“I had a broken leg once, so I know what it’s like to have a disability.” Well, maybe … sort of. In an effort to identify and connect with disabled people, non-disabled people sometimes feel moved to ...

My son Otto started preschool this fall. The previous year, during every daycare pickup, our reunion was routinely punctuated by the same questions from the other 3-year-olds in the room: Why are you ...

At 22, Christina Mallon's arms slowly became paralyzed due to motor neuron disease Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Christina ...

Beneath the bureaucracy that is making the NDIS harder to access lurks the long-established discourse of “deservingness” — the criteria that determine whether disabled people are seen as being worthy ...

Last year, parents in the United States reported being overwhelmed and burnt out. One group of parents is often overlooked: the 1 in 15 with disabilities. Author Jessica Slice shares how her ...

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Imagine the difficulty of being a parent to a child with severe-to-profound intellectual and developmental disabilities, fighting to protect your child’s well-being while ...

When the last jobs report of 2023 was released on Friday, it confirmed that the labor market is still going strong, with 216,000 jobs added in December and the unemployment rate holding steady at 3.7% ...

Disability Pride Flag: A charcoal grey flag with a diagonal band from the top left to bottom right corner, made up of five parallel stripes in red, gold, pale grey, blue, and green. Source: Ann ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...