Disability Politics
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Northwoods tribal leader reflects on 40th anniversary of court protecting treaty rights
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]
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Wisconsin’s Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman’s off-Broadway play, ‘Swing State’
In a lower Manhattan off-Broadway theater, tucked away from the traffic and bright lights, an old farm house nestled on 40 acres of remnant prairie introduces theatergoers to a Wisconsin […]
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Outdoor wheelchair program makes state parks and forests accessible
People with mobility challenges will have easier access to state parks and forests as the Department of Natural Resources launches an outdoor wheelchair program throughout Wisconsin. Later this month the […]
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Wisconsin seeks to virtually train 10K new caregivers amid job shortages
State authorities and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are seeking to train 10,000 people this year as certified direct care professionals with a new online program. The $1.85 million program […]
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Social isolation is the greatest risk factor for dying of heat stroke
Milwaukee’s temperature hit 101 degrees Wednesday. This high beat the previous record of 98 degrees, which was set on the same date in 1947. The Midwest is currently covered by […]
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Inside Waupun Correctional Institution’s ‘nightmare’ lockdown
Prisoners locked in their cells for days on end report walls speckled with feces and blood. Birds have moved in, leaving droppings on the food trays and ice bags handed […]
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Mental health of teenage girls has declined twice as much as boys
She was late for school. Her grades were slipping and she didn’t want to go to soccer practice. That’s when Angela Reilly knew something was off with her teenage daughter. […]
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Report: Nearly 7K instances of student physical restraint occurred in Wisconsin schools
Wisconsin schools reported nearly 6,000 instances of seclusion and nearly 7,000 occurrences of physical restraint during the 2021-22 school year, according to the latest data available from the Wisconsin Department […]
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Wisconsin senior living facilities see increase in complaints to DHS
Shelley Peel moved into Apple Creek Place in Appleton nine months ago. Apple Creek Place advertises itself as a facility with 22 beds and care options tailored to those who […]
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Vulnerable to COVID-19, patient calls retreat of hospital mask mandates a ‘betrayal’
When Chamomile Harrison returned to the hospital for another oncology appointment, she noticed the change immediately. The workers taking her blood for tests were maskless. So were the workers who […]