Next she calls people with disabilities and people with small children. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“They had adopted a lot of children with disabilities, and had a total of sixteen kids.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Angela stepped tentatively behind the secretary, not knowing whether to ignore her disability or to take her arm. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a time, he considered applying for permanent disability. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

All my memories of my father include some manifestation of his disability, even if none of us were quite willing to call it that yet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He began showing signs of intellectual disability at an early age. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was starting to conquer my disability and grasp my place in the small world I inhabited. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Others had had laryngectomies, or else defective hearing, or learning disabilities, or for an unknown reason had begun speaking much later than was normal. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew the veterans’ disability checks came out around the first of the month. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It meant dealing with my disability in ways that were quite real. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t he have retired on some sort of disability? someone asked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cash from disability checks earned with shrapnel in the neck at Wake Island or shell shock on Iwo Jima; rewards for surviving the Bataan Death March. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Trina showed signs of intellectual disabilities and other troubles at a young age. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Trick knees and punctured eardrums were minor complaints and not yet disabilities which would separate a few from the fate of the rest. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said something about how you can see the sweating but the learning disabilities are invisible. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

There are hundreds of ways we accommodate physical disabilities—or at least understand them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“There’s those three people in the closet, too. The ones in the black boxes? Now that’s what I call a disability.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"You mean people with disabilities, right? Go ahead and say what you mean, Bobby. I know I've got a disability, okay? I'm not a baby. Just say it—disability!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows neighborhood Social Security, disability, and welfare checks come in first of the month. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

My disability makes this rather a slow process, so I had plenty of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In between, she wanted to meet with her boss about her disability payments. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I whisper, "Shh, the driver. Okay, okay: people who have disabilities. They'll be happy to interview you because they actually have to prove that they try to hire everyone. It's a federal law or something." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was just as much chance I had become who I was because of my ugliness and my disability. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I used to think that had to do with his learning disabilities or whatever, but now I’m not so sure. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But eventually I realized I could use my disability to make people laugh. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was one of the few forms of exercise not entirely ruined by my disability. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

My next class was English for students with learning disabilities. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were some things I just couldn’t avoid when it came to my disability. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

In my ordinary life, this level of disability might justify a day of ice packs and stretching. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I knew the odds were against us, Mr. Dill's severe disabilities had made me privately hopeful that maybe a judge would be concerned and at least let us present additional evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Virginia, the Court recognized that executing people with intellectual disabilities is cruel and unusual punishment and banned the practice as unconstitutional. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I cannot any longer train dogs, my leg hurt so much. Maybe I go on, vhat you say, disability!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless he really did have some kind of problem—poor vision or some learning disability that people in this time would see as stubbornness or stupidity. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so, too. He certainly has no gift for scholarship. They should’ve apprenticed him to a painter when he was young instead of sending him to all those expensive schools for learning disabilities.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Supreme Court had banned the execution of people with intellectual disability, but states like Alabama refused to assess in any honest way whether the condemned are disabled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The patients included those who suffered with epilepsy, mental illness, blindness, deafness, mental disabilities, and severe physical deformities. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll lie and insist that there’s been a computer error and that I am supposed to be in the Distinguished Scholars class, even though I suck in English and have a learning disability. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When you come into the hospital with a mental disability, they put a cop next to you so you don’t hurt yourself. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I am in a special program with other children with what they call “disabilities.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The camp was for kids with physical disabilities. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

For her, like Dr. Gazzaley, the applications are potentially widespread—someday we may be able to treat attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and attention-related memory loss without drugs, which can have side effects. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The multiple stab wounds inflicted on the victim strongly suggested mental illness, but the court records and files never referenced anything about Jenkins suffering from a disability. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Over the course of a few hours, his shoppers included a young woman with a giant diamond ring and a former airplane parts inspector living off her disability checks. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had never been physically able to return to work after being hit by the van, although he did get some disability support. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And then there’s the footage of me saying, “That’s all anybody with a disability wants. Don’t sum up the person based on what you see, or what you don’t understand; get to know them.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

For building disability awareness and as an educational tool for success in the performing arts. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe it—he had just recited his well-rehearsed explanation of his disability like I had done a hundred times before. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the phone with Mr. Dill, I thought about all of his struggles and all the terrible things he'd gone through and how his disabilities had broken him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I normally would never in a million years laugh at someone’s disability, but I realized we were all laughing with Dexter, certainly not at him. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They may also be diagnosed with learning disabilities, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, depression, and suicidal tendencies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It had frequently been criticized by defense lawyers for almost never finding serious mental disabilities that would prevent defendants from going to trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Unless Eva herself introduced the subject, no one ever spoke of her disability; they pretended to ignore it, unless, in some mood of fancy, she began some fearful story about it—generally to entertain children. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In a particularly horrific example, a pair of twins—one with a hunched back—were sewn together surgically to determine if a shared spine would correct the disability. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had been alone like her, and his disability had set him apart from the other animals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two officers had been slashed in the head, Popish said; one was now on disability. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boomer ethos in which I’d raised my own daughter was obsessively protective, perpetually on guard against everything from lead paint and genetically engineered food to helmetless bike-riding, drinking, smoking, sex, and possible learning disabilities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was now on long-term disability from Kalbro, where she’d worked on the line for fifteen years or something like that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The two themes are related in my mind because I believe strongly in early intervention, whatever the disability. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was when she’d applied for Social Security disability, she said, which she only got after several court appearances. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The testimony the experts would provide would also be very direct in characterizing his disabilities and illness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My dad, who’d recently traded in his car for a specialized van to accommodate his disability, still made a point of showing up in his cousins’ doorways as often as possible for in-person visits. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her disability payments, for which she needed a doctor’s letter every month, came to just half of her $331 weekly salary. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

His physical disabilities alone would have ensured his dependent role; for his skin was unable to stand the sun, and the light affected his eyes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wernecke knew firsthand because he had received a draft deferment for a physical disability. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Bacon had limb disabilities themselves—he with a missing arm and she without a left foot—and so were well suited for their business. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, Ezzo warns, sleep deprivation might “negatively impact an infant’s developing central nervous system” and lead to learning disabilities. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to be labeled with a disability. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell if he’s just not ready to confront the seriousness of his disability or if he really does care more about getting dumped by Monica, but he won’t talk about anything else.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

By the time she had turned thirty, prison doctors diagnosed her with multiple sclerosis, intellectual disability, and mental illness related to trauma. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

People had referred to my disability a hundred times. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We contended that his attorneys had failed to provide effective assistance of counsel at trial when they didn't uncover Avery's history or present his disabilities as relevant to his criminal culpability and sentence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her face twitched as she said it, and Armpit didn’t know if that was due to her disability or if she was trying not to cry. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Blind and deaf children could join provided their disability was not inherited. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Robot girl give rhythm chip for disability,” Sosie said, starting to lose it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But the other two, Chet Douglass and Bobby Zane, were vocal enough, complaining shrilly about school regulations, the danger of stomach cramps, physical disabilities they had never mentioned before. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the back of his mind, he started to wonder if he had a learning disability. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once again, my disability had restricted my choices, but then driven me to new ones that seemed so much better than anything else could have been. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He placed us both in special classes for students with learning disabilities. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout my years of education, only Ms. Gruwell took action to help me with my learning disability. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

What she didn’t know was that my problem in school was much more basic than a learning disability. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“We do on your dad—health, life, disability....We’ve got the works on him.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes people would say to me that I’d managed to do quite well despite my appearance and my disability. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Jobs like mine were usually taken by boys with some physical disability, since everyone had to take part in sports and this was all disabled boys could do. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But sweating’s got nothing to do with your disability. It’s just because you haven’t reached puberty yet.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Its report said hunger-caused intellectual disabilities among the young were likely to cripple economic growth even if the country opened to the outside world or united with the South. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Legal rulings empowered people with developmental disabilities to refuse treatment and created rights for the mentally disabled that made forced institutionalization much less common. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He would call her by any name and make fun of her disability. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack, for his part, had spent plenty of time listening to laid-off factory workers, young military veterans trying to manage lifelong disabilities, mothers fed up with sending their kids to poorly functioning schools. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

That made him wonder if the injury meant he'd collect some kind of disability payment from the school district. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After a series of unsatisfactory report cards, my mother had begun to think that what many of my teachers were telling her was correct: I might have a learning disability. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But to completely disregard a person's disability would be unfair in evaluating what degree of culpability to assign and what sentence to impose. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Above all, we want equal political rights, because without them our disabilities will be permanent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The “free world” became perilous for deinstitutionalized poor people suffering from mental disabilities. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And because he knew he was weak, he grew more and more stern and painstaking and much less likely to accept an excuse or a borderline disability. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s okay. Even though I have a disability, it doesn’t stop me from realizing my aspiration of representing my country as Miss Teen Dream.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I had always assumed my parents had given me up because of my disability. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This chapter addresses the issue of several types of musical inclusion, including music and gender, and music for children with autism, ADD/ADHD, learning and physical disabilities. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Once they had slept off their exhaustion, and got used to regular meals again and regained some weight, the mood was sour or surly, even among those without permanent disabilities. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His speech was extremely slow on account of a learning disability. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was so broad it seemed to cover all the very worst things I sometimes thought about my disability and myself. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Forrest had some kind of disability in his legs and looked foolish running. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We never were as poor as the two of you, but we weren’t rich either. She came to this school. It’s a school for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Iodine is particularly important to the developing human brain; before table salt was supplemented with this mineral in the 1920s, iodine deficiency was a major cause of cognitive disability worldwide. Diet can influence mood, behavior and more — a neuroscientist explains 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

Objectors to the pilot took it as a given that the character is disabled and that therefore the show mocked someone with a disability. Ricky Gervais' Derek: cruel, or just unusual? 2013-01-31T07:00:06Z

Bruno says hard data is elusive about how many performers with disabilities are working onstage or in film in any given year. New staging of ‘Tommy’ to include Russell Harvard and Monica Lijewski 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

He identified as a disabled person, and wrote for a theater company that champions people with disabilities. Harry Potter Brought Him to Broadway. Now His Work is Everywhere. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

Only nine of every 100 babies born at 23 weeks survives; only one in 100 reaches adulthood without disability. TV review ? 23 Week Babies: The Price of Life; Jamie's Dream School; The Great British Food Revival 2011-03-09T22:00:00Z

I think of it as an “obstacle” as opposed to a “disability.” A Colorblind Artist? Yes, With a Little Help From His Friends 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z

Joyce’s disability never kept her from embracing music — she holds composition degrees from Juilliard, the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and Yale. For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

I am the founder and one of the directors of My Purple Compass, a company that encourages people with disabilities to travel far and wide, journeying out of their comfort zones. Disability and sex are not mutually exclusive 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

More than 38 million Americans live with some sort of hearing disability, and only one third of them go to a movie theater at least once a year. Theaters pledge to improve movie access for deaf and hearing-impaired 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

It is the further erosion of disability rights. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

“I fundamentally don’t understand how someone can take my very good faith concern about the potential for exploitation and spin that into discriminating against people with a disability.” Complaint Filed After Door Closes on Drag Performers With Down Syndrome 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

People with a learning disability shouldn’t be lonely at Christmas or any other time of year, yet not enough is being done to help. Christmas used to be a tough time for me, but this year I've broken free of loneliness 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

There’s a long history of successful disability rights protests. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

A veterans combination of disabilities are unique to each individual, so it’s not able to attribute specific spending levels for individual disabilities. Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military 2013-05-20T11:49:00Z

There is nonetheless little specific acknowledgment of invisible disabilities in workplace policies or legislation. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

There is no one-day vehicle pass available at either park, but there are significantly reduced entrance fees for the military, seniors, and people with disabilities. Mount Rainier plans to boost park-entrance fee to $25 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Documentaries about disabilities don’t come any smarter or more touching than “Mission to Lars,” a beautiful sibling road trip tale with a heavy-metal flourish. Review: ‘Mission to Lars’ Follows Siblings’ Quest to Fulfill Their Disabled Brother’s Dream 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

Bell upheld the forced sterilization of people with intellectual disabilities. This is how they try to make America white again 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

But many advocates for children with disabilities — in Louisiana and nationally — say this would unnecessarily and harmfully lower standards for students with disabilities. A graduation conundrum for students with disabilities

However, it also “recommends” passengers with disabilities “travel with a personal care attendant” as flight staff does not assist with personal care like using the restroom, eating or taking medication. Passenger in wheelchair claims airline would not let her board because she was traveling alone 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

She is the one who must gestate that embryo during nine arduous months, feeding it from her blood and bones and risking long-term disability or even death in order to create a new child. Brave new world: Shouldn’t we all be fighting for men’s right to decide the fate of frozen embryos formed from their DNA? 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

Broadcast networks and cable channels are part of the study, which also looks at broadcast representation of women, people of color and those with disabilities. TV study: LGBTQ characters rise in number with streaming 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

The Deaf West Theater production of “Spring Awakening,” which earned enthusiastic reviews when it played on Broadway last season, may have excited new interest in casting actors with disabilities. Actors With Disabilities Are Ready, Willing and Able to Take More Roles 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

The world is built for the able-bodied, for sure, but our family is learning that with some advance planning and a lot of patience, traveling with a disability is very doable. My 5-year-old uses a walker. That’s even more reason to show her the world. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

The numbers may rise as the full impact becomes clear on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, care homes and people with disabilities. Covid poses 'greatest threat to mental health since second world war' 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

Her mother is an independent education specialist in Hillsborough tutoring children and helping them cope with learning disabilities. Rebecca Schapiro, Jeffrey Sarnat 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z

A former employee who apparently is HIV-positive is trying to collect work-related disability pay, threatening to expose Heloise if she doesn't pony up. 'And When She Was Good': Laura Lippman at 'top of her game' 2012-08-16T20:53:04Z

Eight students from Gunston Middle School are rewiring the battery-powered car as part of GoBabyGo, a worldwide effort to help kids with disabilities move and play. After-school project teaches kids engineering, helps others get moving 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Although the toll in deaths and disability never reached the scale of measles, whooping cough or influenza, polio was listed in 1952 as Americans' greatest fear after nuclear attack. Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio by Gareth Williams – review 2013-07-17T15:02:02Z

Before becoming a presenter on the disability comedy chat show, Brooker was a sports journalist. Alex Brooker on Last Leg role 2013-10-15T10:58:53Z

Rather than using exact and often better definitions, they fall back upon stereotypes of disability. From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

One of those stuck in the digital stocks is Lindsey Stone, a young woman who worked as a caregiver at a residence for high-functioning adults with intellectual disabilities. Monica Lewinsky and the Shame Game 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

He proposed a national insurance system to pay unemployment benefit, disability benefit and pensions. My hero William Beveridge 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z

Some of these scenes are quite harsh and include people with disabilities or mutilations. At Arles Festival, 7 Promising Photographers to Watch 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The insult prompted immediate backlash from Scottish politicians and disability groups. Here's 6 Times the BBC Should Have Suspended Jeremy Clarkson But Didn't 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

Starting in the summer of 1939, a Nazi decree mandated that all physicians, nurses, and midwives report any child under 3 with mental or physical disabilities. Was Autism a Nazi Invention? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

