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Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules

Adrian Sainz, AP

June 17, 2025

The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row concurrent sentences of life in prison.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: death penalty, disabilities, pervis payne, Tennessee Supreme Court

Finding joy and friendships with our neighbors with disabilities

Katherine Ceicys

February 18, 2025

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Our neighbors in Tennessee who have an intellectual or developmental disability are full of life and often looking for opportunities to have fun and connect. And who isn’t!?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Backlight Productions, Best Buddies, disabilities

Tennessee passes governor’s school vouchers plan. Here’s what the program will look like

Marianna Bacallao

January 30, 2025

Parents across Tennessee will soon be able to put taxpayer dollars toward the cost of attending private school.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, Chris Hurt, disabilities, Education Freedom Act, Education Freedom Scholarships, Gloria Johnson, school vouchers, Tennessee Education Association, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth, Williamson County, Wilson County

NashVillager Podcast: The Seeing Eye

Nina Cardona

January 29, 2025

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Where were the first seeing eye dogs trained? Plus, the local news for January 29, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: disabilities, What Where Whens-day

Tennessee pharmacies must accommodate visually impaired patients under new policy

Catherine Sweeney

May 7, 2024

About 200,000 Tennesseans are visiually impaired, and they can have a hard time managing prescription medications. That will be easier now because of a policy that went into effect this year.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: disabilities, prescription drugs

Unusable kitchens and inaccessible entrances: Housing complaint zeroes in on Middle TN apartment complexes

Cynthia Abrams

March 19, 2024

Two fair housing nonprofits have filed a complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, claiming that 13 multi-family residential properties — seven in Middle Tennessee — are in violation of accessibility requirements. 

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Americans with Disabilities Act, disabilities, Fair Housing Act, National Fair Housing Alliance, Tennessee Fair Housing Alliance

50 Nashville actors with disabilities will star in Backlight Productions’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Andrea Tudhope

May 25, 2023

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On a Monday afternoon inside Backlight Productions in Brentwood, everyone is abuzz.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Features, WPLN News Tagged With: Backlight Productions, disabilities, musical, Nashville Children's Theater, Theater, theatre

Navigating into adulthood with disabilities

Tony Gonzalez

May 23, 2023

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Today, we’ll hear from a few young adults living with disabilities and parents in Middle Tennessee. And a policy liaison from Tennessee Disability Coalition will round up some of the resources that are available in our region.

Tagged With: disabilities

WeGo seeks bus rider input to improve its Access service for people with disabilities

Katherine Ceicys

May 17, 2023

Nashville Access Ride bus
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Nashville’s WeGo transit agency is in the process of reviewing its Access program, which provides services for riders with disabilities, and considering more than two dozen potential changes.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: disabilities, transportation, WeGo

Curious Nashville: The state closed Clover Bottom in Donelson because of its troubling past. What’s happening there now?

Miguel Detillier

November 11, 2022

Clover Bottom campus

Tennessee’s oldest institution for people with intellectual disabilities closed in 2015. But those driving along Stewarts Ferry Pike in Donelson still catch a glimpse of its sprawling campus.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, History, WPLN News Tagged With: Clover Bottom, Curious Nashville, disabilities, history

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