Why does the disability community have so much less political power or policy influence than its size would suggest? How can it be that a population of over 61 million and a voting cohort of well over ...

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 ...

After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) designated disabled people ...

When a young, admired, and beloved disability activist named Stacey Park Milbern passed away last week, I found myself once again going through one of the defining experiences of the disability ...

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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, ...

ANNAPOLIS — After months of beating back spending cuts, Maryland’s developmental disabilities community found itself back in the crosshairs in the legislative session’s final days as lawmakers and ...

This month marks 34 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, and Disability Pride Month was officially established nearly a decade ago. As one blind author and illustrator ...

From left, Laura Howell, CEO of Maryland Association of Community Services; Ande Kolp, executive director for The Arc of Maryland; and Mat Rice, executive director for People on the Go of Maryland, ...

Responding to intense protests from the disability community, the Los Angeles Community College District’s Board of Trustees has backed down from appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court over a lawsuit ...

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ROCHESTER — As part of a series of lunchtime meetings centered around Rochester's disability community, a panel talked about different aspects of the city's built environment and how to make them more ...