I want to see more people with disabilities sitting behind and speaking up at the table. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

The movement’s raison d’être is to embrace all physical forms, irrespective of build, colour, gender, disability or anything else. No more Mr Muscle: the activists championing body confidence for men 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z

Amos refused to let Bocelli, who became blind at age 12, give in to his disability. Tenor Andrea Bocelli shares his hope, joy and generosity 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

According to CBC, the only passengers exempt from the directive are some people with disabilities and children under the age of 2. Canada now requiring people to cover their faces on all flights 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

Are you sure that he isn’t hiding a learning disability or another issue? A 10-year-old’s complaints about school are creating morning misery 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z

This is news without mercy in another sense as well: Some of the humor is pretty harsh, with jokes at the expense of, for instance, people with intellectual disabilities. | ?Onion News Network?: Don?t Just Skewer News, Go Make Up Your Own 2011-01-20T22:57:52Z

The company has named disability inclusion as “one of our top priorities.” Why Is Facebook Rejecting These Fashion Ads? 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

The disability pension he received, which continued for the rest of his life, helped him to set up Zero. George Solomos obituary 2010-12-13T18:26:00Z

O’Dowd: I did some research into this and very often people with various cognitive disabilities have a part of them that’s always moving. Chris O’Dowd puts his body on the line on Broadway 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

CRAB, which offers individual and group lessons, family sailing events and competitive regattas, can accommodate pretty much any kind of disability, Bollinger said: blindness, deafness, autism, muscular dystrophy, “really anything you can think of.” ‘A way to find the peace I lost’: This Maryland nonprofit is teaching people with disabilities how to sail boats 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

There are more young people with disabilities now than in the past, or, at least, more who are willing to accept the label. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

So many disability films are from the outside in.” ‘Life, Animated’: For one young man, the prison of autism turns out to be a palace 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Autism was considered a severe disability – and a rare one. Is my autism a superpower? 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

For decades, enduring TV characters with a disability were rare. How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Sometimes he used the phone of his roommate in Westport, a guy who claimed to have once been a stockbroker and a documentary filmmaker and was now living on disability after a Navy diving accident. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z

The one show open so far, “Springsteen on Broadway,” requires audience members to be fully vaccinated unless they are under 16 or need reasonable accommodation because of a disability or sincerely held religious belief. Broadway Is Back! A Guide to Shows, Tickets and Covid Protocols. 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

I think the same is true for how we think about people with certain kinds of disabilities. Lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson on building racial justice: “This work is just beginning” 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

Bulkhead seats, at the front of coach, are reserved for passengers with disabilities and unaccompanied minors, he explained, and those are released if not claimed before boarding. Practical Traveler: Dodging Those Pesky Airline Fees 2010-12-01T04:00:00Z

Plus, most of the sites offer free “carer” tickets for someone accompanying a person with a disability, so I paid admission for Chloe but not for myself. Making ancient sites accessible in England 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

She also addresses some of the dicier modern conundrums, like how to address someone who is transitioning, or speak properly to a person with a disability. Among the Vulgarians 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

She also remembers when most airlines, except the discount carriers, would allow people with disabilities to reserve those preferred seats. As airlines try to monetize seat assignments, are disabled passengers being left behind? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

According to the medical board filing, Eroshevich admitted misconduct in signing off on two workers' compensation and disability claims without actually examining the patients. Beverly Hills psychiatrist has license suspended 2012-04-03T02:53:20Z

Most of all, we’ve tried to argue that if you want prospective parents to go ahead and raise children with significant disabilities, you should promote that agenda by way of persuasion rather than coercion.  Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

He explained that as a late-deafened person, Ruben goes through stages where he thinks of his hearing loss as “a loss, a lack, a disability.” In ‘Sound of Metal,’ a groundbreaking portrait of deafness 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

All Together can now be found on Netflix but, in truth, it has no shortage of its own age-related disability, disease, and death. Can old age still have a happy ending? 2013-02-07T23:17:00Z

Moreover, she acknowledged that divorcing for disability benefits would “cause more problems than it would solve” in terms of insurance and power of attorney. Woman asks Reddit if she is wrong about refusing to take in her biological child in emotional post 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

Her disability is a part of that, but it doesn’t define who she is. Kiera Allen of ‘Run’ on Upending Disability Stereotypes 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

The level of inclusion for people with disabilities is never perfect. Wheelchair users still struggle at gigs 2013-06-26T12:54:00Z

Such social insensitivity is endemic to the lives of people with permanent but invisible disabilities that affect their daily functioning, who are likewise deprived of outer symbols to signal their condition. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

But it has also made for four centuries of mostly regular-bodied actors simulating the appearance of disability with the help of prostheses, crutches, leg braces and plenty of ham. Review: In a Teenage Take on ‘Richard III,’ Now Is the Prom of Our Discontent 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

What destinations have been friendliest for those with disabilities? For the Disabled Traveler, Strategies for a Successful Trip 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

The first, which graduated in the spring, comprised nine high school students, all with disabilities. This novel D.C. academy trains people with disabilities to provide paid support for others living with disabilities. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

One important way this can be achieved is to populate the writers' rooms with disabled folks who can speak to their everyday lived experience, or at the very least ensure disability advocates are consulted. What that "Sex Education" disability story could learn from reality TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

It also noted that infertility generates “disability as an impairment of function.” The Case for Redefining Infertility 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

There are people who may not be able to wear a face covering or adhere to other recommendations because of health conditions or physical or mental disabilities, Durvasula said. Some covid-19 rule-breakers could be narcissists, experts say. Here’s how to approach them. 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

Challenged, but Determined to Compete for the Tiara The Special Olympics are commendable, but they’re not right for every child with a disability. Television Review: ‘Miss You Can Do It’ Showcases Challenged Girls 2013-06-23T21:48:53Z

“Alec Baldwin in Blind is just the latest example of treating disability as a costume,” said Jay Ruderman, the foundation’s president. Disability rights group criticizes casting of Alec Baldwin as blind character 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

Other people who were diagnosed at the same time have very much more disability. MJ Hyland: why I had to write about my MS 2012-08-11T23:27:00Z

This is a key aspect of many disabilities that the non-disabled can find hard to accept in real life. In "The Mandalorian," I can finally find a portrait of youthful disability and acceptance 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

Hollywood believed audiences would be repelled by disability; the whole area was assumed to be off-putting, acceptable only if accompanied by a stiff dose of treacle. Disability in film: is cinema finally moving with the times? 2012-11-12T12:25:57Z

Her first child, a daughter, was born with severe mental disabilities. Books of The Times: ?Pearl Buck in China,? by Hilary Spurling 2010-06-09T00:02:00Z

"We hope this sets an example for other brands to feature those with disabilities in their marketing efforts, as well," she said. Florida beachwear company features model with Down syndrome 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Dear Heloise: I am a senior citizen with disabilities. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Bullying can follow kids anywhere 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z

Yet, according to interviews with parents of children with disabilities, as well as the children themselves, many are ambivalent about gene editing in general. Once Science Fiction, Gene Editing Is Now a Looming Reality 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Its prerequisites for accompanied suicide are old age, terminal illness or “unendurable, incapacitating disability or unbearable and uncontrollable pain.” What Does Alzheimer’s Disease Do to a Marriage? 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z

But just because something like workplace discrimination or being passed over for a job or promotion due to disability is illegal, doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

Finally, a wrenching, must read, article on this morning’s front page, about abuse of young residents in homes for people with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other disabilities around New York State. Motherlode: Transracial Dating, and Other Questions 2011-06-06T21:11:15Z

Because of her disability she was shunned and prevented from going to school. John Oliver destroys Fox News over staggeringly offensive refugee coverage 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

In the following three months of disability I had plenty of time to meditate. How Turner's paintings inspired jazz composer Tim Whitehead's new record 2010-09-23T21:45:00Z

Mr. Nossell has a disability that, among other things, leaves his speech difficult to understand; he refers to himself as a spastic. Movie Review: A Fake Danish Comedy Troupe Goes To North Korea, With Strange Results 2010-12-28T22:46:46Z

That was something Sundquist was conscious of when trying to recruit crew members with disabilities. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

But Newsom said learning that he had the disability was a relief because he realized why he had been struggling in school and that it had nothing to do with his intelligence. California’s governor writes children’s book about dyslexia 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

“She would likely have been lauded for her fortitude in moving forward in the face of disability.” ‘Vivian Maier Developed,’ an Intimate Biography of a Very Private Photographer 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

I wanted to write about my disability, which was something I had never talked about before. Ryan O’Connell on Thought Catalog, trolling & the Millennial angst tipping point: “The more you write about your personal life, the less you have one” 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z

Both troupes are made up of dancers with and without disabilities, and reject the notion that disability is a limitation, exploring the potential of many kinds of bodies. Review: Heidi Latsky Dance and Axis Dance at Skirball Center 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

For him, such arduous work is a point of pride: evidence that an actor with a developmental disability can be up to the task. The World Really Is a Stage, Scripts and All, to an Actor With Autism 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z

“None of us got to your door by being oversensitive and mad at everybody…we are comfortable with our disability.” Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

Its matter-of-fact approach to disability, including in some deeply moving exchanges between Vic and a profoundly disabled older man, is a tonic. The Sundance Film Festival Comes Through (Again!) 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

The festival will also include a series of discussions on disability in the arts and workshops. Disabled artists launch festival 2012-07-10T15:30:41Z

Does the work of disabled artists have to foreground disability? Access All Areas: putting disability centre stage 2011-03-07T18:34:31Z

It accuses various parties in the lawsuit of engaging in racial harassment, religious harassment, and disability discrimination. Can fans accept the new reality of Lizzo? 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z

Mind the Gap is a company that specialises in giving performers with and without learning disabilities an equal platform. Of Mice and Men ? review 2011-02-20T21:45:00Z

It is hard not to dwell on the uncertainties of my own future, but disability impels me to focus on my immediate physical environment. Becoming Disabled 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

A third of those characters appear on Fox, which leads the way with five characters with disabilities. LGBT characters on TV will make up larger percentage than ever, study finds 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

But the artist is still navigating how much to disclose about their disability. As People Reflect on Their Bodies, Museums Turn to Artists for Answers 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z

But high unemployment persists for people with disabilities, even after the A.D.A. banned discrimination in the workplace. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

"They destroy timelines, so what you did wrong doesn't matter, and disabilities disappear because you go into a parallel universe. There is no culpability and no responsibility. None of your actions matter." From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

Is this the jump forward some audiences believe, or are we standing still—still!—when it comes to accurate and interesting stories of disability? "The Simpsons" joins Hollywood in highlighting deaf characters – but it still feels like pandering 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

When James Fauntleroy lost his sales job in the summer he quickly found his social security disability benefits did not provide enough to live on. Trump's food stamp cuts will strip lifeline from millions of Americans 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

For centuries, people with learning disabilities like dyslexia and autism have been mischaracterized as lazy and stupid simply because their brains process information differently. Salon's favorite books of 2022 — fiction and nonfiction 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

Hiring actors with disabilities who can advise about films and TV shows is essential, stresses Beth Haller, co-director of the Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

And as life expectancy grows, the number of people with disabilities is expected to increase, too. New Rules Aim to Make Travel Easier for the Disabled 2010-04-27T03:17:00Z

He makes the basic point that it is not so much the disability one suffers from that matters but one’s attitude to it. Liveright to Publish Nelson Mandela’s Letters From Prison 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

The system is even less accommodating of doctors with health problems or disabilities, according to Elton. Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

There's no policy towards gender, body type, sexual orientation or disability, although the majority of their 1,300-odd contributors seem to be healthy, young and white. The eco-sex activists who want to save the world 2013-04-11T18:00:03Z

For many disabled people, the film is rife with scenes of smugness; “Run, Forrest run!” became a taunt for people with learning disabilities. Disability can be funny – just get disabled people to make the jokes 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

The rest of the cast for the production, which ended its run earlier this month, was notably diverse, and included several actors with disabilities in roles that are not usually cast that way. Who Can Play the King? Representation Questions Fuel Casting Debates. 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

Recent titles worth seeing: “Crip Camp,” on Netflix, a documentary about a summer camp for the disabled in the Catskills and the campers who went on to become activists in the American disability rights movement. VOD, Streaming or Virtual Cinema? Your Guide to Digital Movie Options 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

People with disabilities have had some success in challenging the stereotype. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

He also coaches high school football and works with young children with learning disabilities in an after-school program in Parsippany, N.J. Erin Seims, Charles Anderson 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

I am learning that disability and sex are not mutually exclusive and I love the journey that comes with it. Disability and sex are not mutually exclusive 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

A hearing disability prevented him from serving in the military. Paul Reed, Washington Color School painter, dies at 96 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z

Taking such an uncompromising and unguarded approach to his disability has led to Brooker becoming something of a spokesman for this nebulous community. 'What if my kids are scared of me?': Alex Brooker on life as a disabled dad 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

I am not disabled; I have a disability. I’m blind – but it can be a blessing in disguise 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

“With Kevin, I don’t see a person with a disability. I see the kindest, most patient person I know,” Ms. Karch said. Overcoming Disability and Finding Love 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

She decided not to look at her missing arm as a disability but to embrace it. Meet The Bionic Model Who Walked In New York Fashion Week 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

He rose to prominence with self-deprecating takes on his disability during the Friday night topical chatshow The Last Leg, which began as part of Channel 4’s coverage of the Paralympics in London. 'What if my kids are scared of me?': Alex Brooker on life as a disabled dad 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

Mr. La Bouchardière said that “using disability as a metaphor will always be controversial potentially,” but added, “I certainly hope it doesn’t offend anyone, as it’s intended to be inclusive.” ‘The Blind,’ Lera Auerbach’s Opera, Confronts Isolation 2013-07-05T17:16:44Z

Much of her disability payment goes toward rent, as she only recently moved into stable housing after struggling with homelessness for several years. Trump's food stamp cuts will strip lifeline from millions of Americans 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

“People with disabilities face enormous amounts of bullying, violence and discrimination. Positive images of disability can stop that.” Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

“The Advent Calendar” is certainly aware of ableism — Eva withstands all manner of insulting comments from co-workers and strangers — yet it hinges on a bloodthirsty desire to rid Eva of her disability. ‘The Advent Calendar’ Review: A December Full of Tricks and Treats 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

Her 48-hour bed-out will include five scheduled "bedside conversations", four with members of the public or of an arts and disability symposium, and one on Twitter. Artist-activist Liz Crow's 'bed-out' for disabled rights 2013-04-09T18:00:01Z

Only 31 percent of working-age people with disabilities people held jobs last year, compared with 75 percent of those without disabilities, according to the U.S. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Meat Loaf looked different from me, but my physical disability kept me firmly in the outcasts corner too. Meat Loaf taught me it's OK to have big dreams 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z

Meaning, I didn’t want to get hired because I was disabled and writers needed someone with a disability in their story. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

