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 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 ...

Yesterday, July 26, 2024, was the 34th anniversary of the day the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed. The ADA is still the biggest single policy victory in history for disabled Americans. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week, the disability community, represented by The Arc of Virginia, REV UP Virginia, The Arc of Northern Virginia, and the Autism Society of Northern Virginia, hosted a virtual forum with ...

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 ...

Every year, World Disability Day serves as a powerful reminder of the need to build a world that is inclusive, accessible, and equitable for people with disabilities. It highlights the challenges ...

Theri Pickens '05 always gets the best parking spots on campus — right in front of Frist Campus Center and McCosh Hall. After cruising up from Forbes College, she pulls her marine blue Celebrity Pride ...

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