Disabling chronic health conditions are more prevalent and have risen at a faster rate in black children than in whites nationwide, a disparity largely explained by poverty, a study suggests. The ...

“A single grade makes it easy to understand, but it doesn't convey complexity. There's a lot you're not seeing in that letter grade." ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Disability is often incorrectly assumed to be rare. However, global estimates suggest than one in seven adults has some form of disability. The ...

Even after the federal Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect, two decades later, people with disabilities still face many problems. Our nation has made progress in ensuring that places are ...

The experience of disabled people in the United States is significantly shaped by health and social policy and policy administration, which are all too often designed by non-disabled people situated ...

A mother in Rwanda pushes her daughter with a disability into her classroom. Photo Credit: World Bank Group. The Hidden Cost to Economies When families lack the necessary support to provide care for ...

I moved to Utah in 2024 with my daughter to save her life through the Intermountain Liver Transplant Program. Her surgery was successful, but now we face eviction and possible homelessness. We spent ...

The layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services slashed the staffs of major federal aging, disability and anti-poverty programs, leaving the future of those programs uncertain. At least 40% ...