Mass firings at a federal agency supporting community living efforts for people with disabilities are fueling concerns that funding will be disrupted and programs could be forced to close. Nearly 50% ...

Last month, I spent days sobbing quietly in the bathroom. I was low on medical supplies for my daily catheterizations—and worse—low on income, desperate to figure out how I was going to swing it.

TORONTO — In a striking display of positive trends often overlooked in today’s news cycle, Americans over 65 are experiencing remarkable improvements in their ability to live without disabilities. An ...

For millions of Americans who rely on disability benefits, small changes can have a big impact. Food costs more, rent keeps ...

As we all know, life has no shortage of personal challenges and disasters, some relatively small, such as a minor accident, some major, such as a serious illness or disability. As we have discussed in ...

July is Disability Pride Month, an event dedicated to celebrating the unique strengths and contributions people with disabilities have made to society. In the U.S., the celebration coincides with the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A bill to adjust the cost-of-living compensation for veterans who use disability funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs has been sent to the President for his signature.

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Pam Auer, director of advocacy at Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania, is assisted by a Capitol Police officer as she exits a chair lift near Senate hearing rooms inside the North ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Cost of Living” is a stirring drama about four characters in the grinding churn of life. It's a play about people who are isolated by disability or poverty and, to ...