Andrea McCarren: I'm from a military family and I wanted to find a way to give back Canine companions dogs either go to veterans or children or adults with disabilities. The joys and pains of raising a canine companion 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Either way, it would be a mistake to see “Cost of Living” as an identity play about people with disabilities. Review: In ‘Cost of Living,’ a Familiar Alienation 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

Dear Amy: I use a wheelchair as a result of a congenital disability. Ask Amy: Wheelchair user feels encroached upon 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

Theater Breaking Through Barriers employs artists with and without disabilities, and fighting stereotypes is central to its mission. Review: ‘The Unexpected Guest,’ From Agatha Christie, Dispenses With a Bully 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

It depends on your disability and the kind of wheelchair. Wheelchair Racer Aron Anderson Has Another Mountain to Climb 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z

High up on the long list of ignominious behaviour was the contempt he displayed for people with disabilities in his mocking of a disabled reporter, captured on video. Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

I say repeatedly that the novel is not about disability but about difference, and I think this becomes even clearer on stage. Mark Haddon on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Guardian book club 2013-04-13T07:00:24Z

It’s yet another contribution to an endless line of disability objectification in the media, and I can’t get behind it. Spare me, “Me Before You”: Hollywood’s new tearjerker is built on tired and damaging disability stereotypes 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

This is, in fact, “what we should aim for,” Steele says: “a risk of death, disability, frailty and illness which doesn’t depend on how long ago you were born.” Looking Forward to Your 170th Birthday 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z

Or maybe it's because non-disabled people develop their perceptions about disability from what they see on TV, where we are habitually portrayed as "tragic but brave" or "bitter and twisted". My disability is not a joke 2010-04-13T18:30:00Z

The Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading disability rights group, has come out against the new film Blind, starring Alec Baldwin, in which the actor plays a novelist who loses his sight in a car crash. Disability rights group criticizes casting of Alec Baldwin as blind character 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

The victim’s father, who is a teacher at Dietrich High School, filed a $10 million lawsuit filed against the school earlier this month, noting that his son has “mental disorders including learning disabilities.” “A culture of racial hatred”: Idaho high school football players charged with raping black teammate with coat hanger 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

Neither perhaps is Hope, yet the continuing storyline of her long-term disability humanizes her. In defense of Hope: Why the so-called worst character on “Virgin River” is actually the best 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z

“Music,” the movie which Sia wrote and directed, was criticized by disability rights activists for its depiction of autistic people and for casting someone not on the autism spectrum. Kathy Griffin Is Trying to Get Back on the D-List 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

Some think people with disabilities can’t compete with those without disabilities, but this clinic showed me that if you believe in yourself and play your hardest anything is possible. 40 basketball players, one picture and a lifetime of memories 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

With Colin, it's apparent from the start that his disability is psychological, rooted in a loveless childhood. The Secret Garden's hidden depths 2011-08-05T11:42:29Z

For as long as there have been stages and screens, disability and disfigurement have been used as visual shorthand for evildoing — a nod to the audience that a character was a baddie to be feared. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

But the novel deftly brings together the fantastic and the realistic, and it touches on a variety of issues, from politics, race and murder to disability, domestic tragedy and myth. Review: ‘Time of the Locust,’ by Morowa Yejidé√

Blame austerity measures again, which, on top of poor disability funding to begin with, have hit a number of districts hard. Disabled — and handcuffed at school 2012-05-23T15:05:00Z

Also, not many casting directors consider auditioning a person with disabilities for a part in which the character isn’t disabled. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

You’ve got to wince at the sustained cruelty the man — who says he has diabetes, sores all over his body, is on disability and believes he has depression — is in for. Karen Klein: YouTube’s most evil bullying video 2012-06-21T15:45:00Z

The sudden downfall of the plastic straw is causing a sea change within the industry and spurring innovation that could appease the disability community. The last straw: Moving past disposable plastic spurs companies to innovate 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

The grounds open on Friday at 3 p.m., and Saturday through Monday at 10 a.m., 631-283-6143; $15; $10 for 6 to 12, 60+ and those with disabilities; free for 5 and under. Spare Times for Aug. 29-Sept. 4 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hunter’s take on the various awkward ways that nondisabled people react when they encounter those with disabilities is devastating. Theater Review: Disabled and the Abled, Inhabiting Close Quarters 2011-06-27T23:08:27Z

Batts spent most of her last decade in a downtown building for seniors and people with disabilities, owned by a nonprofit called Northwest Housing Alternatives, or NHA. The death of Karen Batts: the homelessness case that shocked Portland 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

Actors with disabilities are actually being cast as characters who have disabilities. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Those cowardly MPs shouldn't be let off. @elizabday Some disability campaigners disagree with you. Tony Nicklinson: 'I have a fear of living like this when I am old and frail' 2012-06-23T21:04:49Z

What are your thoughts on how the film presents its issues of disability? Amy Irving on her new film "Confetti," stage fright and the big role she almost turned down 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

Consider a program called Youth Outdoors Unlimited, where children with disabilities can realize their dreams to live outdoors. Nothing like “Duck Dynasty”: My life as a female hunter 2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

Her disability is the work of “networks of power”—polluting corporations, lax regulators—that must be protested. Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

As a 21-year-old woman with a form of dwarfism, what stood out was Three Billboards’ depiction of suicide and disability. Three Billboards' portrayal of dwarfism is reductive and ableist, and I would know | Eva Squire 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

A self-funded internet television series about a group of young adults in Brighton with learning disabilities is to premiere on the Oprah Winfrey Network after support from the producers of Game of Thrones. UK online series to air on Oprah 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

Although Ally doesn’t know it yet, she has dyslexia, a learning disability that, according to the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, affects 20 percent of the population. How They Staged a Little Girl’s Inner Universe 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

Since Aristotle, characters with disabilities have appeared in western drama and impairment has long been used in fiction as a metaphor for mortality, evil, pity – the human condition. Left out: the authors who know disability from inside 2013-07-11T10:55:47Z

I moved in last summer as a live-in assistant, sharing a house with people with learning disabilities. How we live together: 'I moved in when my mum died. I feel loved here' 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z

Could an actor without a disability have done the same as credibly? How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

In the season seven episode "King-Size Homer," Homer tries to gain enough weight to tip scales at more than 300 pounds, which will get his big posterior on work disability. 10 words "The Simpsons" made famous 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

SAT Fundraiser for children with disabilities attending school at the UW’s Haring Center, 10 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-03-20T21:57:25Z

Before her win, Stroker talked to The Times about what keeps her motivated in an industry where people with disabilities are not represented. The Biggest Breakout Stars of 2019 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

In an already emotive debate about disability rights, he has no time for the manipulative choral soundtracks so beloved of Hollywood. Girl X - review 2011-03-06T17:07:36Z

Sometimes I felt like motherhood was a disability. My lessons in autism 2014-02-25T00:00:00Z

After moving to Los Angeles in 1980, she founded the Theatre Bethune dance company and the Infinite Dreams outreach programme for children with disabilities. Dancer Bethune killed in accident 2012-02-14T13:26:07Z

The production company has featured models with disabilities, in wheelchairs, on crutches and amputees. India acid attack survivor redefines beauty at NY Fashion Week 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

And we want the world to see that people with disabilities are beautiful. Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc "Rising Phoenix" erases stigma through visual elegance 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

Many artists with chronic illnesses or disabilities feared the worst when the pandemic started. As People Reflect on Their Bodies, Museums Turn to Artists for Answers 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z

At a time when the best television comedies are taking on race, politics, disability and more, this one hopes that there’s still an appetite for Mr. James’s macaroni and cheese. Review: In ‘Kevin Can Wait,’ a Certain Domestic Déja Vu 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

Right now there are more veterans in care for mental illness than physical disabilities. Veterans hope MDMA can cure their PTSD: “It’s hard to talk about because it’s the elephant in the room” 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

"In addition to coping with the disability, they must cope with the negative attitudes of society," said Ericsdottir. HBO film looks at autism through mother's eyes 2010-04-01T23:40:00Z

The free activities will include sports and games for the blind, the autistic, and those who use wheelchairs or have other disabilities. Spare Times for Children for July 17-23 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Before being matched to a person with disabilities, Jeremiah will be expected to master more than 40 commands. Training a puppy as a gift to someone else 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

Virginia, antisemitism, learning disabilities, the Vietnam War, the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and progressive education would seem overstuffed. Jewish Pride, and Prejudice, in Veera Hiranandani’s New Middle Grade Novel 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

Beginning May 4, Costco added that all warehouses will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for members 60 and older, and for people with disabilities. Costco to start requiring face masks for all shoppers 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

On the 33rd anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is important to reflect on how disabilities are portrayed in films and TV series. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

“And the other general concern is: How do we support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in isolation?” A time of unprecedented fear for parents of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

When other characters, and even the man himself, scorn his disabilities and mock his ugliness, we are forced by the evidence of our senses to treat the derision metaphorically. Review: Danai Gurira Makes a Sleek Supervillain of Richard III 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z

Anner said there were only a few writers with a disability for “Speechless,” “and that was very novel at the time.” ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Which comes first: the disability or the artist? Access All Areas: putting disability centre stage 2011-03-07T18:34:31Z

Add grief and a learning disability, and it is a lot of emotional baggage for a young person. Perspective | How do my boyfriend and I introduce each other to our kids? 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

The implication, wholly convincing, is that Gunther seeks attention by faking a disability he does not suffer. Götterdämmerung; BBC Proms – review 2012-07-21T23:05:54Z

This could include working with the homeless; refugees and asylum seekers; people with profound and multiple learning difficulties or physical disabilities; elderly care or youth work; debt relief and employment support. Guardian Films on poverty in the north of England 2011-07-22T08:00:04Z

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every five adults in the United States has a disability. Fashion’s Newest Frontier: The Disabled and the Displaced 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

“The way we were treated by staff,” LeBrecht says, “some of whom had disabilities themselves, you realize that your life could be better than what you were experiencing outside of camp.” From make-out sessions to sit-ins, ‘Crip Camp’ hails a generation of disabled campers who grew into activists 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

The report also says stigma is a huge problem, especially for people with learning and mental disabilities. Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

“The whole reason I did this film was to encourage other women with disabilities and give them an example they rarely get to see,” she added. Defying odds, quadriplegic woman in Virginia has twins 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

But I'm just starting to understand the words, the language of disability. Seattle artist included in Smithsonian exhibition 2010-07-16T23:31:00Z

Dice’s cancer only brought us closer; her disability just made my devotion to her fiercer and more leonine. Motherlode Blog: ‘Are Parents Better Lovers?’ 2014-02-14T19:50:10Z

Just 10 months before the show opened, Willson dropped the character of Jim, replacing him with Winthrop at the urging of producers who felt there was no place for serious representations of disability onstage. ‘The Music Man’ Once Had a Disabled Character. Then He Was Erased. 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

In the 18th century more than half the population had some form of disability, whether from birth or through the vagaries of life: hair lips, burns, scalds, senility, elephantisis, lameness, dwarfism. Rewind radio: Disability: A New History; Book of the Week – review 2013-06-01T17:00:03Z

I co-founded the charitable organisation Touching Base to build training programs for other sex workers and to connect them to people with disabilities. The future of sex work – a photo essay 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

It erases all sorts of sexual orientations, fetishes, non-normalized gender identities, disabilities, races, and histories both personal and cultural. Sex, scents and pheromones 2012-05-19T19:01:00Z

It was all a bit heartbreaking but Francesca loved Annie and got her plenty of help, so many people didn't realise she had a disability. Heartbreak by Craig Raine Digested read 2010-07-12T23:05:00Z

The Special Olympics World Games are the Olympics for people with intellectual disabilities. D.C. track star heads to Los Angeles for Special Olympics World Games 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Other shows that have used characters with disabilities for secondary plotlines have often seemed simplistic or glib, going for quick tears or feel-good moments. Review: ‘The A Word’ Takes Unblinking Look at Autism 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

He will draw on both skills in his new job: serving as a direct support professional, or DSP, for people living with disabilities in the D.C. area. This novel D.C. academy trains people with disabilities to provide paid support for others living with disabilities. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Her son likes where he lives and has made a lot of friends — something she believes is harder for people with disabilities, who are often defined by their medical conditions. Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

Instead, we’re given the same appalling conclusion we see so often in tales of disability. Review | A service monkey gives a disabled man a new lease on life 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

In 2014, his experiences inspired him to write the children’s book “Little Remy: The Little Boy Who Doesn’t Want to Go to School,” about a third-grader who gets picked on because of his learning disability. Can books fight bullying? This author is trying to turn a new chapter in schools. 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

Not one of the adaptive fashion companies spoken to for this article believes the platform is purposefully discriminating against people with disabilities. Why Is Facebook Rejecting These Fashion Ads? 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

“It’s one of the big reasons why really getting meaningful, engaged discussion” about disability is difficult. She’s considered the mother of disability rights — and she’s a ‘badass’ 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

Grid Iron specialises in site-specific theatre, Lung Ha's in providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities to become involved in performance. Huxley's Lab 2010-04-10T23:07:00Z

Most of the people coming for the vaccine are seniors, and all have some sort of disability. Pet chicks, pink hair, an old plane: Explore this illustration of readers' pandemic coping habits

While her disability animates a lot of her material, she's much more interested in the hilarious minutiae of life rather than in making grand statements about equality and prejudice. This week's new live comedy 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z

Or does a stammer count as a disability? The new Oscars diversity rules show Hollywood is inching in the right direction | Steve Rose 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

But when people talk about “inspirational” films – underdogs achieving spectacular sporting success, charismatic teachers winning over pupils, people overcoming disabilities – I am sometimes a bit agnostic. From Groundhog Day to … Raging Bull? – films to inspire and uplift 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z

But, still, it was his disability spawning the comedy – and many people were uncomfortable with that. Disability can be funny – just get disabled people to make the jokes 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

The preboarding is a safety measure that allows people with disabilities the additional time or assistance they need to get to their seats. Flying Tips for Wheelchair Users, From Wheelchair Users 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

The Stars Band is an offshoot of Under the Stars – a club night run since 2007 by and for adults with learning disabilities and their friends in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster. The Stars Band: 'why shouldn't disabled people have a great album cover?' 2013-05-30T12:33:50Z

Auction benefits Vadis job training for people with disabilities, 5 p.m. Community calendar 2011-11-10T00:20:05Z

Deafness is often an invisible disability, whether or not we want it to be, but the constraints of the pandemic have forced me to be open about it always. Dave Grohl: deaf like me – except, of course, not like me 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z

My disability only months old, I hadn't yet discovered how many people would ignore me because I could no longer see them. Pseudonym: On vision loss and hiding in plain sight from my high school classmates 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z

Ariella Barker, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy, says people often assume that disability civil rights laws provide an advantage they do not. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Their experience has also provided a better understanding of how health care and disabilities are reported in the media. Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

In the Paralympics, classifications divide athletes into groupings to compete against others with likened disabilities. While training for the Tokyo Paralympics, my biggest triumph came in the locker room 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z

Buying groceries online makes life easier for anyone who has trouble purchasing food in person, including people with disabilities, those with limited transportation access or those living in remote locations. SNAP recipients purchasing groceries online decreased the share of people without enough food 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z

