Izzie Bullock — whose severe form of cerebral palsy prevents her from controlling her arms, legs and body — had her first...
For the first time, when he was 11, Matthew Bishop got to play competitive sports with athletes who, like him, had Down...
Having caregivers come and go is a problem for many disabled people. Recognizing that,the Biden Administration has proposed a $400 billion infusion...
Alex Hanson, 20, has cerebral palsy, a breathing tube, two feeding tubes and round-the-clock nursing care. More than a month into her...
OLESIA BILKEI/SHUTTERSTOCK As his mother sees it, 16-year-old Nate Nemhauser’s main takeaway from sex education class back in fifth grade was that...
University of California, Berkeley graduate student Hari Srinivasan had finally begun to immerse himself in campus life last year — no easy...
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, Wichita, Kansas, nurse Heather McFann was at a loss as to what to do for...
Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a...
Natalie Linn has lived with chronic pain since she was in first grade. Her flares all but disappeared for a decade then...
Hannah Weitzman is almost 10 and the only kid with hearing loss in her neighborhood in Chappaqua, New York. When her family...
One Atlanta organization is taking steps to make sure disability issues are being heard and considered at Georgia’s 40-day legislative session. For about...
PROSTOCK-STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK As I continue to make connections with young people who live with disabilities, I am finding that many of them rely...
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigates school discipline policies and practices across the nation which adversely and disproportionately affect students of...