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The Daily Free Press

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Gov. Charlie Baker signs a bill that will increase fines for people who misuse handicapped parking. PHOTO BY JESSICA RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Gov. Baker signs bill affecting misuse of handicap parking

Camila Beiner December 1, 2017

A bill increasing the minimum fines for non-disabled people misusing disabled placards was signed Monday by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. Baker was joined by members of the Massachusetts Senate...

Connor Lenahan, a junior in the College of Communication, shares how he was charged $110.10 for a brief Uber ride Monday night due to SUV upcharges to accommodate his wheelchair. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Uber Boston partners with accessibility advocates

Kyler Sumter February 10, 2016

Uber Boston announced last week that it would partner with three accessibility advocates in Massachusetts to help better accommodate the disabled community, a press release stated last Wednesday. Uber...

The National Association of the Deaf filed lawsuits against Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology because their Massive Open Online Courses do not provide accommodations for the deaf, according to a Thursday press release by the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center. PHOTO BY MKSMITH23/FLICKR

Harvard, MIT sued for not captioning online content

Amanda Burke February 17, 2015

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are facing two federal class action lawsuits filed by the National Association of the Deaf and four hearing-impaired students, claiming the...

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