In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet famously asks, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” She wonders how the name someone has can define them, ...

I discovered I had a disability before I realized I was in an abusive relationship, but the two were interwoven in my life for many years. My disability, obsessive-compulsive disorder, made it ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Christopher McGeever was 22, he aged out of the educational services available to him and needed to enroll in another program for adults with disabilities. There are several ...

Taking Action is about supporting all people in our communities. Below you will find a list of vetted resources to help support people with disabilities and provide educational information for those ...

D isability accommodations in American higher education are skyrocketing. In the past decade, the proportion of colleges with more than 10 percent of students registered as disabled has quintupled, ...

In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said "there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place." Meade, 82, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so a ...

Unnecessary barriers make accessing basic supports extremely difficult for disabled people across the country. For disabled people in America, barriers to critical, lifesaving safety net programs are ...

The outdoors can be inaccessible to people with disabilities. The National Park Service aims to provide accessible experiences across its parks. Access needs vary widely, but everyone can help ...