Lori Long met her partner, Mark Contreras, when they were both in their 40s, and they soon knew they wanted to spend their lives together. As they planned their wedding, Long made a startling ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. Dec 22, 2024, 03:00am EST Shot of businesswoman in ...

Until relatively recently, children and young people with life-shortening conditions were not expected to survive into ...

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

Congress enacted legislation a decade ago to create accounts to help people with disabilities save money. Yet only a fraction of the 8 million Americans who are eligible for the ABLE accounts — named ...

There is no single, unanimous “disabled people’s perspective” on whether or not we want to be cured of our disabling conditions, or on how highly we prioritize cure or medical improvement as a goal.

A group representing the disabled community is urging Disneyland and Disney World to reconsider recent “discriminatory” changes to the Disability Access Service program that exclude people with a wide ...

CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — The winter months can pose challenges for disabled individuals, including veterans. For Vietnam Veteran Emil Baker, he tries to not let the atrophy in one of his legs stop ...

Until my son Julian was born with Down syndrome in 2009, I knew nothing about the ways that disabled Americans depended on programs like Medicaid to provide the kinds of services and supports they ...

“I have a question. Is it possible to just put him in a home for retards?” “He’s honestly a burden financially and to society…” These are just two of many comments and DMs I’ve received on my social ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.