“I want to teach my kids, starting young,” she said, “to respect people with disabilities, people that don’t necessarily look like them, people of all gender identities.” Children’s Primers Court the Littlest Radicals 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

There's also the other thing, which I point out because I have a for-real disability and use a wheelchair because I have to: Please knock this off. Hollywood's "list of excuses is endless": Enabling bad behavior, from Bill Murray to Jeff Garlin 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

“They are the last two people who see me as a person with a disability. They are terrified for me.” I was scared of losing my sight… then writing brought me clarity 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z

That “you” implies an able-bodied spectator, but “Dark Disabled Stories” is designed to serve both those with disabilities and those without. Four Rising Theater Stars to Watch This Spring 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

He continued to accept commissions for standard buildings, but he increasingly focused on the needs of people with disabilities. Michael Graves, innovative architect and designer, dies at 80 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z

In a book published as recently as 2003, Paul Longmore, polio victim and disability activist, identified a series of persistent stereotypes. Disability in film: is cinema finally moving with the times? 2012-11-12T12:25:57Z

As a bonus, the academy also offers lessons on the history of disability. This novel D.C. academy trains people with disabilities to provide paid support for others living with disabilities. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

He garnered accolades for his work in educational testing, learning disabilities and forensics. My aging parents smuggle medical marijuana 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z

His impotence and disability isn't a problem, but, as Tyrion suggests, a solution, an opportunity to break the cycle of hereditary monarchy and move, however incrementally, into a better, more just future. "Cripples and bastards and broken things": Why the "Game of Thrones" ending was nearly perfect 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

Is disability something you are better off learning to accept as a limitation or struggling to rise above? Review: In a Teenage Take on ‘Richard III,’ Now Is the Prom of Our Discontent 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

Approved by a 6-2 vote over industry opposition, the new law raised fares 17 percent to hike drivers’ pay, created a health-care and disability fund, and strengthened a cap on leasing fees. Will “alt-labor” replace unions? 2013-01-29T20:45:00Z

In a moment of disability farce, it dumps noisome gags about bathroom stalls; the menstrual cycle is also a key concern. “Sally4Ever” and “The Bisexual,” Reviewed: Women in Crisis, In and Out of the Bedroom 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Make sure a high school kid with disabilities gets a ride to the basketball game, a ride home — and a seat in the front row of the student section when at the game. Carolyn Hax: Readers dish on parenting, divorce, treatment of the disabled 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

The inescapable costs include rent or mortgage payments, childcare and the extra costs of disability. Government to overhaul measures of poverty by 2020 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

"I wish people understood that our problems come from barriers in society, not from our disabilities," an unnamed wheelchair user adds. What that "Sex Education" disability story could learn from reality TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

Bulkhead seats are reserved for customers with disabilities up to 24 hours before departure, with remaining seats sold as “Even More Space” seats for $10 to $65 extra. Flying With Children: The Bad and the Worse 2011-11-08T20:27:17Z

I was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a congenital, progressive, incurable neuromuscular condition, but my lifelong disability has never prevented me from doing anything I set my mind to. How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Mac makes fun of the four-year-old’s wide-eyed expression, speech delay, and constant rocking—developmental disabilities caused by her mother smoking crack while pregnant. “I’ll bust you in the head till the white meat shows”: Stand-up comedy, black families and corporal punishment 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

In what some might call disability, she finds possibility. Review: Heidi Latsky Dance at Montclair State University 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

I recently discovered that Paula has publicly posted offensive videos, under her actual name, joking about serious issues such as gender, race and disability. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter’s online videos compromise her future 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

There is a third group of people who treat disability as a challenge, not a barrier. Family Guy's Palin Lampoon: Not Funny 2010-02-23T00:11:00Z

We can do this by creating opportunities for people with disabilities in every aspect of the entertainment industry: casting directors, producers, writers, directors. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

I am not so neurotic that I would allow myself to become homeless as happened when my long-term disability insurance canceled my policy. You don’t know $#% about CFS 2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

One of the slogans of the disability rights movement is "Nothing About Us Without Us" - and there was very little "us" in last week's selection. Left out: the authors who know disability from inside 2013-07-11T10:55:47Z

Robin also became a campaigner and speaker, changing attitudes about people with disabilities. Andy Serkis: ‘King Kong was the epiphany. It was like: you can now do anything’ 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

Invisible disabilities may be invisible even to the people whom they affect. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

But rather than pay his disability costs, his bosses accused him of absenteeism and fired him. Why Do People Who Need Help From the Government Hate It So Much? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

I’ve spent my whole life surrounded by these kinds of stereotypical narratives of disability. Spare me, “Me Before You”: Hollywood’s new tearjerker is built on tired and damaging disability stereotypes 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

“But with disability it is still routinely accepted. And that’s wrong.” For the Disabled in Hollywood, Report Finds Hints of Progress 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

The word “disability” evokes images of ramps, lower-positioned urinals, grab bars and other allowances in our architectural landscape. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

A wide range of disabilities is represented: autism, blindness, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy. The Week Ahead: Jan. 30 ? Feb.5 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z

This is fine with most pregnant women: the idea that pregnancy is a disability raises hackles. Motherlode Blog: Protection for Pregnant Workers 2012-05-08T12:15:31Z

Alcohol is the leading risk factor for premature deaths and disability among people aged 15 to 49 and its abuse leads to serious health problems, including cardiovascular and liver cancer. Could there be a cure for hangovers? 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

Despite the Obamas’ involvement, one of the lessons of “Crip Camp” is that the fight for disability rights has never fit into neat ideological boxes. From make-out sessions to sit-ins, ‘Crip Camp’ hails a generation of disabled campers who grew into activists 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

Now she wants to do more work with schools to help children understand disability. ‘No one expects people with disabilities to have a family’ 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

His critics offered an alternative: ‘people with disabilities deserve respect.’ Analysis | The two sides of Jerry Lewis 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

Carousel is an award winning arts organisation based in Brighton that runs the Oska Bright International film and digital media festival featuring work made by people with a learning disability. BFI hands out ?371,000 for audience development projects 2011-08-11T09:27:56Z

Reports of his past verbal abuse of a child with disabilities surfaced online recently, sparking a backlash on social media and demands for his resignation. Under-fire Olympic composer steps down over past bullying 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

That no seven year old should be maimed in such a way, left with a legacy of pain and disability, blown up when walking to school. Giles Duley: 'I lost three limbs in Afghanistan, but had to go back … ' 2013-02-10T00:13:44Z

High-tech displays look at both everyday products, like TVs and phones, and experimental work, from the latest graphics to barrier-free living for people with disabilities. Five Reasons to Visit Nagoya 2011-09-22T14:05:00Z

One way to tackle this is for disability issues to be addressed in literature and history in the way gender studies and black studies are taught now, says Heumann. Judith Heumann: 'Biden is committed to involving disabled people in his administration' 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

It’s rooted in the conversations, politics and perspectives of people in the disability community, in inside jokes and states of being. To See and Be Seen: These Dancers Make Disability Visible 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

If they went to a learning disability clinic, and they had an IQ above 70, they’d be turned away. 'All my life suddenly made sense': how it feels to be diagnosed with autism late in life 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

However, she said, disability rights advocates have consistently raised the issue, advocating a rule requiring airlines to provide an accessible lavatory on single-aisle aircraft. Smaller Bathrooms on Planes Pose Challenges for Passengers 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

Augusto imagines that if she were alive today, she would be leading the foundation in expanding the use of technology to people with disabilities. NYC exhibit tells story of activist Helen Keller 2010-04-13T10:37:00Z

The wonderful Oily Cart are at the Unicorn with Tube, which is created for audiences with complex disabilities. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-06-07T16:06:29Z

“We are all at risk of having a disability at some point in our lifetime,” Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the agency, said in a news release. Fashion’s Newest Frontier: The Disabled and the Displaced 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

How rare is it to discover a documentary about disability that scorns “differently abled” euphemisms and rhapsodies of inner beauty? | 'NoBody?s Perfect': The Devastating Legacy of Thalidomide 2010-04-16T00:54:00Z

Jones is a formidable Amanda, the mother who refuses to recognize the reality of her painfully shy daughter’s physical disability and psychic fragility. Star-Crossed (and –Blessed) Revivals: Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams 2013-10-02T09:45:54Z

Her disabilities, and the predicaments they spawned, struck her as amusing as often as not. Nancy Mairs, Who Wrote About Her Mental Illness and Multiple Sclerosis, Dies at 73 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

The predicted controversy surrounding Channel 4's disability prank show I'm Spazticus has yet fully to materialise, although it's certainly divided opinion. Forget Edinburgh's funniest joke award. Have you heard the one about the Amused Moose? 2012-08-21T16:10:27Z

And there’s a boot camp — training, residency, introductions — for veterans with disabilities reentering the work force. A Carlyle group co-founder steps out of the philanthropic shadows

What's more she was unemployed and surviving on a combination of student loans, disability checks for other children and workers' compensation checks for an old back injury. Will porn and PETA be octomom's latest saviors? 2010-03-25T12:46:00Z

In the Broadway production, the child’s disability does not change; the focus is on Scrooge’s transformation and Tim’s empowerment. Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

The root of Dury's flamboyance and individuality partly lay in his disability - he contracted polio as a child. 2010-01-07T08:39:00Z

For their next step, Mrs. Mann and Mrs. Tozzi are looking for ways incorporate children with disabilities into the wider community. Creating a Stylish World for Children With Autism 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

It is characterised by significant emotional distress and functional disability with examples including chronic widespread pain and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Painkillers such as aspirin 'do more harm than good' for chronic pain 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

However, the hurdles are steeper for those who seek disability compensation — too steep for some veterans groups and lawmakers who support legislation designed to make it easier for veterans to get a monthly disability payment. Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military 2013-05-20T11:49:00Z

Five years ago, Quinn made a series of sculptures of people with disabilities whose body defined them – most famously Alison Lapper, armless and with short legs, displayed on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Just don't call it a freak show 2010-04-30T23:07:00Z

Zoyd, the anti- Reagan dissident, is dependent on regular government disability cheques. Rereading: Vineland by Thomas Pynchon 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z

Why it’s important: It is the only home Wright built for a client with a disability. On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

The millions of soldiers and sailors who returned faced a society struggling with unemployment, disability and grief. 'The Great Silence': Britain's mourning and recovery in the wake of World War I 2010-06-02T22:39:00Z

Organizers say the monthlong program helps them cope with haunting memories, disabilities and the future. Can Programs That Help the Military Save the Federal Arts Agencies? 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

There were periods of domestic calm, with Mr. Thorson cleaning up around the house and collecting disability checks that he was eligible for after the shooting. Scott Thorson, The Boy Toy’s Story 2013-05-10T21:40:24Z

Our readers were quick to offer their own take on the subject, of which John91's is typical: With his earlier work, race/disability etc were subjects, not targets. Comedians get chance to fall flat on TV, and Eddie Izzard sets sights on politics 2013-02-05T16:36:20Z

Hollywood loves to reward itself for the bare minimum, and deafness may be the first disability to be rising in onscreen representation in part because deafness is often invisible. "The Simpsons" joins Hollywood in highlighting deaf characters – but it still feels like pandering 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the small group challenges may have been a chance for Jackson to disclose to the other chefs, but disclosing a disability, even like Long COVID, is an individual decision. Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

Sundance recently announced that it would, with the Ruderman Family Foundation, provide more resources for attendees with disabilities and program more movies featuring people with disabilities. Disability-rights movement takes spotlight at Sundance 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

“What is a bad cripple? It is a person such as myself with an obvious disability who is well aware of their civil rights,” he wrote. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

The one exception is the Hoodsport ADA-accessible fishing platform, which will remain open to anglers with disabilities following the same regulations for the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone regulations found in the regulation pamphlet. Hoodsport area in Hood Canal to close to fishing starting this Saturday 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

I would definitely call the desk and explain your disability. For the Disabled Traveler, Strategies for a Successful Trip 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

Almost 33 years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, going to a museum is still a challenge for someone with a disability. Making Art Accessible for All 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

She estimated that “somewhere between one-third and one-half” of the stories by outside contributors were written by people with disabilities. A disability-focused website ran a ‘funny’ post on autism. Anger ensued. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

According to the Department of Education, “incarcerated adults have among the lowest academic skill levels and highest disability and illiteracy rates of any segment of our society.” Battling censorship behind bars 2013-05-07T13:00:00Z

It's clear by now that Channel 4 has an obsessive compulsion to produce portrayals of disability and neurological disorders. TV highlights 13/02/2013 2013-02-13T07:00:03Z

But, I had to ask myself, was my ignorance of disability making me inadvertently dangerous? I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

I started working within the community sector, in adult disability services and sexual health counseling and education. We Could All Use a Jodi in Our Lives 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

There are models in hijabs, models with vitiligo, models with physical disabilities. Perspective | Fashion is finally figuring out diversity — in ways that actually matter 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

So there’s a lot of focus on dating, friendship and careers, with the complications of disability worked in naturally. The Morning After: Wheel Women 2012-06-05T12:38:10Z

I know now that I suffered from a learning disability, so that’s why words and numbers were hard for me. Tina Turner: By the Book 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Barker’s physical limitations didn’t stop him from orchestrating a proposal someone without disabilities might have found daring. For Couple With Moebius Syndrome, Love Is Expressed From the Heart 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Christine Bruno, a disability advocate with Inclusion in the Arts, notes that inquiries from casting directors have increased tenfold over the past decade. New staging of ‘Tommy’ to include Russell Harvard and Monica Lijewski 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

Cora, left behind when her mother escaped years earlier, lives in the plantation’s lowest shack, a place for the dying and insane, those flogged into imbecility and permanent disability. Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

The production, which also features ASL interpretation, was brought to Broadway by DeafWest, which specializes in theater for the disability community. The revolution is bigger than “Hamilton”: This year’s Tony nods offer much-needed contrast to #OscarsSoWhite 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

Some people with disabilities need the features of accessible buildings: wheelchair ramps, for instance, or accessible bathroom stalls. I Stopped Drinking. Why Should That Affect My Social Life? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Stroker talked about the challenges of writing a story similar to her own, representing people with disabilities, and naming her wheelchair. Singer with disability shines in Ali Stroker’s new kids book 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

Members of the A.D.A. generation are quicker than earlier ones to claim disability as a crucial part of identity — and with pride. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Howard Thorpe, it transpires, is actually the founder of ABLE2UK, a disability awareness website. Mark Wahlberg: 'I've been hustling my entire life' 2013-02-17T20:00:03Z

For once, “it was like disability was really everyone’s problem,” she added. Disabled People Fear Being Left Behind as U.K. Culture Venues Reopen 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a heavy role — Killer is the story’s sacrificial lamb — yet Caan, working with Coppola, imbues the part with a subtle, persuasive innocence that doesn’t patronize the character or sanctify his disability. Remembering James Caan and His Potent Mix of Swagger and Delicacy 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Spencer, who has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair, also creates videos debunking disability myths and shares fashion and dating tips on Instagram and YouTube. Lauren Spencer Is a Sex-Positive Disability Influencer 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

