Before they can cast their ballots, voters with disabilities often say they have difficulties getting information on how to participate in the electoral process. That's because many disabled Americans ...

More than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, many schools remain inaccessible to students with disabilities. Now, federal officials are calling for change. The U.S.

One of the things I miss most about home is my grandmother. This August, she braved swollen feet, chronic pain and a 6-hour plane flight just to see Duke’s campus. I was most excited to show her ...

This July marks both the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Disability Pride Month — a time to celebrate progress and recognize the role people with disabilities have ...

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, ...

In her work and activism, Emily Sara is on a leading edge of artists calling disability a powerful generative force.

Accessibility should not be a grudging afterthought. With planning, it can lead to elegant, beautiful, and engaging art. Alice Sheppard, a multiracial Black woman with coffee-colored skin and short ...

This story is part of a series on disability and faith. (RNS) — The worship service begins with “Amazing Grace,” an old favorite with the lyrics: “I once was blind, but now I see!” Later, preaching on ...

A stock image of children writing on desks in a classroom. Recently, an agreement was reached between the New York State Attorney General and Buffalo Public Schools, after the attorney general found ...

Larysa Kautz said that both of her parents, in addition to being immigrants, had “invisible disabilities” that limited their workplace opportunities. “My dad probably would have been diagnosed with ...