Disability advocates are calling on the Biden administration to intervene after a government advisory panel killed a plan to devote more resources to address persistent disparities people with […]
Breast cancer screening for people with disabilities
Lene Andersen, MSW, has lived with rheumatoid arthritis and disability since childhood. Her personal experience of limited mobility and the struggle to access mammograms in Toronto, Ontario, fueled […]
Leading disabled scientist accuses research funders of discrimination
In 2015, acclaimed medical researcher Vivian Chang began studying a large Maryland family, some members of which had a rare childhood form of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Chang, who […]
Disability, illness and pain are real problems for the entire economy
In the UK, around one in five working-age adults is disabled, meaning there are around eight million people of working age who report having a long-term illness, disability […]
Inequality in Disability | Inequality: IFS Deaton Review
Differences in health status are an important and well-documented aspect of inequality. As discussed in Case and Kraftman (2022), there are notable differences in life expectancy and mortality […]
Distance learning during pandemic helps medical students with disabilities
The number of medical students reporting disabilities to their schools increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the study. The percentage of students reporting […]
Study finds increased deaths and disabilities from heart disease linked to air pollution
CNN — The number of people killed or disabled from certain heart diseases caused by exposure to air pollution has increased significantly since 1990, to 31 percent worldwide, […]
Disability Rights – Ford Foundation
As part of our commitment to challenging inequality and advancing social justice, Ford is committed to advancing the rights and priorities of people with disabilities around the world. […]
Murray, Duckworth, Bush and Pressley introduce bicameral bill to help women with disabilities access reproductive health care
2.9 million women with disabilities live in states that ban or could ban abortion. Murray’s Reproductive Health Access Act would remove barriers and increase access to reproductive health […]
Pressley, Murray, Bush, Duckworth Introduce Bicameral Bill to Help People with Disabilities Access Reproductive Health Care
2.9 Million Disabled Women Live in States That Have Banned or Are Likely to Ban Abortion; Disabled Women Are 11x Greater Risk of Maternal Mortality Bill Would Remove […]