Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they ...

Welcome to the October installment of trending news and stories in the disability community. This edition features stories on the disability community’s perspective on the presidential election, ...

Sarah Spear, founder and CEO, Empowered Together and her children. The company provides “Yelp-like” website that lists businesses recommended by users so parents, caregivers, and adults living with ...

Jazmyne Owens interviews policy expert Taryn Williams on the impact of federal cuts to disability policy and civil rights in ...

Swenor is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center. Landes is an associate professor of sociology and O’Hanley faculty scholar at Syracuse University. Hall is ...

Todd Vaarwerk speaks at a press conference in Downtown Buffalo on April 12, 2022 (file photo). This week President Donald Trump attempted to institute a freeze on federal spending that would have wide ...

This week on the Disabilities Beat, we dive into Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal for New York State, which has been met with mixed reactions from the disability community.

Advocates for the disabled say they are concerned about proposed cuts to Medicaid and other funding streams that may mean a reduction in supportive services to those with disabilities. Keith Williams, ...

People with disabilities are often overlooked, especially when it comes to policymaking and response mechanisms such as the ones happening now with COVID-19. It is important to both seek to understand ...

With Disability Pride Month approaching in July, one Los Angeles-based disability advocate has transformed how disabled individuals find their community by using social media as the cornerstone of ...