Illinois House Bill 4284 would replace terms like 'handicapped' with person-first disability language in state laws.

Commentary: People with disabilities want respect, acceptance, and access to services that allow them to thrive. Degrading ...

Aphasia, which literally means “absence of speech”, is the loss of the ability to speak or understand spoken or written ...

In 2026, disability advocates want expanded access to primary and emergency care — and influence new debates around genetic ...

LANSING, Mich. (ABC 4) — On Real Possibilities with AARP Michigan, Teepa Snow from Positive Approach to Care discusses how person-first approaches to dementia can benefit dementia patients and ...

Disney overhauled its Disability Access Service (DAS) program last year. Here’s what to know if you’re visiting for the first ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans ...

For half a century, the U.S. has been achieving one of the most important civil rights victories most Americans have never heard of: closing the large institutions that once warehoused people with ...

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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday empowered 9,500 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with N200,000 each across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ...

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday marked the 2025 World Disability Day with a massive economic empowerment programme, disbursing ₦200,000 each to 9,500 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) ...