Why does the disability community have so much less political power or policy influence than its size would suggest? How can it be that a population of over 61 million and a voting cohort of well over ...

Swenor is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center. Landes is an associate professor of sociology and O’Hanley faculty scholar at Syracuse University. Hall is ...

After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) designated disabled people ...

When a young, admired, and beloved disability activist named Stacey Park Milbern passed away last week, I found myself once again going through one of the defining experiences of the disability ...

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Advocates for the disabled say they are concerned about proposed cuts to Medicaid and other funding streams that may mean a reduction in supportive services to those with disabilities. Keith Williams, ...

This month marks 34 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, and Disability Pride Month was officially established nearly a decade ago. As one blind author and illustrator ...

Responding to intense protests from the disability community, the Los Angeles Community College District’s Board of Trustees has backed down from appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court over a lawsuit ...

The Hollywood Radio and Television Society will serve as a community partner and co-sponsor of Easterseals Disability Services’ reimagined Disability Arts & Culture Awards, known as the DARCYS, set ...

This section covers the topic of disabilities, disorders, and other health conditions for science communication, journalism, and inclusive writing within official contexts. Mentioned are the concept ...

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Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...