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As Hospitals Fear Being Overwhelmed By COVID-19, Do The Disabled Get The Same Access?

Kimberly Conger, Sarah McSweeney's nurse at her group home, shows a photo of McSweeney on her phone. She says McSweeney was outgoing and fun: "She absolutely adored going into malls and getting her makeup done and getting her hair done." Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption

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Investigations

As Hospitals Fear Being Overwhelmed By COVID-19, Do The Disabled Get The Same Access?

In an Oregon hospital, a disabled woman fought for her life as her friends and advocates pleaded for proper care. Her case raises the question: Are disabled lives equally valued during a pandemic?

Detroit-Area Entrepreneur Launches Bowling Alley On Wheels During The Pandemic

Luxury Strike CEO Terence Jackson Jr. came up with the concept two years ago and funded the venture by selling a couple condos he owned and pretty much all of his assets. Laura Herberg/NPR hide caption

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Detroit-Area Entrepreneur Launches Bowling Alley On Wheels During The Pandemic

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Detroit-Area Entrepreneur Launches Bowling Alley On Wheels During The Pandemic

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As Hospitals Fear Being Overwhelmed By COVID-19, Do The Disabled Get The Same Access?

Kimberly Conger, Sarah McSweeney's nurse at her group home, shows a photo of McSweeney on her phone. She says McSweeney was outgoing and fun: "She absolutely adored going into malls and getting her makeup done and getting her hair done." Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption

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As Hospitals Fear Being Overwhelmed By COVID-19, Do The Disabled Get The Same Access?

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Psychologist On Why Funerals Are Fundamental To Processing Grief

Psychologist Christy Denckla says funerals and related rituals are "fundamental to how we mourn, to how we grieve, to how we reinforce social ties." Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Psychologist On Why Funerals Are Fundamental To Processing Grief

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Psychologist On Why Funerals Are Fundamental To Processing Grief

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For Hungry Americans Across The Country, Food Insecurity Crisis Deepens

Food is loaded as drivers in their vehicles wait in line at a food distribution hosted by the Los Angeles Food Bank on Dec. 4 in Hacienda Heights, Calif. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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For Hungry Americans Across The Country, Food Insecurity Crisis Deepens

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For Hungry Americans Across The Country, Food Insecurity Crisis Deepens

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