Stone's publicist Paul Bloch called Elemen a disgruntled former employee who first sought disability and worker's compensation payments after she was fired roughly 15 months ago. Former nanny sues Sharon Stone, claims harassment 2012-05-24T00:34:09Z

Yet the wittiest script among these six short one-act plays about life with disabilities comes from a relative unknown, Bruce Graham, the Philadelphia playwright who did “Any Given Monday.” Theater Review: ‘More of Our Parts,’ Six Short Plays at Clurman Theater 2012-06-26T21:08:24Z

Early education should be freely afforded, regardless of children’s economic privilege or academic disability. Private preschool is a racket 2013-09-05T13:50:00Z

Camilleri’s new range, IZ Adaptive, goes beyond the needs of wheelchair users to cater for those with a variety of disabilities. Why are there more clothing lines for dogs than disabled people? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Despite his multiple disabilities, Nicholls – a science journalist and author – considers himself one of the fortunate ones. ‘Narcolepsy isn’t funny’ – living with a sleep disorder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

And that I wasn’t freaked out by disabilities or “abnormalities.” I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

The Public Theater’s 2022-23 season will feature a mix of works rooted in history and new pieces that speak to current cultural shifts — toward racial justice, equity and disability rights. ‘Raisin in the Sun’ and ‘Harder They Come’ to Be Part of Public Theater Season 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z

Critics have praised the movie for its combination of broad humor and a humanist message, and its ability to poke mild fun at a physical disability. ?Intouchables? Is a Magnet for French Moviegoers 2011-12-07T16:27:43Z

Beyond saving animals that, in most cases, would otherwise be euthanized, Safe in Austin also serves as a haven for people and animals with disabilities, special needs, mental health challenges and traumatic past experiences. This Texas farm connects special-needs kids with injured animals: ‘They’re just like me’ 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

Human rights violations occur most often against people with mental health disorders such as schizophrenia and learning disabilities. World in mental health crisis of 'monumental suffering', say experts 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

The data suggest that these parents were right to be afraid: students of color are already at a higher risk of expulsion, and disability can compound that risk. Disabled — and handcuffed at school 2012-05-23T15:05:00Z

Stricken with polio as a child born in South Korea, he mostly lost the use of his legs, but never let that disability hinder his sense of adventure. Q&A with Matt Getze, Wheelchair Adventurer 2010-05-05T03:00:00Z

A similar study in France found only 2% of real applicants who disclosed a disability received interest in their job applications. Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

The research, covering about 280 network and streaming shows from 2018, found that roughly half featured characters with physical, cognitive or mental health disabilities. For the Disabled in Hollywood, Report Finds Hints of Progress 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Presented by Theater Breaking Through Barriers, a company dedicated to promoting the work of artists with disabilities, the show, which opened on Wednesday at the Clurman Theater, features a cast of mostly disabled actors. Review: Friends Reunite for a Funeral, and Brutal Honesty, in ‘The Healing’ 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

Stephanie Thomas, a consultant in Los Angeles and the creator of Cur8able.com, a fashion lifestyle blog about dressing with disabilities, is conscious of this contradiction. Why are there more clothing lines for dogs than disabled people? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

About a decade later, however, they both signed up for a program that takes people with developmental disabilities on cruises. What I learned about love during my years of reporting on weddings 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Proceeds will benefit Goodwill of New Mexico programs including housing for veterans and job training and placement for people with disabilities. New Mexico charity quickly sells out of ‘Breaking Bad' props 2013-09-14T20:42:10Z

Geffen says half the award ordered Friday is for pain and suffering, and the rest is for disability law violations. Man wins $8K after Disney 'Small World' breakdown 2013-03-27T01:22:11Z

Sarah failed to see her own face as a mother of a child with down syndrome because she can't move beyond the disability. Family Guy's Palin Lampoon: Not Funny 2010-02-23T00:11:00Z

Sunday's Parkview Services Walk & Roll for Inclusion at Seattle's Volunteer Park aims to raise money to help find and maintain homes and opportunities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Fit & Fun: Parkview Services Walk & Roll for Inclusion 2012-09-12T19:51:05Z

When people think of a disability, they don't think of elegance. Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc "Rising Phoenix" erases stigma through visual elegance 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

But what if the disability is a hearing impairment, and the request is for a lower volume? For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Dix was a social reformer whose tireless efforts led to the establishment of the nation’s first public hospitals for people with mental illnesses and disabilities. In West Virginia, a moving, respectful tour of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

The disability rights advocate Frances Ryan dubiously suggests that abortion rights may be ableist, since pregnancies with abnormal fetuses are sometimes terminated. Three New Takes on Feminism: In the Dorm, in the Economy and Around the World 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

They charge extra for the better assignments, often the kind needed by passengers with a disability. As airlines try to monetize seat assignments, are disabled passengers being left behind? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

She belongs to the A.D.A. generation — at least 20 million people with disabilities, according to the U.S. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of children working on American farms—many Latino—risk pesticide poisoning, heat illness, life-long disabilities and death. 10 shameful ways the United States is failing to preserve basic human rights 2014-03-18T11:50:00Z

This group operates a global network of children’s hospitals that delivers life-changing surgical care and spiritual care for those living with disabilities. Tim Tebow's vital humanitarian work amid crises: 'We've got to keep fighting' 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

People with disabilities constantly pay “a tax or price,” he said, “this idea of the disability con and always needing to prove they are actually disabled” and therefore worthy of protection. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

While the news media has in recent years paid some attention to the lack of opportunity for actors with disabilities, there is still plenty of room for progress. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

I don’t know if she has a disability or some sort of ailment, but I know she works all day. Poor black people don’t work?: Lessons of a former dope dealer 2014-04-22T23:00:00Z

In 1999, his appointment at Princeton drew protest from the disability advocacy group Not Dead Yet, whose founder has called Singer “the most dangerous man on earth.” Peter Singer Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

It got me thinking about the special skills I have because of my disability; patience is one of them. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

This week, however, the New York Times touts this precise line of thinking in its series on disability with Jennifer Bartlett’s piece “Longing for the Male Gaze.” Disabling the male gaze: “Longing” to be objectified won’t help shatter narrow beauty standards 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

I was very proud to help people with disabilities even before I was paralyzed. Master architect Michael Graves discusses his 50-year career 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

I’m on disability and spend much of my days in a struggle to focus on the simplest things. Psych meds dull my creativity 2013-02-26T01:00:00Z

My fears were based in stereotypes about Down syndrome and disability more broadly, and they were simply wrong. Motherlode Blog: Mother of Child With Down Syndrome: Prenatal Counseling, Not Prenatal Testing, Is the Issue 2012-03-02T17:06:47Z

There’s not much narrative to “Planet of Snail,” and it’s not a dissertation about disability in Korean society or any such thing. “Planet of Snail”: An unforgettable love story 2012-07-26T00:01:00Z

Even as Brown delves into race, feminism, rom-coms and red carpets, it is her personal experience of life with disabilities that ties this collection together, giving it an authoritative immediacy, a beauty. Review | Keah Brown is trying to change how disabled people are viewed. Listen to her. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

This is exacerbated for women, people with disabilities, and most ethnic minorities. The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

“Claimed” is the key word here, because Gypsy Rose was eventually determined to be a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy: Dee Dee was accused of exaggerating or fabricating most of her daughter’s disabilities. Review | The Gypsy Rose Blanchard case gets another twist in the novel ‘Darling Rose Gold’ 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

Tricia says the family van had a handicapped placard displayed in its rearview mirror and was parked in the zone that’s designated for guests with disabilities. Family visiting Disney World receives harsh parking slip on their wheelchair-accessible van 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

What goes on in sport or talent shows is present in pretty much anything that also involves disability and achievement. Is The Voice winner Andrea Begley really an 'inspiration'? 2013-06-25T14:03:18Z

The audience at the matinee illustrated the vast range of disabilities, from those with difficulty walking to those who just seemed shy. Parents cheer autism-friendly `Mary Poppins' 2012-04-30T18:19:05Z

Yet here is a blunt truth: Some disabilities are more telegenic than others. How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

The attempt to rescue disability from its long history of grotesque discrimination and tragic victim status had tipped over into a glorification of disability in some circles. The ballad of my son's struggle 2013-06-17T18:07:00Z

He is supporting a state bill to give volunteer units the title and benefits of “peace officers,” which would entitled them to benefits such as disability. ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z

The film profiles several athletes with physical disabilities, focusing on one man paralyzed in a ski accident who eventually returns to the mountain. At A Theater Near You: 'The Movement,' 'Harvey' and more 2011-12-01T21:53:08Z

Tierney's child was born with disabilities which caused Tierney herself to suffer from severe depression and become bitterly disenchanted with the business of celebrity. Cannes 2012: Antiviral – review 2012-05-22T10:05:43Z

“At American, we block seats for customers with disabilities,” says Ross Feinstein, an airline spokesman. As airlines try to monetize seat assignments, are disabled passengers being left behind? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

Under city work rules, employees can receive various types of leaves, including disability, maternity, military, personal and union. Pension perk drawn on false information 2011-09-02T03:09:00Z

Which is another way of saying that my disability has been, in a strange way, liberating, allowing us to live, and love, as we wish. How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Ball told the company about his situation and was put on disability. The Wild Life and Times of a Soon-to-Be Former City Ballet Dancer 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

"He is not able to flee because of his disability, his fight response dominates his behavior ... resulting in an exaggerated fight response which culminated in this horrific tragedy," Derman said. Pistorius has heightened fight response, defense witness says 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

If a restaurant refuses to accommodate a hearing disability, “you do not call the police,” she said. For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Arbus's black-and-white portraits – particularly of those with mental disabilities or physical abnormalities – retain their power to unsettle and disturb. Diane Arbus: humanist or voyeur? 2011-07-26T10:56:29Z

The groom’s mother is an independent coordinator of services for people with disabilities in Dix Hills. Abigail Barnes, Scott Kaczmarek 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

Last year, Spread the Word to End the Word shortened its name to Spread the Word and broadened its focus to advocate for greater acceptance for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Review | In ‘Disfigured,’ a writer explores the damaging ways fairy tales shape our view of the world — and ourselves 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

Anyone with a computer can now see almost anything, regardless of where they live, what their schedule is and whether they have disabilities or differences that physical theaters too often fail to address. How to Birth a New American Theater 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

My 16-year-old daughter often said hello in passing to an older boy with intellectual disabilities at school. Why Won’t My Boyfriend Shut Up About How Much He Loves His Ex? 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

Hoang is so high-functioning — “for me it doesn’t feel like a disability,” she said of her autism — that she doesn’t always feel comfortable taking on the label. A romance novelist struggled with Asperger’s. Now she writes about love on the spectrum. 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lipp said that based on census data, nearly a quarter of the American population is expected to have some disability by 2030. New Rules Aim to Make Travel Easier for the Disabled 2010-04-27T03:17:00Z

Despite having a disability, “I’m a runner just like everyone else. You gain confidence, you can take life as it comes. You adapt, you conquer.” The super-long-distance runner keeps his eye on the mental mileposts, too 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

“I booked most of my hotels only a few days in advance, and some as late as the night before arrival,” says Lintz, a disability consultant from New York. 8 tips you need to know before your next international trip | Travel Troubleshooter 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

He introduces us to families who are coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia and, in some cases, multiple extreme disabilities. Books of The Times: ‘Far From the Tree,’ by Andrew Solomon 2012-11-13T13:00:24Z

My youngest child was diagnosed with a developmental disability and was hospitalized. You're not poor. You're broke 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

But not all those veterans seek health care or disability benefits related to the attacks. Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military 2013-05-20T11:49:00Z

I'm the sort of guy that just because I've got a disability doesn't mean my life stops. 2010-01-20T08:05:00Z

People with disabilities are commonly ignored from inclusion talks so, sadly, this isn't particularly surprising in the grand scheme of things. Why does Ryan Murphy’s "Hollywood" ignore disabled actors in its narrative? 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z

The World Health Organization says that alcohol abuse is now the third-leading cause of death and disability in the world. Motherlode Blog: Whitney Houston, My Mother and Addiction 2012-02-14T16:58:23Z

The simple fact that I’ve found an effective treatment allowing me to live an active life with significant disability, however, is obscured by the controversy, fear, stigma and caution that surround opioid prescribing. I’m dependent on narcotics; that doesn’t mean I’m an addict. 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z

McFadden spoke with Salon about how athletes with disabilities are portrayed in film, erasing stigma through the visual elegance of "Rising Phoenix," and why now was the best time for this documentary to debut. Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc "Rising Phoenix" erases stigma through visual elegance 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

In a 1916 essay, Sigmund Freud pointed to Richard as an example of the correlation between physical disabilities and "deformities of character." On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

The novel’s powerful ending thoughtfully probes how people with disabilities are targeted with problematic, if well-intentioned, interventions through both traditional and alternative medicine. Review | The spellbinding ‘Revival Season’ makes Monica West an author to watch 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

“In many countries, people with disabilities have very few rights,” said Eric Lipp, executive director of the Open Doors Organization, a nonprofit group in Chicago serving disabled people. New Rules Aim to Make Travel Easier for the Disabled 2010-04-27T03:17:00Z

Authentic and nuanced disability portrayals are necessary for everyone. What that "Sex Education" disability story could learn from reality TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

“Casting able-bodied actors in roles for characters with disabilities is offensive, unjust, and deprives an entire community of people from opportunities,” she says in the nearly three-minute clip. Octavia Spencer: Cast more actors with disabilities 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

In Virginia that year, the four-year graduation rate for students with disabilities was 52 percent, compared with 85 percent for all students. A graduation conundrum for students with disabilities

That experience didn't just teach me about that one phrase; it made me more thoughtful going forward in how I write about disability issues. How good people can fight bias — without being defensive or expecting a prize 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

A lot of the conversation around your performance is about the physicality of it and about playing someone with a disability. Sally Hawkins: “People want to see strong women” 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

In the inspirational narratives, disability is not a fact of life — a difference — but something one has to overcome to gain rightful sense of belonging in society. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

My own, short experience of disability has already proved that not all solitude, and not all disenfranchisement, can be recuperated in this way. Becoming Disabled 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

But that’s when I get money! , disabilities Trailing Disasters: Savings, but at What Price? Q&A with Matt Getze, Wheelchair Adventurer 2010-05-05T03:00:00Z

But, yes, all the disability stuff in the book is entirely from experience. Jo Walton's Among Others: 'It's a mythologisation of part of my life' 2012-10-02T12:18:49Z

An undiagnosed learning disability made it difficult for him to read, so he attended a vocational high school, the Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades. Bob Seidemann, who shot iconic images of Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead, dies at 75 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z

We were told by one cinema chain that it "works closely through consultation with a range of disability organisations", but without being transparent about who, when and how it's a hollow response. Why do disabled cinemagoers get the worst seats in the house? 2011-08-25T08:35:06Z

Now imagine what added emotions might be surging through a director whose film showcase’s his son’s disability. The Carpetbagger: A Dyslexia Film and a Director's Family 2012-01-20T17:47:39Z

