Disability Pride Month is more than just another “awareness” campaign meant to enlighten non-disabled people. It’s also supposed to help actual disabled people change how they view themselves and ...
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.
If a disabled person does get married, they risk losing federal benefits such as Supplemental Security Income or Disabled Adult Child, which provide funds they need to live independently with their ...
Unnecessary barriers make accessing basic supports extremely difficult for disabled people across the country. For disabled people in America, barriers to critical, lifesaving safety net programs are ...
Morgan will be a part of a group of disabled broadcasters covering the 2024 Paralympics for NBC for the first time in history Emma McIntyre/Getty Sophie Morgan is on a mission to change the way ...
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, ...
Imagine going to a voting center to vote on election day. If you’re disabled and there’s a handicapped parking spot, that’s where you would want to park. What would you do if people waiting in line to ...
Activists say climate change is a disability rights issue. It was more than 90 degrees in Moranda Rasmussen's Portland, Oregon, apartment during a historic heat wave late last month when the ...