Gender-Affirming Care in Kansas City

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Transgender rights continue to dominate headlines as legislatures across the country push restrictive laws. Those most directly affected by these measures must look at how they will access gender-affirming care, who will legally provide it and where they can find sanctuary. This month, “Flatland In Focus” examines these issues with members of the trans community…

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Youth With Disabilities and the Resource Gap

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While funded programs in Missouri exist to guide youth with disabilities entering young adulthood, families still struggle to find what they need because of barriers such as time, income and paperwork. Kansas City parents say programs are hard to find and systems are confusing. In this episode, families and disability experts outline challenges they face…

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One Percent For Art in KC

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The new Kansas City International Airport terminal houses the largest collection of public art in the history of the city’s One Percent for Art program.

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Passing the Baton

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This episode of Flatland in Focus features guests from the Kansas City PBS program Passing the Baton, a series of conversations between prominent civil rights leaders in Kansas City and the next generation of trailblazing local leaders. Passing the Baton is new digital series from Sandy Woodson (Womontown, AIDS in KC), brings together prominent civil…

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Immigrant Labor

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Many jobs in our area are performed by folks who have immigrated to the US, but the complexities of our immigration system can make this labor easy to exploit. This month, the Flatland team looks at industries that survive on immigrant labor and what systemic barriers affect these workers.

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