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This week - August 18-24, 2018:

1. We dined with wheelchair users at 4 of Charleston’s top lunch spots. Here’s what they experienced

Hannah Raskin Hraskin, The Post And Courier - August 22, 2018

A fascinating bit of reporting on restaurant accessibility.

2. Deemed 'mentally incompetent,' hundreds of Alabamians have lost the right to vote

Connor Sheets, Alabama.com - August 13, 2018

The “mental incompetence” laws are different in every state, and lot os people with disabilities are denied the right to vote and they and their families don’t even realize it.

3. 1 in 4 U.S. adults has a disability, CDC says

Ashley Welch, CBS News - August 16, 2018

Updated statistics, and a reaffirmation that people with disabilities are not a tiny, niche minority.