The campaigner has been described by her granddaughter as an ordinary woman who ‘did something extraordinary from her dining ...

More than 150,000 people are set to get a yearly cash boost worth at least £400. The amount that working-age adults who receive social care must be able to keep after paying for home care - known as ...

Long Island is home to a series of legendary museums. From the Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor to the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale to the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, the ...

Federal lawmakers are considering taking up legislation that would amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a move that disability advocates fear could open the door to broader changes ...

In 2003, when plumbing fixtures industry veteran Rob Buete first encountered the “walk-in tub” made by a startup called Safety Tub, he burst out laughing. A bathtub with a door? It seemed like a joke, ...

Portraits of Todd A. Blumenkopf, John Cornforth, Anders Ekeberg, Henry Gilman, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Jules Janssen, Florence Seibert, and Henry David Wohlers. Credit: The University of Sussex ...

A. P. D. G. Everett is a graduate student in biomedical engineering at the University of Vermont. Social Security’s “disabled adult child” program has a simple rule: Someone who suffers a disability ...

Improving education for students with disabilities benefits everyone in a school, said Debra McAdams, the director of exceptional student education for the Nashville, Tenn., district. McAdams, who has ...

Isabella Reyes ‘24, a 2023-24 Hackworth Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University developed six case studies that explore how accessibility intersects with health ...

Assistive devices can help you perform daily tasks and live independently if you have a disability. There are many types of assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, and apps to help you ...