For nearly three decades, Dec. 3 has marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities—an event created by the United Nations to increase understanding, awareness and support of persons with ...

When I see someone in a wheelchair, should I offer to push the chair? Think of someone's wheelchair or other mobility device as an extension of their body — you wouldn't just go pick someone up by ...

LEARN’s disABILITY Summit, a day focused on sharing resources and building connections among families, youths and adults with disabilities, educators, and professionals, will return to Mohegan Sun on ...

The field of disability services and advocacy is changing. One of the most significant shifts over the last few decades has been the rising prominence of actual disabled people within the disability ...

July is Disability Pride Month. It is an opportunity for our community to honor the history, achievements, experiences and struggles of those living with a disability. July marks the anniversary of ...

Mar. 11—LEARN's annual disABILITY Summit is an opportunity for families and individuals with disabilities to find connection and resources all in one place, according to LEARN Deputy Executive ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. It’s a good time to rethink not only how non-autistic or “neurotypical” people can best support autistic people –– but also how non-disabled people in general can do ...

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...

CHILLICOTHE — Whether you like true crime or book reviews there is likely a podcast out there for you. With so many to choose from it can be hard to pick one to listen to but local man Brice Coey ...

More than 800 American Canyon Middle School students filed into the community center last week to learn a little bit about what it's like to be disabled. Allison Ingvoldstad, of the Multiple Sclerosis ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Access isn’t only about ramps and doorways. It’s about being able to move, speak, live, learn and belong with independence, safety and dignity. But in West Michigan, how ...

Christopher P. Roddy, 65, of 85 Mirra Drive, was charged May 12 with second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace and first-degree intimidation due to bias. State police — Montville Robert ...