Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Displaying all 4 Episode of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “disability”.
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Wisconsin students with disabilities often denied public school choices
August 21st, 2023 | 21 mins 56 secs
disability, education, enrollment, false choice, news, students, vouchers, wisconsin, wisconsin watch
Wisconsin lets public schools reject applications of students with disabilities who seek transfers across district lines — a form of exclusion courts have upheld.
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Why some Wisconsin residents with mental disabilities lose voting rights — and how they can restore them
May 30th, 2023 | 12 mins 13 secs
disability, news, voting, voting rights, wisconsin
In Wisconsin and most states, judges may determine someone is ‘incompetent’ to vote. Here’s what people with mental disabilities should know about their rights.
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Wisconsin’s population is trending older. Where will non-drivers find transportation?
March 15th, 2023 | 21 mins 6 secs
disability, elderly, news, transportation, wisconsin
Public transit systems and nonprofits face challenges in making transportation accessible to aging Wisconsinites and people with disabilities.
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‘We’re not going to be quiet’: Disability community in Wisconsin demands better access to voting
January 15th, 2021 | 15 mins 23 secs
covid-19, disability, news, voting access, wisconsin
State’s decentralized election system makes it hard to guarantee accessibility; definition of ‘indefinitely confined’ under challenge