Every parent dreams of providing the best possible future for their child, and this takes on extra meaning when raising a child with a disability. While your journey may include unique challenges, it ...

Most older adults prioritize retaining the ability to bathe, dress, walk, and perform household tasks independently as they age. Yet much is yet to be understood about the causes of disability among ...

Until relatively recently, children and young people with life-shortening conditions were not expected to survive into adulthood. Conditions such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular ...

This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. When 22-year-old Ethan Kretlow graduated from high school two years ago, his mother, Lisa Votapek, was worried. Kretlow has ...

Service dogs enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities, promoting greater independence, self-confidence, and social interaction. Studies have found that service dogs can help their ...

Kyle Smith of Roseville loves salad. Not because it’s good for you but because he had a hand in growing the lettuce and that makes it good for him. “Everyone here helped to plant the seeds in the ...

Alice Wong, a disabled activist, writer, editor, and community organizer based in San Francisco and the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, worked to amplify disabled culture ...

Each July, National Disability Pride Month marks an opportunity not just to celebrate progress, but to look toward the future, build on progress and commit to deeper action. It reminds us that ...