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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
Lifehacks or Activism? An Important Question for People with Disabilities
Lifehack or activism? Getty When people with disabilities are faced with issues common to the disability community, they are faced with choices – choices of enormous consequence, but […]
How to talk about disability, disabled people : Life Kit : NPR
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) THOMAS LU, HOST: This is NPR’s LIFE KIT. I’m Thomas Lu. More than 1 billion people around the world are disabled. That’s about 15% of […]
How to Talk About Disabilities and People with Disabilities: LifeKit: NPR
Tyler Feder/Ten Speed Press Tyler Feder/Ten Speed Press Let’s start with the numbers. More than one billion people, or about 15% of the world’s population, have some kind […]
Meet Aaron Kaufman, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities – OPINION
For Jewish communities around the world, February is known as JDAIM (Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month) – a month dedicated to raising awareness and promoting […]
Removing barriers preventing Afghan refugee children with disabilities from attending school
Jamil-ur-Rehman, a second-generation Afghan refugee, was born in Pakistan. As a disabled person and a refugee, he has faced numerous obstacles in his quest to gain an education. […]
The hardships of people with disabilities in Korea
I don’t like the area south of the Han River, known as Gangnam. There are lots of tall buildings, the streets are crowded with cars, and there isn’t […]