Melanie Watson, the late disability advocate and former child star who appeared in Diff'rent Strokes, once got candid about ...

Mobility is the ability to move. A disability is the result of an impairment that affects a person’s ability to carry out tasks. For example, a person may find it difficult to walk very far due to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. In March 2023, conservative commentator Candace Owens did a ...

"As long as you can work with it, and it's not affecting your life that much, you don't consider yourself disabled." ...

Some days, I walk into work without a visible mobility aid. Other days, I rely on a cane because of pain, how far I will have ...

James Catchpole has one leg and has been asked about it for as long as he can remember. His wife has chronic pain, and their differing experiences inspired him to write a children's book. This is his ...

A young woman has shared how her new job had a great reaction when she arrived after not mentioning her wheelchair during the application. In a now-viral video, viewed over 1.6 million times, Jayla, ...

In 2011, Jessica Slice took a strenuous summer hike on the Greek Island of Santorini. She didn't drink enough water and when she returned to her cruise ship, she felt dizzy and nauseated. She thought ...

DISABILITY RIGHTS AS MISS MISS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA. FOR 2024. IT IS MISS WHEELCHAIR MERRILL LYNN, SANDRA SMITH. EVERY GIRL DREAMS OF HER CROWNING MOMENT, BUT SANDRA SMITH KNOWS HER CROWN COMES WITH ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A few years ago, Melinda Preciado suffered a traumatic event, changing her life forever. Now, she advocates for other people with disabilities through her platform as Ms.

Working in media has always been an uphill battle for disabled writers, but an ever-shrinking industry gives “hard” a whole new meaning. Over the past decade, I thought I had finally figured out how ...

LITTLETON, Colo. (CNN Newsource/KUSA/WKRC) - A disabled United States army veteran was issued a ticket for riding an unregistered low-power scooter. The veteran, Thomas Graham, said he didn't violate ...