Although President Trump backtracked on cutting funding for Special Olympics, disability rights advocates are wary that this may be a sign of things to come. Under his new spending plan, which comes out to just ...
Amazon has removed two books from its website that claim to have found a cure for autism. Both books champion chlorine dioxide, or “Miracle Mineral Solution” and chelation as cures for the neurological disease. The ...
Advocates sue the city urging change.
For years, disability advocates have been protesting against companies giving people with disabilities lower than minimum wage. A new bill is being introduced in both chambers of Congress to prohibit what has come to be ...
As it is tradition for most American families, Natalie Weaver shared a Christmas photo of her family on Facebook. The photo included her 10-year-old daughter, Sophia, who has Rett syndrome, a neurological disorder, which causes ...
“Do not assume you are properly registered to vote,” warned Shaun King repeatedly. His wife went to vote with her registration card in her hand, and they said she couldn’t vote. King said some of ...
In recent years, law enforcement across the country has come under fire for incidents of police brutality, but little attention is being paid to the police-related deaths of people with disabilities. When police officers encounter ...
“The difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” —Mark Twain As diversity leaders, we understand that disability is just another kind of difference, like ...
By Carol Glazer, President of the National Organization on Disability Consider this: Businesses in regions with the lowest unemployment rates employ disproportionate numbers of workers with disabilities [1]. The implication People with disabilities are more ...
Parents of children with disabilities would be inclined to divorce each other to put their son or daughter in a better position to receive Medicaid. This is more common than you might think. Brandon Magallon, ...
