“Helping the disabled,” both the phrase and the concept, can come across as obviously positive – but at the same time surprisingly uncomfortable. It is the textbook version of a “Good Deed” – kind, ...

Living as an active member of the community while retaining independence is one of the most sought-after goals for people with disabilities, their families, and supporters. Living in a home, either ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Kyle Walker didn’t expect his life’s work to involve disabled people.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. During the 1960s, disability activists fought for the right to live independently, ...

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Few hotels are publishing information for a wheelchair user to know if the room will work for them. That may explain why only 15% of people with disabilities travel. Photo Credit: ...

In this photo from November 2023, Teresa Miller, from left, Lilly Miller and Marvin Miller pose on the back porch of their home in Wichita. Lilly Miller, now 21, has Down syndrome and has been on a ...

AstroAccess has one mission; to bring disabled astronauts to outer space. In this handout photograph from NASA, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves August 1, 2005 at a ...