Madeleine Alexander-Grout is part of a group of people who help others claim benefits, many of them with conditions such as anxiety or ADHD - Instagram Influencers who offer online advice on how to ...

A disability attorney specializing in chronic disabling conditions and a physician with extensive experience helping patients ...

In 1972, I escaped the Willowbrook State School. There, I experienced torture and abuse alongside thousands of other people with disabilities. Though I’m best known for fighting my way out of there, I ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. When I visit St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church in Cresskill, N.J., in April, people ...

July is Disability Pride Month, an event dedicated to celebrating the unique strengths and contributions people with disabilities have made to society. In the U.S., the celebration coincides with the ...

A few years ago, I sat on the porch trying to console Rebecca, a 26-year-old woman with cerebral palsy. Earlier that day a few volunteers at our Joni and Friends Retreat for special needs families ...

In April, as I stepped onto a cruise ship with my family, I should have been excited. But often, I don’t have the luxury of feeling that first moment of vacation bliss. Living with multiple sclerosis, ...

Is neurodivergence a disability? The question itself is the problem. We're forcing rigid categories onto a dynamic reality, ...

As the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires began last week, Jo-Marie Lawrence was watching a movie in Burbank with her friend when the mall lost power. That meant Lawrence, 32, a quadriplegic actor and ...

Our career is so core to our identity that this is one of the first questions we ask when we meet someone. As a result, most ...

Sarah Massengale, a 36-year old undecided voter in rural South Carolina, felt empowered when she first reached out to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign to tell her story. “Their website was ...