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Nearly 300 readers shared their disability stories with NPR. This is what they want you to know about living with a disability.
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What NPR readers want you to know about living with a disability

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, NPR readers tell their disability stories and share what they wish other people knew about living with a disability.

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People participate in the first annual Disability Pride Parade on July 12, 2015 in New York City.

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NPR wants to know: What do you wish people knew about living with a disability?

July is Disability Pride Month, an event celebrating the diversity and contributions people with disabilities have made. NPR wants readers to share what they wish other people knew about disabilities.

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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At NATO, Biden aims to prove doubters wrong. And, should minors buy zero-proof drinks?

President Biden's speech at the NATO summit emphasized a bipartisan commitment to the alliance. Health researchers push for age restrictions on who can buy non-alcoholic drinks.

Biden's NATO Speech, Ukraine Hospital Strike, Texas Execution Drugs

Tuesday

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28 in Chesapeake, Va. The judge in the classified documents case against him has paused some deadlines.

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The new GOP platform follows Trump’s lead; how to combine finances with a partner

The document shows an aggressive legislative agenda that would upend immigration and the economy while not focusing on topics such as abortion.

GOP Platform Released, NATO Summit Begins, Advancements In Organ Donation

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Democrats from across the country are weighing in on whether President Joe Biden should remain the party's nominee for president.

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Boeing will plead guilty to fraud and Hurricane Beryl lands in Texas

Boeing agrees to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two fatal Max 727 crashes in 2018 and 2019. Hurricane Beryl has made landfall in Texas.

Biden's Next Steps, French Election Results, Boeing To Plead Guilty, Beryl Hits Texas

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Tex., as seen at the Capitol on June 5, 2024. Doggett is the first congressional Democrat to publicly call for President Biden to quit his reelection bid.

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1st House Democrat publicly asks Biden to exit race. Boeing delays Starliner’s return

Biden’s bad week gets worse. Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first House Democrat to publicly call for him to withdraw his reelection bid. Plus, NASA says Boeing’s Starliner can’t come home (yet).

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The U.S. Supreme Court has found that former President Donald Trump is partially immune from prosecution.

The U.S. Supreme Court has found that former President Donald Trump is partially immune from prosecution.
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SCOTUS immunity ruling helps Trump, angers Democrats. Plus, July 4th travel tips

The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity is expected to delay Trump’s Jan. 6 case until after the election. Plus, travel tips for a 4th of July that’s set to break records.

Trump Wins Broad Immunity, Beryl Makes Landfall, First Millennial Saint

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US President Joe Biden speaks on the phone while walking from Marine One to board Air Force One before departing McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on June 29, 2024.

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Biden does post-debate damage control, and Simone Biles heads to her 3rd Olympics

President Biden spent the weekend doing a lot of damage control following Thursday’s shaky debate. Simone Biles to lead U.S. Olympic gymnastics team.

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The social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on an American flag background.

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TikTok reveals failed negotiations with U.S. government; do carbon offsets work?

TikTok’s first court filings detail plans to challenge a potential ban on the app. Travelers buying carbon offsets might not get their money’s worth.

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An officer from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Trade and Cargo Division finds Oxycodone pills in a parcel at John F. Kennedy Airport's US Postal Service facility on June 24, 2019, in New York.

An officer from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Trade and Cargo Division finds Oxycodone pills in a parcel at John F. Kennedy Airport's US Postal Service facility on June 24, 2019, in New York.
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U.S. prices far outpace paychecks; centuries-old fruit found at Washington’s home

Median home prices were about five times the median income last year, according to a Harvard report, and it could get worse. And centuries-old cherries were discovered at George Washington’s home.

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