Born with a disability, Korbin spent two and a half years doing physical therapy. Kids Make the Darndest Viral Videos 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

And being included isn't everything, writes SusanFordKeller: My child with a disability went to parties for his friends with and without disabilities in preschool. Motherlode Blog: Reaching Out to Include the Special Needs Child 2012-08-02T18:02:50Z

Before clicking the purchase button, even seasoned travelers should review the airline’s policies regarding passengers with disabilities. Flying Tips for Wheelchair Users, From Wheelchair Users 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

She doesn't want to deny her disability, she just doesn't want to be defined by it. Raspberry 2010-04-06T20:30:00Z

As a person with dwarfism, I am fine with the literal reality of my disability. Three Billboards' portrayal of dwarfism is reductive and ableist, and I would know | Eva Squire 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

In 2013 the four-year graduation rate for students with disabilities in Maryland was 60 percent, compared with 85 percent for all students. A graduation conundrum for students with disabilities

Being older means there are fewer parts for her, while having a disability places her in two overlapping categories of discrimination. Leslie Ash: ‘You go through a grieving process when you've lost your career' 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

But as with everything this disability arts ensemble creates, there are myriad other ways to encounter the work. ‘Access as an Ethic’: Giving Dance Myriad Points of Entry 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

In the UK, there was "The A Word" which, although incorporating some actors with disabilities, presented autism as a factor in family breakdown, a myth that some research has challenged. "As We See It": An imperfect step forward for representing autism on screen 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z

But it doesn't pretend that their disabilities aren't there; it's actually very revealing about what it's like to live with autism, Tourette syndrome and the fallout from a stroke. TV review: The Undateables 2013-01-08T22:10:01Z

He was put on disability and retired from the force in 1988. Ken Osmond, the Troublemaker Eddie Haskell on ‘Beaver’, Dies at 76 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

Martinez and the current season’s Noah Galloway excelling in spite of their limitations or disabilities. 'Dancing with the Stars' recap: 10th anniversary special 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

She also considers accessibility for people with disabilities and the availability of plant-based dishes on the menu. Soleil Ho is a young, queer woman of color who wants to redefine food criticism 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

The vast majority of characters with disabilities, whether they're played by actors with disabilities or not, continue to represent the same outdated tropes. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Despite, or because of, her disability, and her mother's efforts to make her whole, Roberta is as tenacious and obdurate as Lily May. The Beloved by Annah Faulkner – review by Kristina Olsson 2013-06-18T05:28:36Z

A 2019 study by the Ruderman Family Foundation found that about half of U.S. households favor authentic portrayals of actors with disabilities. Disability-rights movement takes spotlight at Sundance 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

That would be around one in every 17 people claiming disability benefits. We are building a fair welfare state 2013-04-02T19:30:00Z

“I thought everyone would be talking about how people with disabilities play video games and I was just going to jump on the Internet and buy the thing she needed,” he says. How a West Virginia group helped make video games accessible to the disabled 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

It was the leading risk factor for premature mortality and disability in the 15 to 49 age group, accounting for 20% of deaths. No healthy level of alcohol consumption, says major study 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

“I was disappointed to see ‘The Upside’ come out, because we, as disability advocates, have been fighting against non-disabled actors playing visibly disabled character for decades now,” Zayid said. Disabled actors say they’re the ‘last civil rights movement’ in Hollywood. Hardly anyone’s discussing it. 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

Each must possess decades of sailing experience, pass a background check and undergo rigorous CRAB-provided training on how to tutor sailors with disabilities. ‘A way to find the peace I lost’: This Maryland nonprofit is teaching people with disabilities how to sail boats 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

The other men avoided talking about my disability. He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

When the slate of upcoming Marvel Studio films was announced last summer, the diversity was noted: an Asian lead, an openly L.G.B.T.Q. superhero and a hero with a disability were all part of the mix. A Shang-Chi Comic for Summer, Ahead of the Hero’s Marvel Film 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

Zayid is a vociferous part of a small, dedicated movement calling attention to disability rights in entertainment, which are consistently overlooked in the quote-unquote diversity conversation. Heard the One About the Disabled Muslim Comic From Jersey? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

Dwoskin's films never hid his disability; indeed, the human body – his own or other people's, in all imaginable states of pleasure and pain – became his central subject. Stephen Dwoskin 2012-07-12T15:55:13Z

He grew up in Bristol and Newbury, England; his father was a town planner, and his mother worked with adults who had learning disabilities. Harry Potter Brought Him to Broadway. Now His Work is Everywhere. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hofsiss also served as a Tony Award nominator and on the board of directors of the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts, which advocates for artists with disabilities and artists of color. Jack Hofsiss, Tony-winning director of ‘The Elephant Man,’ dies at 65 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z

In the United States, the Transportation Department considers life-threatening food allergies a disability under the Air Carrier Access Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disability in air transportation. Help! I am Allergic to Apples and Was Kicked Off a Plane 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z

There is new lighting and electrical wiring for broadcast television crews, and new limestone walkways that make the garden accessible for those with disabilities. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

Then an administrative error at the Department of Veterans Affairs resulted in his disability pension being cut. Love’s Road Home 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

She said many advocates dislike the symbolism of disability represented by a helpless child. Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

I had also noticed that Bobby Schindler was billing himself as a “disability rights” activist, using the slippery slope argument to show that the “threat” to one minority group automatically meant a threat to all. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

Hard of hearing is a label often falsely ascribed only to people who are elderly, as a purely aged-related disability. Dave Grohl: deaf like me – except, of course, not like me 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z

For students with disabilities, these issues are further complicated by the need to access a functional educational environment where they will be safe from harm and not at risk of run-ins with the police. Cooperative banking has arrived 2012-05-24T12:30:00Z

Some experience significant disability, while others experience milder forms of cognitive difference and social discomfort. With a limited on-screen presence, autistic characters have emerged in another medium: fan fiction 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z

They broke up a few months later but Hall is confident that the relationship didn’t break down because of her disability. Disabled dating on Tinder: ‘People ask if I can have sex’ 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

Her middle sister, Susie, three years her junior, was born with physical and mental disabilities, so her mother "basically stopped any career and has been a caretaker at home". Alex Kingston: 'Lady Macbeth freaked me out' 2013-06-19T18:30:05Z

Her mother worked in computer services at the Postal Service, but went on disability after a car accident. Up Close: Kilo Kish Leverages Her Talent Into a Blossoming Career - Up Close 2012-12-19T21:38:57Z

Two weeks ago, Cleary went to Basel, Switzerland, to attend Look & Roll, a film festival primarily for films that explore disabilities. An Oscar-Winning Short Film About Stuttering and Love 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

One is active, and the other is a veteran on disability, who is also transgender. Perspective | Ask Amy: Parent is tired of explaining gender transitioning 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

SAT Dinner, auction, chili cook-off supporting Camelot Society, providing residential services to adults with developmental disabilities, 5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Interestingly, some prodigies may actually do better when their eccentricities are seen by loving adults as disabilities first — and talents second. Gifted and Talented and Complicated 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Preboarding: Passengers with disabilities and those traveling with children under the age of 2. Zone 1 or Group E? Making Sense of the New Boarding Rules 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

“And it’s not just us. The disability arts community is really in a moment of vast experimentation.” ‘Access as an Ethic’: Giving Dance Myriad Points of Entry 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

But he adds that the question of who should portray a disabled character depends on the disability, citing Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking as a positive example of a performance from an able-bodied actor. Flawed, foul-mouthed and funny: how cerebral palsy became TV comedy gold 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

The nonprofit Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability or age-related problems. Music-themed gifts for the music lovers in your life 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z

"The Mandalorian" also deals with disability in other ways, including language. In "The Mandalorian," I can finally find a portrait of youthful disability and acceptance 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

The director, Rachel Fleit, follows Blair at home for over a year, her camera watching in vérité style as the actress contemplates the aftermath of her diagnosis and plans ahead for life with a disability. ‘Introducing, Selma Blair’ Review: An Actress in Her Second Act 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

His table and the painting went on display Tuesday at the Smithsonian Institution as part of the world's largest festival of artists with disabilities. Largest festival of disabled artists opens in DC 2010-06-08T22:30:00Z

The veterans, viewed as heroes, were not being written off, and those born with disabilities started to think that they shouldn’t be either. Television Review: ?Lives Worth Living? on ?Independent Lens? - Review 2011-10-26T23:46:17Z

Lucy’s brother was given a cochlear implant, but his disabilities frustrated and inflamed him; his tantrums were operatic and destructive. Growing Up in the Margins Without Being Marginalized 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

But coming to terms with disability meant coming to terms with that term. For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

Seeing as how 27% of the adult population in the U.S. identifies with having a disability, it's about time that these shows get it right. What that "Sex Education" disability story could learn from reality TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

It is lovely to see a juicy role for an actor with a disability who hopefully will get many more such opportunities. Review | Albert Einstein and Marian Anderson were good friends. But a new play at Ford’s Theatre only scratches the surface. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

The race, presented by the New York Road Runners and Achilles International, features able-bodied runners as well as those with disabilities; nyrr.org. Spare Times for June 28-July 4 2013-06-27T22:14:14Z

Also, somewhat related, but still: Please consider casting actual people with disabilities in roles where a character is disabled. Hollywood's "list of excuses is endless": Enabling bad behavior, from Bill Murray to Jeff Garlin 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

And, if not, or for the many people whose disability isn’t visible: when do I tell someone I’m disabled? Disabled dating on Tinder: ‘People ask if I can have sex’ 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

SAT Northwest Special Families hosts fundraiser for people with and without disabilities, 8:30 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-04-24T23:00:53Z

But he’s also surprisingly underutilized — the film shifts focus to Agent Serra early on, leaving Alex and his disability to languish in the shadows. ‘Memory’ Review: Getting Too Old for This 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

But Ms. Joyce also intercuts glimpses of an older man named Jim who has severe mental disabilities that are no laughing matter. Books of The Times: ‘Perfect: A Novel,’ an Eerie Look at Life Via a Child’s Eyes 2014-01-22T21:56:35Z

Dretzin: It’s false that the film is uniquely about the acceptance of difference, without trying to fix it, or that it’s even about disability. How Andrew Solomon’s memoir of coming out became a completely different story 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

The subject matter – disability and sex surrogacy – may also have proved too niche for an ambitious release on more than 100 screens. Bad weather makes life Misérables for UK box office 2013-01-22T12:33:26Z

That said, Redmayne – who remains little known on this side of the Atlantic – never surrenders to stereotype, capturing not just the nuances of Hawking’s physical disability but also his puckish humor and sometimes prickly personality. “The Theory of Everything”: This sepia-toned Oscar bait could have been so much more powerful 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

They allow a person with a disability to choose someone who can help with critical tasks such as reviewing a lease, but cannot make a decision for them. Spears case spotlights state efforts to rein in conservators 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

My disability has also prompted anger in strangers finding themselves unable to communicate with me. William Hurt and the silent epidemic of abuse 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

“I think drinking was his disability really,” he told reporters in Berlin. Disabled by alcohol - Van Sant brings cartoonist biopic to Berlin 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

Perhaps more significantly, disability is now visible on the big screen, just as it is in real life. Disability in film: is cinema finally moving with the times? 2012-11-12T12:25:57Z

Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a member of the foundation’s board, also has been calling for Hollywood to cast more actors with disabilities. ‘Green Book’ director Farrelly, brother get disability award 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

It might be tempting to think of voting access for people with disabilities as a predominantly US problem but as the last UK general election showed, it is far from alone. Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

Because they are likely to qualify for an individual exemption to work requirements, adults with a history of a disability were more likely to retain benefits compared with others. SNAP work requirements drastically limit the availability of food aid 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

And it’s not entirely unfounded advice: 61 actors have been nominated for playing a character with a disability and 27 have walked away winners. Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

We must change this and gain for actors and writers with disabilities the same acceptance that has been achieved by artists of color.” Ike Schambelan, Director Who Brought Disabled Artists to the Stage, Dies at 75 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

“But their written rejection says ‘disability: unable to walk long distances’, which is ridiculous. Passenger in wheelchair claims airline would not let her board because she was traveling alone 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

In one of the more memorable instances, Trump mocked a New York Times reporter with a physical disability. Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

Since the early 1970s, public education campaigns have let women know that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, including lifelong learning disabilities, abnormal physical features and problems with hearing and seeing. Ladies, don’t smoke, drink or have bad thoughts while pregnant. But for men, anything goes? 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

Referring to Hall’s emphysema, Ryan says, “with his incredible disability, I’ve never heard him complain. He’s some kind of marvelous stoic.” Philip Baker Hall is your favorite actor whose name you can’t quite place 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

If the disabled were properly cared for, if they were valued by our society and our medical system, we would accept that disability is a fact of life, Not Dead Yet says. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

I ask Will whether he thinks that when one family member has a disability, it is, in a sense, shared by the other children? One fan's mission to Lars 2012-06-02T22:01:47Z

These movements in hip-hop have appropriated disability expression without including disabled hip-hop artists. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

"I went over to Nordoff Robbins and saw what they were doing with the kids that have disabilities and communication issues," he said. One Direction win Silver Clef award 2013-06-28T15:38:33Z

Recalling a moment from the 2016 campaign when Trump appeared to mock a New York Times reporter’s physical disability, Streep likened it to an effective movie performance. Golden Globes: Lots of ‘La La’-dee-da, but a wake-up call from Meryl Streep 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

Bell ruling in 1927 permitted government-funded and sanctioned forced sterilizations primarily targeting Indigenous people and people of color, the poor and those with disabilities. "Britney does not need to be protected from herself": How society treats those perceived as disabled 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

"It's never acknowledged," says Cooper, "but learning disability is deep in comedy's DNA." All the King's Fools: 'Disability is deep in comedy's DNA' 2011-02-24T10:18:28Z

The VA’s undersecretary for benefits, Allison Hickey, a 27-year veteran and former Air Force general, has required all workers handling disability claims to undergo sensitivity training in dealing with military sexual trauma. Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military 2013-05-20T11:49:00Z

El Sistema’s White Hand Choir, a group of children and young adults with special needs, including deafness, developmental disabilities, Down syndrome, blindness and autism also performed. ArtsBeat: A Musical Exchange in Venezuela: El Sistema Performs for the Los Angeles Philharmonic 2012-02-17T00:04:15Z

It is an unfortunate reality that we are taught to avoid being seen with people who differ from the norm – whether because of body size, gender, disability or even fashion. Diet advice and tiny seats: how to avoid 10 forms of fatphobia 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. 12 Quotes That Perfectly Sum Up Stephen Hawking’s Life Philosophy 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Of the surviving half, one-third had major disabilities, and are likely to be dependent on caregivers for ever. ‘Reality shrivels. This is your life now’: 88 days trapped in bed to save a pregnancy 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z

Yet, it appears that individuals with disabilities — as well as the organizations that advocate for them — disagree. The ‘emotional support’ debate is tougher than you think 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

"Disability drag" — casting able-bodied actors in the roles of characters with disabilities — has been hard to dislodge from its Oscar-worthy appeal. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

With his twisted left arm and inflexible left leg, he suggests Billy's disability without overstating it. The Cripple of Inishmaan 2013-06-18T22:00:00Z

