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'We don't read print': Blind voters say new accessible ballot measures fall short

Olivia Ebertz

November 02, 2022 |

Gothamist |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In 2022, New York rolled out a new accessible voting option for blind residents, allowing them to fill out their ballots electronically using screen reader technology. Roughly 1,000 people requested the accessible ballots for the 2022 general election, but blind voters say there are still issues that need to be worked out, such as the requirement to print and mail in the ballots.

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Kids' health is impacted most by life outside a doctor's office, so Children's Hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too

Jennifer Brown

October 31, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Resource Connect program began in 2019 and works to connect families with children in need with necessary resources like food, diapers, and school supplies. The point is to address the factors outside the doctor’s office that affect children’s health. In the three years since it opened, Resource Connect has helped 4,235 patients get social services.

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The pilots flying passengers across US state lines for abortions

Maya Yang

October 30, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Illinois

Elevated Access was founded in response to the growing number of people being forced to cross state lines to obtain an abortion and connects those in need with volunteer pilots willing to help people make the trip. Since the supreme court stripped away federal abortion protection rights in June, Elevated Access has seen an uptick in volunteer pilots, with 870 pilots offering to transport patients across state lines.

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How Cleft Surgery Unites Families, Saves Lives

Risikat Ramoni

October 29, 2022 |

Daily Trust |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Smile Train is a non-government organization that helps families that are struggling financially to afford cleft lip and palate surgeries for their children in need. Since 2007, Smile Train has successfully paid for 31,000 successful surgeries and has a presence in 45 hospitals across the country.

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Care, a responsibility shared by the public and private sectors

Mónica Quesada Cordero

October 29, 2022 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Costa Rica

The Win Win Win Program works to provide quality early childhood development and care services through a co-payment system where both the companies and parents buy in to help manage costs and increase access to childcare for children 4-years-old and under.

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After Roe, abortion's underground railroad gains steam

Emily Schultheis Carlo Martuscelli Mandoline Rutkowski Jakub Korus

October 29, 2022 |

Politico |

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Response Location: Poland

Women Help Women is one of several organizations around the world that have formed to provide women with pills needed to complete an at-home medical abortion. An international group of doctors review online medical history questionnaires and provide women with prescriptions for the procedure. The groups are part of a network seeking to increase women's access to abortion as more and more countries pass laws limiting women's abortion access.

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Four WA communities tried to end youth homelessness. One is seeing success

Greg Kim

October 28, 2022 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Walla Walla, Washington

Washington’s Anchor Community Initiative helps youth experiencing homeless by improving communities’ response systems with better data, more funding, and better connecting community organizations and specialists.

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Blind and low-vision voters hail Massachusetts' new statewide online voting option

Meghan Smith

October 28, 2022 |

GBH |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

In 2021, Massachusetts debuted a new election service that allows voters with disabilities to cast their ballots electronically through a secure web portal. Originally piloted in five municipalities, the system was used by six people last year and is now available statewide.

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Let's Talk About Mental Health: Community solutions to moving beyond the scarcity trap

Shannon Steele

October 28, 2022 |

Explore Big Sky |

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Response Location: United States, Big Sky, Montana

Big Sky Community Food Bank and Food Resource Center provides easy access to food and resources to people in need. People are encouraged to use the resources as a strategy to make their household budget go further and provide a sense of security. This helps prevent feelings of constant stress and insecurity around basic needs, which can lead to a scarcity mindset and be detrimental to mental health.

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Social Business Profile: Clear Voice – the award-winning language service helping refugees

Sasha Gallick

October 27, 2022 |

Pioneers Post |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

Clear Voice specializes in interpreting, translation, and transcription services via phone, video, and face-to-face, as well as services to asylum seekers through its parent charity Migrant Help. The organization has been steadily growing since its inception in 2006 but has more than tripled its staff in the past 18 months.

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