disability

Lauren Spencer Was Given 5 Years To Live. 20 Years Later, She's Inspiring Others With A Beautiful Life.

No one debunks the outdated, sad-disabled-person trope quite like the "Sex Lives of College Girls" actor and activist.
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Democrats Seek To Expand Access To Home And Community Services For Disabled People

The Home and Community Based Services Access Act would mandate Medicaid coverage of long-term support for disabled people in their daily lives.
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Judith Heumann, ‘Mother of the Disability Rights Movement,’ Has Died

She fought for historic legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Some Disabled People Are Paid Below Minimum Wage. This Bill Would End That.

A group of bipartisan senators and representatives introduced legislation last week that would end subminimum wages for disabled people.
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Biden Administration Proposes Big Change To Benefits For People With Disabilities

Supplemental Security Income recipients could receive meals or groceries without the government cutting their benefits.
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Bryan Cranston Says He 'Got Sh*t' For His Role In 'The Upside,' Announces Sequel

“I was pretty surprised that I got some blowback to it,” the actor said on Bill Maher's podcast about his casting in the film as a person with a disability.
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State Department Switches To More Accessible Font For Disabled Employees

The department will soon use Calibri instead of Times New Roman in all high-level internal documents.
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Airlines Need To Figure Out How To Take Care Of Wheelchairs — Now

"I pushed the button on the battery-powered component of my wheelchair. It didn’t work. Before starting to panic, I pressed it again. Nothing."
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Interracial And Gay Marriage Was Codified. But What About Disabled Marriage Equality?

For people with disabilities, marrying a non-disabled person could result in the loss of federal benefits and health insurance.
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Advocates Fear The Impact Of NYC’s Involuntary Hospitalization Plan

Disability and mental health experts told HuffPost that the plan echoes historical legislation that has left homeless and disabled communities isolated in the past.
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