During the Civil Rights Movement, disabled activists helped shape new legal protections. Decades later, local self-advocates ...

For many people with disabilities, getting married can come with a steep cost: the loss of federal benefits that provide ...

What challenges do people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face with social media? Kelsey Oates, the founder of new inclusive social media app Self-Advocacy Wins, and product ...

Last week my 11-year-old’s phone had a literal meltdown (the scent of battery acid was strong), so I took it to the Apple store to see what could be done. It is normally a pleasure to go to the Apple ...

For Brittney Lee, waking up every morning with cerebral palsy means waking up to a strict routine. A direct support professional – or DSP – helps Lee out of bed, assists her into her wheelchair, cooks ...

This is a stock photo from Disabled and Here. Four disabled people of color face each other in an open circle during a meeting. Two Black people sit on a couch with a cane leaning off the side while a ...

LEARN’s disABILITY Summit, a day focused on sharing resources and building connections among families, youths and adults with disabilities, educators, and professionals, will return to Mohegan Sun on ...

Mattel spent 18 months working with an advocacy organization to develop the doll, which includes noise-canceling headphones ...

After a surgery to remove an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in her spine, Robin Wilson-Beattie has lived with a spinal cord injury causing partial paralysis and an auditory processing disorder.

ALBION — Eight graduates stood proudly May 31 with certificates from SANYS-U in front of local representatives, friends and family at Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension. SANYS-U is a ...