TOPEKA, Kan. — When Lily Miller was in elementary school, her teachers told her parents they needed to immediately put their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, on […]
Creative growth drives market for artists with disabilities
Creative Growth Art Center, an Oakland, California-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting artists with disabilities, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special exhibition at New York’s Outsider Art […]
States promise to help children with disabilities, but some families wait more than a decade
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — When Lily Miller was in elementary school, her teachers told her parents they needed to immediately put their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, […]
Biden’s doctor said there were no new concerns about the president’s health and that he remained able to carry out his duties.
Washington CNN — President Joe Biden is fit to carry out his duties, his physician said Wednesday after the president’s annual physical, what is expected to be the […]
States provide services to children with disabilities, then make families wait 10 years
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — When Lily Miller was in elementary school, her teachers told her parents they needed to immediately put their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, […]
Unacceptable disparities in employment outcomes for graduates with disabilities persist
According to the most recent graduate employment data, the employment gap between graduates with disabilities and those without disabilities was 3.4 percentage points for recent bachelor’s degree recipients. […]
Office of Disability Integration and Adjustment
Our Mission Support people with disabilities before, during and after a disaster. 14 unfair points FEMA’s Disability Integration (DI) mission has a new vision that provides a unified […]
8 Everyday Products Originally Invented for People with Disabilities
Curb cuts were required by law in the United States in 1990 for wheelchair users, but they’re also extremely convenient for able-bodied pedestrians with strollers, suitcases, and other […]
Iowa is not a good place to live for people with disabilities
Josh Turek represents Council Bluffs and parts of Carter Lake in the Iowa State Legislature. As the only permanently disabled representative in the Iowa Legislature, I feel a […]
What people with disabilities need is “support for living, not tools for dying”
As New Hampshire considers legalizing medically assisted suicide, also known as medically assisted dying (MAID), I want to focus on the impact this bill could have on people […]