Yes, having a serious disability or caring for someone who does is hard, but hardship doesn’t define that life. How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

At the time, children with disabilities were routinely institutionalized in horrid conditions and denied an education. ‘The Music Man’ Once Had a Disabled Character. Then He Was Erased. 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

“Soot and Spit,” though, is overtly about disability and otherness. Review: Reanimating an Autistic Artist With ‘Soot and Spit’ 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

Amy Lawrence, a spokeswoman for American Airlines, said in an email that the company is focused on ensuring a positive experience for those with disabilities. Embarrassing, Uncomfortable and Risky: What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z

Malnutrition played a role in at least one of your sibling’s disabilities, right? “Polygamy stunts a woman’s mind”: “The Sound of Gravel” author Ruth Wariner on her fundamentalist Mormon childhood, becoming a feminist and life after leaving the church 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z

“Inside the Rain” begins as a kind of college caper, although in an unusual location: the student disabilities office. ‘Inside the Rain’ Review: A Dramedy About Mental Illness 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

When they sat to talk Mr. Siatta told him that he had been struggling to find work and his disability pension had stopped. Love’s Road Home 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

Unicode is also attempting, slowly, to rectify gender imbalance in various professions and incorporate representations of people with disabilities. Should There Be an Emoji for Everything? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

There were fun and games — and serious conversation that would propel the nascent disability rights movement. The Activist Star of ‘Crip Camp’ Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

Another documentary, Zach Putnam’s “Nicola,” illustrates how its subject, a yellow Lab from Canine Companions, a service program for people with disabilities, transformed not only the life of the college student who received her. With Whiskers and Wit, the NY Cat and Dog Film Festivals Return 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

A few weeks after her abortion, Ms. Schiebergen and Ms. Rhodes went to lunch with a friend who was a disability lawyer. For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

He is married and works as a teacher of children with learning disabilities. “American Anarchist” contends with the deadly impact of a writer’s words 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

"For disabled characters, I'll examine if the author has used any of the common tropes or stereotypes associated with disability representation." "I have no particular power": Don't blame sensitivity readers for the latest censored books 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

When we started in 2014, we decided to focus not only on bringing down the cost of prosthetics, but also on tackling the social stigma around disability. ‘We will get regular body upgrades’: what will humans look like in 100 years? 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z

Hinderaker originally explored dance and disability in a previous script that slowly metamorphosed into the current play. Olney’s smashmouth drama ‘Colossal’ tackles football, disability and sexuality

But on Broadway, which can elevate shows into mainstream commercial hits, authentic representations of disability are still few and far between, said Talleri A. McRae, a founder of National Disability Theater. ‘The Music Man’ Once Had a Disabled Character. Then He Was Erased. 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Until a few weeks ago, he was working the overnight shift at a home for people with developmental disabilities. The kid from the ’hood who snapped an iconic Baltimore image 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, the genetic disorder that afflicts Lanier’s daughter, is characterized by the deletion of genetic material, leading to a constellation of severe physical and mental disabilities. What Happens When Your Baby Isn’t Who You Expected? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

In the book's near-future British scenario, that means no work for his father, no disability benefits for his mother, no educational resources for his younger sister. 'Pirate Cinema': Cory Doctorow's novel of creativity, copyright and protest 2012-10-18T20:14:04Z

Section 504, as the documentary explains, was one of the first U.S. federal civil rights laws to offer protection to people with disabilities. Netflix's "Crip Camp" delivers a message of radicalism and compassion that we all need right now 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

Louis has an intellectual disability that affects his speech and judgment, while his sister, Delia, unemployed and more than a little desperate to get away, takes a cavalier approach to Louis’s care. ‘Delia’s Gone’ Review: A False Conviction in a Hardscrabble Town 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

In my research I found that the industry has always had trouble supporting and promoting musicians with disabilities, especially Black musicians. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

In a blog post on Medium, he says his delivery is designed for middle school students with learning disabilities. How TikTok personalities are making a name for themselves by delivering news to Gen Z 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

Accessibility experts say the toll may be even higher for people with disabilities. Four reasons you’re tired of Zoom calls — and what to do about it 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

But when the producers contacted unions and guilds that represent crew positions, he said, they found that most of them didn’t track which of their members have disabilities. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

We've spoken at length about this problem, but this seems very ingrained in his personality — a disability of some kind, I've often wondered. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Well, bully for you. Your middle-school tormentor friends you. 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z

What are some of the greatest rewards of raising a puppy for someone with a disability? The joys and pains of raising a canine companion 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

There are millions of people who rarely see themselves in mainstream movies, let alone see themselves living with mental illness —people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and people with disabilities. Lights, camera, depression: Why does mental illness on TV rarely look like real life? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

McFadden, who executive produced the documentary, helped spearhead the Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act, which gives students with disabilities equal opportunities to participate in school athletics programs. Netflix's stunning new Paralympics doc "Rising Phoenix" erases stigma through visual elegance 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

“It’s a disability that people are living with and shouldn’t be judged upon.” Disability groups speak out against "Us" over Lupita Nyong’o doppelgänger voice 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

But while the ads proved popular with mainstream Super Bowl viewers, many viewers with disabilities themselves shook their heads. “Inspiration porn is not okay”: Disability activists are not impressed with feel-good Super Bowl ads 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

In 2018, 12 percent of characters with a disability in top television shows were portrayed authentically, and actors as well as musicians have felt empowered to shape the public conception of disabilities. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

The Pentagon pays Juncture Consulting, a 10-person company based in Woodbridge, Va., to evaluate retiring soldiers’ health to determine how much disability compensation they will get. Virtru will shield your emails from hackers and the FBI, but not from your boss 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

According to the most recent foundation report, only about 22% of characters with disabilities on network and streaming shows in 2018 were “authentically portrayed by actors with disabilities.” NBCUniversal vows auditions for actors with disabilities 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

It’s not just people with disabilities who appreciate the option. When the World Shut Down, They Saw It Open 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

In her view, the revised definition, even as it encompasses queer couples and individuals, comes perilously close to characterizing being single or queer as a form of disability. The Case for Redefining Infertility 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

In Rust and Bone, disability liberates rather than confines – Cotillard's character becomes fully human only when she loses her legs. Disability in film: is cinema finally moving with the times? 2012-11-12T12:25:57Z

So I prefer the word ‘difference’ to ‘disability’.” Is my autism a superpower? 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

And as people live longer, they are suffering from more ill health and disability in their old age. Life expectancy rises 10 years across globe, but more suffer in old age 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

She decided to sponsor the Schneider Family Book Award, given to books that "embody an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences." Award-winning books about kids with disabilities 2011-03-12T01:02:49Z

Stiller also stars as Tugg Speedman, an action star whose fortunes were derailed by his poor choice to play Simple Jack, a man with a mental disability who can talk to animals. Fifteen years later "Tropic Thunder" is a flawed comedy that we're still trying to agree on 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z

But while her career blossomed, she felt her outsider status keenly: a woman of Latino descent with a disability. Part Teacher, Part Den Mother, a Composer Fosters Diversity 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

Yes, individuals with disabilities are protected under the ADA. Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

The driver of a school bus for students with disabilities in Maryland is retiring, and he’s giving his early retirement incentive back to the school’s autism program. Teach for America, restraint and seclusion, a school-bus driver’s retirement: What Education Lab is reading this week 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

He wrote that I disregarded disability rights concerns because of “ignorance or a simple wish to use misinformation.” I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

But disability rights advocates say this amounts not just to lazy storytelling but stereotyping, further marginalizing an already stigmatized community that is rarely represented onscreen. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

They are introducing multidimensional characters whose gender intersects with other facets of identity — race, class, sexual orientation, disability. The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

On display are “cognitive disabilities,” invisible handicaps related to how children’s brains work. Seattle-area parents of kids with disabilities share their tips for making travel fun 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

There is a long list of buyers eager to purchase Mr. Hogancamp’s artwork, but for now they will have to wait until Mr. Malmberg and others set up a disability trust for him. At Home With Mark Hogancamp: In a Tiny Universe, Room to Heal 2011-04-06T23:25:26Z

There are arenas, like equality under the law and universal suffrage, where it's appropriate to ask that all groups, in terms of gender, ethnicity, wealth, ability, disability, age, etc are proportionately represented. Does it matter that there are no women up for the Palme d'Or? 2010-05-15T23:07:00Z

The projects must be left behind by a loved one who is deceased or unable to complete the handwork due to illness or disability. They died leaving labors of love undone. Strangers complete their work. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

I thought I was quite normal until I went to school and someone told me it wasn’t normal to have a disability. RJ Mitte: ‘By 13, I was the main breadwinner for my family. It was scary but necessary’ 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

To use your example: You’re not sure whether someone’s “failing to follow through” is a matter of disability or choice. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You haven’t become your parents. You’re still the kid they traumatized. 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

These are great initiatives – not just for women, of course, but – in UK Music's case – for people of different ethnic backgrounds and for people with disabilities. Why there are so few female composers 2012-02-08T19:15:59Z

The owners of Contento started with the idea that people with disabilities should be able to go anywhere in the dining room with almost no fuss. New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2021 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

For actors with disabilities or from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the outlook was possibly worse, he said, recalling the “horrific” stories that those performers had told of experiencing invisibility and discrimination. Representation Among BAFTA Nominees Improves After Changes 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Realistically, if you’re dealing with someone who is uncomfortable hiring someone with a disability, it probably doesn’t matter how soon you disclose. @Work Advice: The delicacy of disclosing a disability during the application process

Rather than people with disabilities always being depicted as the person who can do no wrong — the goody-two-shoes — I want to see some disabled villains and jerks! After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

The Vietnamese government provides them a stipend of between $50 and $90 a month, but there are few residential centers for people with severe disabilities. Vietnamese turn to Scientology to treat Agent Orange victims 2013-04-04T13:01:00Z

The current chief executive of Mencap, Mark Goldring, said that the eventual Lord and Lady Rix "made a formidable team in their determination to change the lives of people with learning disabilities". Elspet Gray 2013-02-19T19:30:21Z

“I’m on disability for depression, I get a check every month and I watch a lot of TV.” Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers Drummer and Face of Generation X, Dies at 60 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

The far far away galaxy of "Star Wars" is no stranger to disability and to disabled characters, but as is too common in fiction, most of them are villains, like Darth Vader. In "The Mandalorian," I can finally find a portrait of youthful disability and acceptance 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

Because of the issue of disclosure, there is no way to track the number of people with such disabilities. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

Based around an English woman’s attempt to overcome her intimacy issues, and ranging across everything from disability to sex clubs, Touch Me Not blends fiction and documentary and is Pintilie’s first feature film. Romanian film about fear of sexual intimacy wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z

As part of the Y’s Fridays at Noon series, the choreographers Alice Sheppard and Jerron Herman pose and process questions about disability, race and dance, through performances of their work and conversation with the audience. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

So it's good to see the Pleasance supporting a disabled artist, and it will also be hosting a forum on 21 August, which aims to shift discussion about disability at the festival and engender change. Edinburgh festival: day eight on the fringe 2012-08-13T15:59:48Z

Ruderman says its research shows that only 5% of the characters on top TV shows are played by actors with disabilities. ‘Green Book’ director Farrelly, brother get disability award 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Other schemes exist for women on low incomes, those with learning disabilities and for immigrants. Blood, sweat and faeces: why doulas aren’t just for wealthy women like Meghan 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

As Mashable notes, casting Ali Stroker in “Spring Awakening” meant that the theater in which the show was housed, Brooks Atkinson Theater, would have to become more accommodating to the disability community. The revolution is bigger than “Hamilton”: This year’s Tony nods offer much-needed contrast to #OscarsSoWhite 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

Several weeks later, while Christmas shopping at the mall, I encountered a group of tweens with developmental disabilities. Motherlode: Life Before and After a Child's Diagnosis 2011-08-01T16:55:46Z

Many were bullied or othered because of their disabilities, and used athletic prowess as a vector for power. ‘Rising Phoenix’ Review: Carrying the Paralympic Torch 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

“They feel alienated, disaffected, angry — a lot of the things a mother feels about a child with a disability.” Andrew Solomon, ‘Far From the Tree,’ Parents and Children 2012-11-18T22:48:41Z

I was so grateful to have even been considered, but then to have been cast, and to represent the disability community, was just a dream come true. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

"I don't spend a lot of time expressing myself about my disability," he said. Seattle artist included in Smithsonian exhibition 2010-07-16T23:31:00Z

“I call you ‘non-disabled,’ ” she said with a smile, “because the likelihood of you acquiring a disability, temporarily or permanently, is statistically very high.” She’s considered the mother of disability rights — and she’s a ‘badass’ 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

Was there any way a movie that involved Nazis, a physical disability AND British royalty could fail to win all the awards? Oscars 2011: My week with the stars 2011-03-01T07:59:00Z

Once you get to the gate, tell the agent you have a disability and want to pre-board. Flying Tips for Wheelchair Users, From Wheelchair Users 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Rather, the way people are portrayed also affects those outside of the community by how they regard and treat people of color, with dwarfism, with disabilities or other marginalized groups in real life. Peter Dinklage pushes Disney's "Snow White" remake to rethink "f**king backward" dwarf depictions 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

And at university, I got tutoring and I got disability services. He Is a Journalist With Autism, but in His Book, That’s Not the Whole Story 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z

The organization helps members of the military with serious disabilities. Wynonna resumes tour after husband's crash 2012-08-28T22:37:11Z

Their purpose is to determine which of the claimants of disability benefits should be allowed to remain so when the government wants to cut £10bn from the welfare budget. TV review: Panorama: Disabled or Faking it?; Britain's Oldest Stand Up; Simply Italian 2012-07-30T20:05:01Z

I counter that disability isn’t always this terrible, traumatic thing, and that we even laugh about it. Floods, fires and a very reggae Christmas: how autism touched my family 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

Or that starting in 2014, the law will prevent insurers from excluding anyone from coverage or charging higher premiums for any pre-existing condition — including a disability. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

Brown, 27, is a debut author with cerebral palsy who is working to change how people with disabilities are viewed — when we are included at all — in popular entertainment and society generally. Review | Keah Brown is trying to change how disabled people are viewed. Listen to her. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

Yet it wasn’t until the trailers for the film adaptation began appearing in theaters that the questions of how the story portrays people with disabilities began to reach a crescendo. “Me Before You”’s controversial end: Criticism mounts for story of quadriplegic man and his “interesting” fate 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

If you’re disabled, and particularly if you have a disability that’s progressive, you know there’s going to come a time when you’re not going to be able to do these things. For the Disabled Traveler, Strategies for a Successful Trip 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

He added that the agency was working on being inclusive “by supporting and expanding disability inclusion within the buildings, programming, and hiring practices of our city’s cultural institutions.” As People Reflect on Their Bodies, Museums Turn to Artists for Answers 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z

It’s an evolution that is particularly relevant, and perhaps game-changing, for companies like Theater Breaking Through Barriers, which focuses on writers, performers and audiences with disabilities. Theater to Stream: Concert Sets and Reimagined Classics 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

