Young children with disabilities are often denied access to devices that provide independent mobility due to stigma, expense, and lack of options, but innovative solutions such as the Go Baby Go ...

Before the mid-1970s, most children with disabilities were educated in “special” schools for “special” children. The word in itself was offensive to parents and children who didn’t want to be labeled ...

In Darren Walker’s annual Ford Foundation letter this year, he acknowledged the grant maker’s “ableism” – discrimination against people with disabilities. Yes, ableism is a real thing, just like ...

Children with disabilities who face disability-based discrimination at doctors’ appointments are more than twice as likely to forgo care later on, according to a new study published in Pediatrics.

Update 3/10: A previous version of this story erroneously stated the ‘“Cleft Hood’ episode was inspired by Gerber’s son It was Shipp’s son Although I’m not an entertainment reporter, this column has ...

Equal treatment and professional opportunities for persons with disabilities have historically been experienced as mechanical and lacking a level of humanity. Corrected, Feb. 14: A previous version of ...

More than 3 million children in the U.S. had a disability in 2019. The rates of disability among U.S. children are increasing, with the highest rate of disability among Native American children, ...

In its powerful and final episode, Parenting Aaj Kal turns the spotlight on one of the most pressing and often silenced issues in Indian households, raising children with disabilities. Hosted by ...

Does the National Institutes of Health (NIH) truly value the lives and well-being of the most vulnerable in society? Recent actions regarding the organization’s mission statement raise questions about ...

Autism cases are surging in the New York-New Jersey metro area, mainly fueled by the diagnosis of autistic children who don't have intellectual disabilities, a new study reports. The percentage of ...