People with disabilities are poised to be a powerful voting bloc in the upcoming election, but issues important to this population are getting little attention, advocates say. A report out this week ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Some of the most prominent voices in Congress for home and community-based services, Supplemental Security Income reform, competitive integrated employment and other disability issues are heading for ...

People with MS who have mild disability still experience disease-related difficulties at work, a new study found, calling for ...

I have often thought that the words we choose when marketing our ideas reveal much about our underlying values. Over the last two decades, Hoosier policymakers have certainly gone heavy touting the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The city of Columbus is another step closer toward strengthening its role in addressing disability issues citywide. At Monday night’s final city council meeting ahead of the ...

Sarah Massengale, a 36-year old undecided voter in rural South Carolina, felt empowered when she first reached out to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign to tell her story. “Their website was ...

Catherine Johnson and Piper Haugan of Disability Rights Iowa are coordinating candidate forums across the state focused on issues faced by Iowans with disabilities. Two disability rights groups are ...

Disabled workers are getting louder and more effective as they push their unions to be more accessible and inclusive. All workers are benefiting. Members of Performers with Disabilities and Seniors ...

The Columbia Disability Issues Coalition and Boone County Family Resources hosted the Disability Issues Candidate Forum Monday. The candidates for state House ...

An estimated 1.3 billion people experience significant disability. This represents 16 percent of the world’s population, or 1 in 6 of us. In the Caribbean, there are over 1 million persons living with ...

Security scanner, medical room and fire exit among aspects of Government buildings ‘too narrow’ for wheelchair users ...