Imagine you are pregnant and your doctor tells you that your baby has a disability. Imagine you are told, even late in the pregnancy, that this disability is […]
Obesity causes cancer and is a major cause of disability and death, warns new WHO report
In the WHO European Region, almost two-thirds of adults and one in three children are living with overweight or obesity, and the proportion is still rising. The new […]
Nearly one-third of children with disabilities experience violence: Goat and Soda: NPR
New research finds that almost a third of children and young people with disabilities have experienced violence – defined as physical, emotional or sexual abuse and neglect – […]
US adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are living longer, but COVID-19 threatens to undo recent gains
Progress in closing the gap has varied widely by type of disability: the difference in age at death between adults with and without intellectual disability has closed by […]
Is ADHD a Learning Disability? Signs and Symptoms
The mother takes her daughter to her doctor because she is always tired and lethargic. The doctor notices that the insides of her eyelids are pale and concludes […]
Advice for flying and travel companions
More than 1 in 4 U.S. adults have some type of disability. Even if a travel space meets ADA requirements, it isn’t always accessible to everyone. There are […]
Lagos, Nigeria: Living with Disability in Africa’s Big City | Inequality
Editor’s note: Olajumoke Olajide, an athlete with a disability featured in “Inaccessible Cities,” passed away on March 24, 2022. Urban populations are booming around the world. By 2050, […]
Before selling to people with disabilities, ask them what they really need
Ask first Getty Two recent tweets show just how misguided disability innovation is. We can invent wheelchairs that look cool for crawling up stairs but are incredibly awkward […]
Towards a disability-inclusive climate change response in the Caribbean
For the more than one million people with physical, sensory or intellectual disabilities – an estimated 15% of the Caribbean’s population – disaster is an even more frightening […]
This Louisiana school helps students with intellectual disabilities ‘live fulfilling lives’ | Education
Eyeing the swirling patterns, Reshanty Jackson carefully poured steaming water over the coffee grounds, then, referring to a laminated list of instructions, poured the coffee into a cup, […]