Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:22 — 21.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More(Fade into Teletype Machine sound) ABE SHAPIRO: Revolutionary devices help persons who are blind eclipse non- accessibility and an examination of Bloomington’s first choir for individuals disabled and non disabled. (DISABULLETIN theme plays) SHAPIRO:Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro. And this is Disabulletin, where we cover the top …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:09 — 5.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington City Council approved a 10-year tax break for an affordable housing development, during their session last week. Under the agreement, the developers would get a 98 percent tax break for ten years. Southern Knoll, a 31-unit affordable apartment complex, will be located on West Third …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:55 — 9.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreYesterday, representatives from local organizations including Life Designs and the Shalom Community Center broke ground on what they call Crawford 2. The project is an extension of the Crawford Homes, a complex in Bloomington offering permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. The new building will be …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:45 — 26.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWhile political battles in Congress forced cuts to social services across the country in 2013, the year also saw a combination of local events affecting a population that has long depended on the social safety net. People experiencing homelessness were at the center of controversies over police …
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