to Give Rides for Non-Medical Errands to Eligible Seniors
AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Legislature has passed a bill to launch a pilot program to give eligible older residents and people with disabilities …
How COVID-19 Stimulus Will Impact Folks with Disabilities in Maine, U.S.
PORTLAND, Maine -- President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion relief package to help most U.S. residents deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. But the …
Maine Considering Tax Credit for Family Caregivers
AUGUSTA, Maine -- A bill that would provide a tax credit for family caregivers in Maine is getting a public hearing Thursday at the State House…
Bill Seeks to End Maine's Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities
AUGUSTA, Maine -- A bill that would ban the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities in Maine gets a public hearing today at the Statehouse…
Maine Bill Aims to Pay Family Caregivers of Medicaid Users
AUGUSTA, Maine – A bill in the Maine Legislature is aimed at paying spouses who provide caregiving services for partners on Medicaid. H.P…
Maine Veterans Want Trump to Honor His Promises to Help
AUGUSTA, Maine – New England is home to about 3,000 paralyzed veterans, and on this Veterans Day, Mainers who served their country say now that …
World Suicide Prevention Day: Maine in Top Ten States at Risk for Suicide
AUGUSTA, Maine - Reaching out and saving lives. That's the theme of World Suicide Prevention Day today, and advocates say Mainers need to pay …
New Hope for Maine Children with Kidney Disease
AUGUSTA, Maine - New hope is on the horizon for children suffering from chronic kidney disease, thanks to the results of a new study that, for the …
Maine Gets a B- in Helping Parents in the Workplace.
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine gets a B-minus in a report analyzing how each state supports – or doesn't support – new parents in terms of …
The “R-Word” and Ann Coulter – Raising Consciousness?
PORTLAND, Maine - When conservative commentator Ann Coulter used the word "retard" to describe President Obama in the final days of the campaign…