Disability News, Benefits, and Health Resources
Seventy million American adults live with a disability. Another 1.3 billion people worldwide (about the combined population of Europe and North America) share that experience, roughly 16 percent of the global population.
Disabled World (DW), also known to many readers as Disability World, reports on the policies, research, benefits, and assistive technology that shape their lives. Coverage centers on the United States: Social Security and SSI payments, Medicare and Medicaid rules, accessibility law, and medical research relevant to American readers. International stories appear where they intersect with American policy or practice. Disabled World has been publishing since 2004 under the banner Towards Tomorrow. Learn more about us.
"Disability is the only minority group that anyone can join at any time." - a widely shared saying in the disability community, often attributed to American comedian Josh Blue.
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Recent Disability News and Information
Charles Schwab and Dyslexia: Building Around Weak Spots
How Charles Schwab, diagnosed with dyslexia at 47, built a business by hiring for his deficits, and why the dyslexia superpower story overlooks the real lessons. Published: 5 Nov 2026.
Helen Keller: Language Access, Education and Independence
Helen Keller's path from childhood gestures to Radcliffe and socialist writing shows how access to language, books and teaching shaped her independent thought. Published: 2 Nov 2026.
Disability Pluralism: Understanding Many Ways of Being Human
Pluralism in disability explained: how the social model, the UN CRPD, Deaf culture and neurodiversity frame disability as a valued part of human diversity. Published: 31 Oct 2026.
Paper2Audio: AI Text-to-Speech App for Documents and Books
Paper2Audio is an AI text-to-speech app that turns PDFs, research papers, textbooks and ebooks into natural audio for people with dyslexia, ADHD or low vision. Published: 30 Oct 2026.
Kim Peek: Savant Memory, Disability and Measuring Ability
Kim Peek, the savant who inspired Rain Man, shows why exceptional memory, daily dependence and intelligence need to be assessed as separate human abilities. Published: 30 Oct 2026.
Captio AI: Live Captions App That Shows Who Is Speaking
Captio AI is a live captions app for iPhone, iPad and Android that captions speech in 60 languages and shows deaf and hard of hearing users who is speaking. Published: 27 Oct 2026.
Newly Updated Pages
Robo-Tar One-Hand Guitar Device for Accessible Music Therapy: Robo-Tar clamps onto a standard guitar neck and forms chords so stroke survivors, veterans and people with limited hand use can play guitar with one hand.
Specialized Autism Support Programs in High Schools: How Specialized Autism Support programs in high schools deliver individualized academic, behavioral, social, and life skills help for autistic students.
Folf Club Disc Launcher: Adaptive Disc Golf Throwing Aid: The Folf Club adaptive disc launcher helps people with limited coordination or upper body mobility throw discs farther with less effort for casual disc golf.