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by JESSICA ZHOU | Evergreen reporter Mar 30, 2017 The fraternity brothers of a WSU student, who was paralyzed in a car crash while travelling back to WSU after winter break this year, will be holding one silent and one live auction during Mom’s Weekend to raise money for ...
If you had to navigate the streets, sidewalks and businesses of Pullman with a physical disability, what would you find? Do Pullman businesses conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? More than 30 students from a Washington State University health ...
Disabilities often frustrate communication, as I know from personal experience as one of an estimated 7.6 million Americans with hearing difficulty. I am also a federally licensed amateur radio operator (ham), joining more than 727,000 licensed hams in the United States and ...
OLYMPIA – As Washington state prepares to swear in its first blind lieutenant governor, the Senate has undergone a makeover that incorporates Braille into that chamber’s floor sessions. On a recent day just weeks before the start of the legislative session that ...
KREM 2 News SANDPOINT, Idaho — A disabled veteran in Idaho is getting a second chance with a service dog next week after his first one was taken back because of unrestrained dogs in the neighborhood. Former Army Ranger Bill Yeager had no problem holding his own back ...
A new study by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies finds that in the next two decades, more than 20 percent of Americans will be over age 65. As they get older, those Americans will need homes that feature universal design elements like zero-step entrances, ...
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A local man who advocated for people with disabilities has inspired the city to build an accessible dock/kayak launch along the east side of Tubbs Hill. Tom McTevia tragically died last year in an accident. However, the city said McTevia ...
It’s taken a while, but the media is finally including the 25 percent of the American population that have a disability. With the recent popular television shows that depict disability in every day life, or hire actors with real disabilities, we are moving to a more ...
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2016, 6 P.M. By Thomas Clouse tomc@spokesman.com(509) 459-5495 A dream to honor the late father of Major League great Cal Ripken Jr. converged Wednesday with the legacy of Otto Zehm as Spokane officials gathered in the rain to dedicate a new baseball ...
On an all-too-regular basis, John Tribe puts his life in the hands of others. Two years ago, the 59-year-old Lewiston Orchards resident found himself needing to use a wheelchair due to foot problems brought on by diabetes. The experience has been difficult. But it’s ...
