O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is “We’re Here: Then, Now, Always.” ...

Disability rights groups throughout the country have voiced their opposition to the lawsuit. The Arc of Texas, which ...

A first-of-its-kind consensus statement is outlining new standards for providing health care to youth with autism, intellectual disability and other neurodevelopmental disabilities in an effort to ...

A recent report finds that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across Pennsylvania continue to encounter significant barriers to basic health care — from inaccessible ...

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the special rapporteur’s report on care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered ...

People with disabilities face barriers when attempting to gain access to health care settings. Using qualitative analysis of three physician focus groups, we identified physical, communication, ...

The Global Disability Summit in Berlin on April 2-3 will serve as a crucial platform for advancing disability rights worldwide. It aims to bridge policy gaps, promote accessibility, and secure ...

A child’s success at school doesn’t depend only on teachers and classrooms. Studies show that when parents engage with ...

It’s an election year here in the U.S. – and in quite a few other countries as well. Like many if not most Americans, disabled voters in the United States may be struggling to engage, this year ...

OLYMPIA – Lindsey Topping-Schuetz remembers wiping tears from her eyes as she wheeled her son Owen through the hallway of Tacoma General Hospital, listening to claps and cheers from staff and family ...

HSE says new assessment of needs system will go live in June ...