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 ...
There seems to be a wide gap between how we talk about “The Disability Community,” and the number of disabled people who actually feel like a part of it. Most disabled people want to connect with a ...
This year’s Disability Pride event not only celebrated disability identities but was a celebration of life and survival after pandemic separation. Karli Miller (Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2020), ...
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 ...
(Editor’s note: The federal government has removed several web pages linked to in this brief. Where possible, links to archived versions have been inserted.) Data are the cornerstone of public health ...
There’s a collective sigh of relief among those following a federal lawsuit after the state’s withdrawal from a case that ...
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 ...
Last week, sheriff candidates spoke with the disability community, older adult organizations asked for a resident assistant ...
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 ...