NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dom Kelly, co-founder and CEO of the advocacy group New Disabled South, about the disabled community's needs and demands ahead of the presidential election. One in six ...
Why former telethon participants are protesting the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s most famous fundraising effort. Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the ...
“Vocational salience allows all human beings to find purpose, social involvement, aspiration, life achievement, monetary reward, and the opportunity to offer themselves to the world as a change agent.
As a disabled woman, the world can often feel like an inaccessible and hostile place. For example, I've been made to feel like an inconvenience at concerts where accessibility was promised, and called ...
Advocates for the disabled say they are concerned about proposed cuts to Medicaid and other funding streams that may mean a reduction in supportive services to those with disabilities. Keith Williams, ...
A cherished advocate for the local disability community and national spinal cord injury community has passed away.
For *** long time. You know, the poor blind guy. That's the way it was in the 18 hundreds and you know, going way, way back. But um we, we proved that that's not what it is and that's not what it is ...
"What did you see once you got shot?" That might not be one of the first things victims of gun violence are asked, but it was the first question Access Living asked in a survey used to address and ...
Miguel Morales was in his senior year of high school when he started getting frequent headaches. Doctors discovered a brain tumor and operated that night. After the surgery, he had to relearn how to ...
Homelessness in New Hampshire is at a critical juncture. As state officials, municipalities, and advocates struggle to find solutions to the problem, the impact of the crisis has become urgent– ...