Advocacy service funding for people with learning disabilities has been cut by 15% over the last four years, according to research by Improving Health and Lives. Specialist advocacy services can ...

Groups that advocate on behalf of specific disabilities are proliferating, fueled by a medical establishment that can trace disorders down to their very genes and a communication system that can ...

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 ...

This post was co-authored by Dr. Miranda Melcher. Once a student moves from high school to college, the responsibility for acquiring accommodations or services shifts from the school to the student.

Disabilities are more than obstacles to overcome. They are life-altering identities that can bring groups of people together over common experiences. Disabilities come in many forms. Some are visible ...

Some thoughts about language–and the words we use–prompted by a conversation with Joy Weeber, Raleigh’s hard-charging disability rights advocate. Hard-charging. Now there’s a term. By that, I’m trying ...

The Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG) has a mission to destigmatize the experience of living with or being the caretaker of someone with a disability. We cherish the unique perspectives ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - UW-Eau Claire student, Lily Eisele, received a national disability advocacy award for her dedication to creating a safe and inclusive campus environment. This Saturday marks ...

A disabled peer has raised fears that people with learning difficulties could be “collateral damage” if a controversial assisted suicide bill becomes law. The terminally ill adults (end of life) ...

While the recent months have been a flurry of news around education, we’re becoming distracted from the very real challenges students are facing in the classroom. Because when speaking with parents, ...