People with disabilities “tend to be among the most disempowered populations in America,” said Stanford Law School’s Rabia Belt at a civil liberties discussion hosted on Tuesday, Oct. 9 by the ...

Over the past few weeks, we have learned much about leading with empathy and caring for the people around us. Throughout the pandemic, we also learned about being isolated, emerging from our homes ...

Healthy eating should be accessible for all, but cooking with a disability can be unjustly difficult because of the societal disparties the community faces. Food is so much more than what people put ...

RICHMOND, Va. — 25-year-old Sara Robertson survived a car accident in June of 2014, but a spinal cord injury left her paralyzed from the waist down. She has spent the past nine years adapting to life ...

The school near us wouldn’t enroll him … why wouldn’t they let us go to school? Everyone is entitled to nine years of compulsory education, right? —Mother of Chen Yufei, Henan Province, January 2013.

The schools do not want girls [with disabilities] to go to the classes. Usually they argue that they are not normal people so they cannot sit in the classrooms and learn like other students.

Wednesday marks the 33rd anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act and National Disability Independence Day. News 12 is highlighting one hard-working New Yorker who is breaking the stigma ...

A man in a wheelchair gets onto a bus in Cincinnati. The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council released a study that showed more than half of respondents felt they couldn't be more active in the ...

Jan Withers is well aware of challenges faced by people with disabilities. She directs North Carolina's Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and she is deaf. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

Online communities are critical for young people with disabilities. Many disabled people rely on online spaces to get information on diagnoses and healthcare, navigate career options, and even find ...

When Craig Warren graduated college, he wanted to be a music therapist to help people with the healing power of music. He got a job in a large mental health institution, where he led music, recreation ...