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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We learn about the plan from the Wolf administration to recruit and retain more teachers in the commonwealth; we ask a county councilor about why she’s supporting a ban on fracking in and under county parks; and Pittsburgh is hosting its first Disability Pride event this Saturday.Today’s guests include: Eric Hagarty, acting secretary of education for Pennsylvania; Liv Bennett, Allegheny County councilor; and Vicki Landers, founder and executive director of Disability Pride PA.
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A fight to block Gov. Tom Wolf from closing two state centers for the intellectually disabled produced a second large majority in Pennsylvania's…
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As baby boomers age, more Americans may find themselves caring for family members with disabilities.A new research institute in Pittsburgh, called the…
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Tokyo are developing a suitcase that helps visually impaired…
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are hoping to help pedestrians with disabilities cross intersections more safely.Their research project makes up…
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Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority faces significant organizational issues—crumbling infrastructure, lead issues, steep debt—but soaring rates of…
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Teresa Martuccio, 36, has worked with adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities for more than a decade. For the last several years, she taught…
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Dominic “Mickey” Sgro leaned on the back of a highly adaptive, metallic pink bicycle shaking his head. His friend is bragging on him again.“I think what…
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Three years ago, when Ian Neumaier started to think about playing games as a way to bring people together, he had no idea what he was getting into.“We…
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Photos and paintings at The Andy Warhol Museum are set up chronologically by decade, starting at the top.From the seventh floor, School Programs…