Disability advocate Melissa Blake and Evie at the DeKalb Public Library in Illinois. Melissa Blake is a journalist, disability advocate, and social media influencer. She raises awareness about […]
Activists are urging lawmakers to increase wages for veterans who can’t work.
Veterans advocacy groups on Wednesday urged House lawmakers to update eligibility rules and payment rates for a little-known program that provides tax-free monthly benefits to veterans who are […]
Hyde Park welcomes intellectual disability program
Banner photo: The Walnut Street facility in Hyde Park. A new program in Hyde Park will provide more services to young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The […]
Social Security to change benefits for retirees and disability recipients in June
Americans will receive new Social Security benefits The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it will be changing payments to retirees and disability recipients beginning in […]
Closing Keynote: Illinois First Lieutenant Governor Ryan Croke on investing in health insurance access and disability services
Illinois First Lieutenant Governor Ryan Cloke concluded the Health Policy Conference on the Status of 2024 Reforms by discussing the importance of access to health insurance and the […]
ASAN Announces New Executive Director
The Autism Self Advocacy Network Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Collin Killick will assume the role of Executive Director, effective November 1st. Collin joins ASAN […]
Rob McElhenney Talks ‘Always Sunny,’ Wrexham AFC, Learning Disability
Rob McElhenney is, quite literally, wearing many hats. The 47-year-old actor, writer, showrunner, and entrepreneur is holding a polite grimace as he balances five fedoras atop his head […]
California Disability Services Provider Invests in Community Solar with PowerMarket
Power Market PowerMarket announced that it has been selected to provide Redwood Family Care Network (RFCN), an intellectual and developmental disability services provider, access to clean energy through […]
CHIT1 at diagnosis predicts faster disability progression and reflects early microglial activation in multiple sclerosis
All MS patients provided written informed consent for CSF sample collection and data analysis. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospitals Leuven (S60222 […]
Why people with disabilities are concerned about the creation of “medication assistant” jobs
New York State’s recently passed 2024-2025 budget included a number of changes aimed at the disability community. However, one change that did not pass during budget deliberations was […]