After ban on execution of "intellectually disabled" people, the Supreme Court is asked to clarify how to decide who qualifies ...

Starting next year, people who became disabled by age 46 will be eligible to open ABLE accounts. The accounts have been slow ...

In her early 20s, Kaci LaFon lived in Branson, Missouri, a tourist town known for its older population. She wanted to date ...

The most concrete goal of National Disability Employment Awareness Month each October is to increase employment rates and job opportunities for Americans with disabilities. This of course assumes that ...

HERAT, Afghanistan -- In a tiny room in the center of Herat, Afghanistan’s westernmost city, Shahabuddin uses his hands to ...

Gay Pride month was in June. Most people don’t realize it, but since 1990 we have celebrated July as Disability Pride month. People with disabilities can take pride in their identities and reflect on ...

Disability is part of the human condition. Almost everyone will experience a disability at some point in their lives, and more than 40 million Americans are living with a disability today. 1 But ...

Americans may be getting older and need help doing things that were once routine, but a new survey finds only a fraction of ...

Unnecessary barriers make accessing basic supports extremely difficult for disabled people across the country. For disabled people in America, barriers to critical, lifesaving safety net programs are ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with ...

In a world increasingly focused on diversity and inclusion, people with disabilities continue to be sorely underrepresented. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people ...