Using anecdotal examples, this article will argue that focusing on language rather than on actions is unlikely to result in community integration of people with disabilities. It will also provide ...

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, ...

Malaysia has introduced Disability-Inclusive Language Guidelines to promote respectful, accurate communication about persons ...

Disability Pride Month has served as a reminder that there is a new vocabulary emerging that continues to transform the disability experience in a multitude of ways. Over the past thirty years, the ...

Every July, during Disability Pride Month, disabled people and disability communities struggle with the same fundamental question. Are things really a lot better now for disabled people than they were ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Nevada State Sen. Robin Titus—at the time a member of its state House—received an ...

Everywhere in the world, two to three babies out of every 1,000 live births will be born with cerebral palsy, described by the World Health Organisation as a complex motor disorder caused by ...

Cornell’s Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator team launched an awareness campaign in January that uses social media and on-campus posters to foster a supportive environment for people with ...

The year is 2007 and two siblings with disabilities created a company called 3E Love. The innovators were Annie and Stevie Hopkins. Their creed? “Embrace diversity. Educate your community. Empower ...

When Kelsey Peterson initially set out to make a documentary, she never thought it would be about herself. She was planning to make a feature-length film about the progress being made with spinal cord ...

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The American Psychological Association has long advocated for the use of person-first language (e.g., a person with depression) when referring to people with disabilities. It has also acknowledged ...