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Latest News, Events and Information
What Is a Doula? Birth Support, Disability, and Access
Learn what a doula is, what doulas do before, during, and after birth, and why continuous support matters for disabled parents and their care teams.
SnapSlide: One-Handed Child-Resistant Prescription Vial
SnapSlide, a one-handed child-resistant prescription vial for people with arthritis, stroke, Parkinson’s, or limited dexterity, is now at pharmacies nationwide.
How Disabled Veterans in New York Can Improve Finances
How disabled veterans in New York can improve their finances through PACT Act disability ratings, 55-b and 55-c state jobs, and relocation to stronger economies.
Beethoven's Hearing Loss and the Architecture of Feedback
Beethoven's progressive hearing loss stripped away the feedback his composing and performing relied on, while notation, memory, and sketches kept his work going.
Smallpox, Measles and Covid Vaccines - History and Safety
Learn the history and safety of smallpox, measles and Covid vaccines, including MMR and mRNA ingredients, debunked myths and why vaccination protects others.
Teen Founder Builds Four Accessible Technology Platforms
A 16-year-old founder explains how Scholark, Capital Mastery, DataShadow, and OpenLens apply accessibility, informed consent, and user control to tech design.
Family Support After Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Discharge
A first-person account of 38 years with a cervical spinal cord injury, showing how families, carers and assistive technology shape long-term support after rehab.
Neuralese Recurrence: Wordless AI Thought and Disability
Neuralese recurrence explained: how AI models reason in hidden vectors instead of words, why it worries safety researchers, and what disability research shows.
Opera Praktikos Premieres ASL and Bel Canto La Sonnambula
Opera Praktikos premieres an interabled La Sonnambula merging American Sign Language with Bellini bel canto opera at National Sawdust in Brooklyn on November 18.
Choice Landing: First Kelsey Certified Housing in Kentucky
Pillar breaks ground on Choice Landing, a 72-unit Kelsey Certified independent living community for adults with disabilities in Oldham County, Kentucky.
FDA Panel Backs Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test
FDA advisory panel voted in favor of GRAIL's Galleri multi-cancer early detection test for adults 50 and older, supporting its safety and benefit-risk profile.
Mississippi L.O.V.E. Documentary Series Honors Disability
Mississippi L.O.V.E., a new documentary series, shares the stories of people with disabilities, families, caregivers, and support services across Mississippi.
Stephen Hawking, Disability, and the Limits of Motivation
Stephen Hawking viewed through decision architecture, showing how assistive technology and support systems extend human agency when motivation meets hard limits.
Second Look Laws and Disability-Inclusive Sentence Review
The Sentencing Project urges disability-inclusive second look laws so courts can review extreme sentences of people whose disabilities shaped their case.
Hyperreligiosity: When Faith Becomes a Clinical Sign
Hyperreligiosity explained: how neurological disease, psychosis and rigid belief turn devotion into measurable harm, disability and preventable death.
Sensory Issues and Behaviors: Lessons From an Itchy Rash
A personal look at how a temporary itchy rash reveals the link between sensory issues and behaviors, and why noticing them builds empathy for disabled people.
Accessible Tourism in Nepal: Lessons from South Korea
South Korea's accessible tourism system, certified guides for blind visitors and disability hiring in tourism offer Nepal a practical model for inclusion.
Where Disabled Veterans Prefer to Live in New York State
How internal migration draws disabled veterans to Rockland, Westchester, Bronx, Manhattan and Kings counties, and why local economies and social policy matter.
Cane Colors and Patterns That Signal Vision or Hearing Loss
What white, red and white striped, and green canes signal about blindness, low vision, and deafblindness, plus the history and laws behind each color.
Christian Nationalism and Disability: A History of Harm
How Christian nationalism and organized religion have harmed disabled Americans, from eugenics sermons and church ADA exemptions to modern ableism.
Epistemology and Disability: How We Know What We Know
An authoritative guide to epistemology, the study of knowledge, and how disability reshapes ideas about evidence, testimony and epistemic injustice.
TMVII Ringworm: The New Sexually Spread Fungal Infection
Facts on TMVII ringworm, an emerging sexually transmitted fungal skin infection - how it differs from normal ringworm, symptoms, spread, and treatment.
Living With Bipolar Disorder and OCD: A Life Story
A personal account of living undiagnosed for years with bipolar disorder and OCD, covering diagnosis, work struggles, disability, stigma, and family life.
Northern Improves Disability Training After ORR Review
Northern Trains completed 23 actions to fix disability awareness training for passenger-facing staff after an Office of Rail and Road investigation this year.
Transabled: Body Integrity Dysphoria and BIID Facts
An evidence based explanation of transabled identity, body integrity dysphoria, BIID research, ICD-11 criteria, and the ethical debate over elective disability.