Disability News, Benefits, and Health Resources
Seventy million American adults live with a disability. Another 1.3 billion people worldwide share that experience, roughly 16 percent of the global population. Disabled World (DW) 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. Publishing since 2004 under the banner Towards Tomorrow. Learn more about us.
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Recent Disability News and Information
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Updates
Track the evolving Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda: case counts, deaths, cross-border spread, and the latest WHO response and risk levels. Published: 2026/06/09.
Ketone Bodies Explained: Roles in Health and Disability
An authoritative guide to ketone bodies - what they are, how the liver makes them, and how they relate to epilepsy, metabolic disorders and disability. Published: 2026/06/09.
How Disability Stories In Archaeology Ignore The Disabled
An examination of how archaeology and modern media frame disability around caretakers and compassion while overlooking the lives of disabled people themselves. Published: 2026/06/07.
The Tyranny of What Can Be Measured - Disability and the Hidden Cost of Optimization
Examines how efficiency and measurement-based systems shape disability advocacy, funding decisions, and who holds authority over support services. Published: 2026/06/07.
Popular Pages
Disability Loans and Grants: Financial assistance programs available for low-income families, seniors, and disabled students.
Famous People with Disabilities: Lists of well-known people with various disabilities and conditions who contributed to society.
Awareness Ribbon Colors: Guide to awareness ribbon colors for health, medical conditions, disability, and other causes.
Adult Height to Weight Chart: Ideal weight-to-height ratio for adult females and males.
Child to Teen Height to Weight Ratio Charts: Average height-to-weight ratios for children and teens organized by age.
Newly Updated Pages
Tetraplegia in Turkmenistan: A 22 Year Personal Account: Personal account from a 43 year old man in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, living with tetraplegia for 22 years following a 2004 cervical spinal cord injury.
Federal Lifeline Assistance Program and Disability: How the federal Lifeline Assistance Program offers low cost or free cell phone service to qualifying low-income individuals and families, including disabled people.
Lifeline Program: Discounted Monthly Phone Service: A look at the U.S. federal Lifeline program, which offers eligible low-income households a discount on monthly wireless or wired phone service through the USF.