The argument over how tough to be with students with disabilities at graduation time is difficult to resolve. A graduation conundrum for students with disabilities

Yet, the report said, “even where disability is present in television and films, it is almost always portrayed as an undesired, depressing and limiting state” For the Disabled in Hollywood, Report Finds Hints of Progress 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Recently the Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center took over the page to discuss topics like decriminalizing disability. Gen Z gets inspired by Gen X in Amy Poehler’s film ‘Moxie’ 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

Taylor began to read about the connections between animal rights and disability. Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

This greater acceptance coexists with an ongoing desire to prevent the birth of children with intellectual disabilities. “Didn’t you get tested?” 2013-04-28T19:00:00Z

“Everything I do as a person with a disability takes longer and then to have to deal with that is more frustrating,” Ms. Boyd said. Everyone Has a Theory About Shopping Carts 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z

We attribute this attitude to repression & to the physical disabilities under which he labours – you see he had his pocket picked when he was young, if you see what I mean. African cats and American espionage – Roald Dahl's letters due in 2016 2013-07-25T09:10:30Z

Transit authority presidents questioned how many people with disabilities would actually use public transit, and if the number was worth the costly renovations to the system. Netflix's "Crip Camp" delivers a message of radicalism and compassion that we all need right now 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

The survival rate of a baby born at 23 weeks is estimated at roughly 25 percent; micro-preemies are also at high risk for developmental disabilities. ‘Juniper’: An intimate memoir about a premature baby’s fight for survival 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

The laws, backed by advocates for people with disabilities, require the courts to consider “supported decision-making” agreements. Spears case spotlights state efforts to rein in conservators 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

Her mother is a teaching assistant for children with learning disabilities at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood. Kelly Vaughan, Matthew Sheehan 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z

Beth says, “When HR put me on disability, she went ballistic.” Dharun Ravi says he’s sorry 2012-05-30T15:30:00Z

In Jérôme Bel's Disabled Theatre, actors with various learning disabilities talked, sang, danced and harangued the audience. Best art exhibitions of 2012, No 5 – Documenta 13 in Kassel, Germany 2012-12-17T16:43:49Z

“Let’s get beyond these tragic stories, these old tropes, where someone with a disability is only in a story if it’s centered around their disability,” LeBrecht said. In ‘Luca,’ a Character’s Disability Doesn’t Define Him 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

That’s a cruel term used to describe her congenital condition, an unnamed disability that is inspired by Elliott’s work with children with Down syndrome. Teenage Heroes in a Mythical Land Fight Monsters, and Stereotypes 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

For those with disabilities, a fairly tall box meant less bending and stooping. The key to growing healthy plants: Stay off the soil 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

The bride, 27, is a disability benefits lawyer at the Urban Justice Center, a nonprofit legal services and advocacy organization in New York. Mackenzie Lew, Maxwell Graham 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

How we—the culture at large, me, me and Bill together—were ever supposed to change that perception of disability, I didn’t know. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

But despite literature's fervour to explore the far reaches of human experience, disability is for the most part disregarded, or at best pushed to the margins. The top 10 books about disability 2013-07-03T10:32:34Z

Your parents, your cousins, your grandnephews, your neighbors — some of them are people with disabilities. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

There is also the issue of working and how productions can be more accommodating to people with disabilities both on screen and behind the scenes. Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the book's tackling of disability and the life of "invalids" is at once intriguing and troubling. The Secret Garden's hidden depths 2011-08-05T11:42:29Z

The feat that Push Girls’ debut pulled off is to avoid either pity or denial in talking about disability. The Morning After: Wheel Women 2012-06-05T12:38:10Z

Outsider art was the starting point for Mr. Brett’s collection of work, which he describes at being “made by mediums and mystics or people with disabilities” and from environments “in the middle of nowhere.” Style: Outsider Art Finds Its Place in Fashion 2011-01-10T13:50:04Z

Beveridge's solution was to create a system of social insurance into which everyone paid to insure themselves against life's inevitable hazards – old age, disability, sickness and unemployment. My hero William Beveridge 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z

Open Doors estimates that people with disabilities spend about $15 billion annually on travel. New Rules Aim to Make Travel Easier for the Disabled 2010-04-27T03:17:00Z

Later, among other requests, Bel got each of them to name their disability, as best they could. How performance art took over 2012-07-03T17:30:01Z

I return home to eight weeks of disability leave. Life with migraines: ‘It feels like a creature is pushing itself through my skull’ | Anna Altman 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

In theory, a social definition of infertility—one laid out in terms of intentions and identities rather than diseases and disabilities—circumvents these problems. The Case for Redefining Infertility 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

“When you think of disability, a lot of people are even afraid to say the word,” she says. For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

Farrelly, producer of the Oscar-winning film “Green Book,” and his brother, Bobby, have for years cast actors with disabilities in their movies and pushed for other Hollywood powerbrokers to do the same. New film follows 2 zombie moviemakers with Down syndrome 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

We wanted to make sure we were as inclusive of all experiences as we possibly could, because we're intersectional feminists, so we want to talk to girls who have disabilities or chronic illnesses. "Feminist AF" author on hip-hop & feminism today: "We're not playing nice anymore" 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

But as he’s moved on through life, marrying, having a child, divorcing, and ultimately taking up disability rights activism, he’s become aware of what that brainwashing prevented him from realizing. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

As one group of scholars put it, “Legislation is ‘one size fits all’ — invisible disabilities are not.” What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

This proximity also gave her time to get used to my disability, to see how my family handled it, to demystify it. How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

His father is the financial officer at Summit Independent Living Center in Missoula, a nonprofit advocacy group that provides support for independent living to those with disabilities, as well as to older adults. Jaclyn Saffir, Clifton Fels 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

In disability culture, the community practices collective care to protect each other,” it says, asking that you mask up. ‘Dark Disabled Stories’ Review: When the World Isn’t Built for You 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

The year’s biggest enforcement action was a $2 million fine against United Airlines for violating federal disability assistance regulations. Does penalizing airlines for customer service infractions do any good? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

There is heightened demand for technological resources to help bring meaningful activities into homes, he said — but for adults with more severe disabilities, even those resources might not meet their needs. A time of unprecedented fear for parents of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

Bush administration official criticizing Lewis’s approach as casting people with disabilities as objects of pity. Analysis | The two sides of Jerry Lewis 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

"Certainly his disability was important, but it didn't define him at the end," Sinise said of his character. 'Forrest Gump' actor Sinise to raise money for vet 2012-05-21T13:47:10Z

Since 1988, the movie has been criticized for neglecting to cast an autistic actor to portray Raymond, considering how sparse roles for actors with disabilities are. Who gets to play who on screen? The queer question of Julianna Margulies on "The Morning show" 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

Others Duley encountered, both war victims and those with long-term disabilities, are facing similar problems. Afghanistan survivor turns lens on horrific injuries in Syrian conflict 2013-04-13T17:47:00Z

Accommodations should be made just as they would be for someone with a physical disability.” Being Blunt: The Price of Workplace Pandemonium 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

More than a third of full-time non-working dads are there because of illness or disability. Most Stay at Home Dads Not There By Choice 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Not just acting as a person with a disability, but a person with lots of ability, and if I do say so myself, a lot of talent! After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

Tallness isn’t considered a disability under federal law, so airlines aren’t required to offer special accommodations to these large passengers. Perspective | Why tall passengers hate air travel, and what they’re doing about it 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

The groom is a trustee of Landmark School, a private school in Beverly, Mass., specializing in language-based learning disabilities and serving students in grades two to 12. Elizabeth Daly, William Gersh 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

Do you think you had what would now be diagnosed as dyslexia or a reading disability? Eyeball Kicks: Jules Feiffer’s Glory Years 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

One of the pieces commissioned as a result of that meeting was about living with pain and disability. Why Andrea Dworkin is the radical, visionary feminist we need in our terrible times 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z

The hordes in the exhibition hall are, however, remarkably diverse with respect to gender, age, skin color, body type and disability — much more so than any film or music festival I’m acquainted with. At Comic-Con, It Feels Like the Year of the Woman 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Why does harmful language for disability persist, even among informed people such as Lizzo, an advocate for body positivity? From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

In many cases, he said, disability equals villainy. Katherine Dunn has died; the 'Geek Love' author once took the world by storm 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Independence, though, is a relative concept when you are coping with such a profound disability. Our Daughter, The Mermaid, The Naked Office and Heston's Ultimate Feast 2010-05-19T06:00:00Z

DeMuth, the travel agent, thinks it’s the airlines’ responsibility to find a resolution that doesn’t endanger animals or infringe on disability rights. The ‘emotional support’ debate is tougher than you think 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

Many medical services, elder-care services, and disability services are administered through religious organizations that could refuse help to those of whom they disapprove. Fear and Loathing in Trump’s America 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

But what happens when disability or disadvantage render many of the basics of an eco-friendly life inaccessible, or even impossible? Inequality of environmentalism: is green movement exclusionary by nature? 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

There are challenges to the notion of awards for women's writing – since they can still discriminate against different races, ages, types of education, classes, disability and trans women,among others. Why we still need the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

She was honest online about her disability; he was not. Theater Review: Neil LaBute and Samuel D. Hunter Offer Plays About Disability 2013-06-20T22:08:37Z

Inspectors reported “numerous” instances in which Allegiant failed to provide adequate and timely assistance to passengers with disabilities who needed help moving between terminals, boarding or meeting arrivals. Perspective | As federal fines for airlines go down, will passenger dissatisfaction go up? 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Kids may not care about people with disabilities. Kids Value Success Over Caring Because Parents Do 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

“It’s allowed me more financial freedom, without the risk of losing my disability and health care services, to pursue more artistic pursuits such as music.” Ford and Mellon Foundations Expand Initiative for Disabled Artists 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Flicka had, of course, been born with a rare disability that meant she would die soon. So Much For That by Lionel Shriver | Digested read 2010-03-23T00:05:00Z

But it expands to trace the history of the disability rights movement, illustrating how much of its spirit began at that camp. Sundance festival kicks off with Taylor Swift, ‘Crip Camp’ 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

The problem is that if you're praising someone on their disability, you might not actually be praising them at all. Is The Voice winner Andrea Begley really an 'inspiration'? 2013-06-25T14:03:18Z

As far as anyone can tell, its primary product is amputees and disability claims. “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is stranger than nonfiction 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

For those without, he hopes that the work will urge self-inquiry about each person’s relationship to disability and the disabled. Four Rising Theater Stars to Watch This Spring 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

Tony's legal action is opposed by anti-euthanasia groups and disability campaigners who point out that, unlike previous test cases, Tony is not terminally ill, nor is he suffering constant or unbearable pain. Tony Nicklinson: 'I have a fear of living like this when I am old and frail' 2012-06-23T21:04:49Z

“And so when we started making movies, we thought, why wouldn’t we include people with disabilities in the movies — in the stories that we tell — because they are a part of our life.” ‘Green Book’ director Farrelly, brother get disability award 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

I told her how assignments from my classes led to countless bylines and shelves of books by my mostly female students tackling mental illness, abortion, addiction, losses, disabilities and sexual traumas. A spy in the house of my first love 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

For students with disabilities, these issues are further complicated by the need to access a functional educational environment where they will be safe from harm, and not at risk of run-ins with the police. Disabled — and handcuffed at school 2012-05-23T15:05:00Z

I’m at a stage in my life now where, because of my disability, I’m not always able to do things as much as I would like to. The magic number: how many people have you slept with? 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

They scraped by until Gerald came up with a scheme to supplement his sister’s meager income by cashing the disability checks of their missing mother. The Odyssey of a Gay Black Football-Star Banker, From ‘Peasant Boy’ to the Mountaintop 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

It’s an old cliche that if an actor wants to win an Oscar, he or she should consider playing a character with a disability. Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

This might be fiction – but Woods at this moment is wearing an SS uniform, and the attacks carried out by Nazi Germany on people with disabilities are brutally factual. Best theatre of 2012, No 7: Ganesh versus the Third Reich 2012-12-13T16:02:59Z

In 1987, her twin sister, Joyce, introduced her to the Creative Growth program for artists with developmental disabilities in Oakland, Calif., where she spent the rest of her life making art. Wrapped in Complexity 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

Roche claimed it cut disability in those patients by nearly a quarter. New multiple sclerosis drug can 'cut relapses by nearly 50%' 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

People are encouraged to say "learning difference" instead of "disability" — a good first step. What popular culture like "Will Trent" gets wrong about dyslexia, and why it matters 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

The reports of his abusing a child with disabilities, which surfaced online recently and got covered in Japanese media, are sparking a backlash on social media, demanding his resignation. Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologizes for abuse 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z

The cast includes artists with disabilities, and they do themselves proud, particularly Shannon DeVido. Theater Review: ‘More of Our Parts,’ Six Short Plays at Clurman Theater 2012-06-26T21:08:24Z

The drug regime Nicholls has been on since 1995 has done a great deal to help control at least some of his disabilities. ‘Narcolepsy isn’t funny’ – living with a sleep disorder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

He said the state needed to deter shoppers who abandon carts in the wide spaces designated for people with disabilities. Everyone Has a Theory About Shopping Carts 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z

Guide dogs go to visually impaired people and service dogs are for veterans with disabilities and Gold Star families. On the West Coast of Florida, a service dog training facility changes lives and enchants visitors 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

Many find themselves subject to below-minimum wage or overtime violations, hazardous work conditions or discrimination based on age, disability or family responsibilities. 10 shameful ways the United States is failing to preserve basic human rights 2014-03-18T11:50:00Z

After a few months, I started a course in ceramics at the National Star College in Cheltenham, a specialist further education college for people with disabilities. Experience: I was paralysed by a rugby ball 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

Discouragingly, slurs for disability are often used in apologies, articles, speeches and tweets about other kinds of prejudice: Bette Midler apologizes for "tone-deaf" transphobic tweet; the New York Times apologizes for "tone-deaf" racist article. From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

“Auditory disorders are invisible disabilities. The problems associated with hearing loss are underestimated.” For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Unable to speak and often acting out strange physical impulses, the autistic were denied basic education and often swept away into mental health facilities or adult disability centers. Autism documentary entertains rather than preaches 2011-04-03T23:01:11Z

Add that you’ll be happy to answer any questions about your disability as it relates to the position when you meet in person. @Work Advice: The delicacy of disclosing a disability during the application process

Tom, whose disability can manifest itself in fixations of various kinds, doesn’t say much, but one thing he has said endlessly over the years is “Want to meet Lars.” Review: ‘Mission to Lars’ Follows Siblings’ Quest to Fulfill Their Disabled Brother’s Dream 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

The real mumble rap started with people with disabilities. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

People with disabilities are more mainstream than ever. How I friended Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Colbert: Zach Anner on comedy and cerebral palsy (“The sexiest of the palsies”) 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

It also hurt single mothers and people with disabilities, classes which were protected under that law. “Lipstick on a pig”: Texas anti-LGBT bill would also target veterans, women and the elderly 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

"I, Daniel Blake," which opens in UK theaters on Friday and in U.S. theaters in December, stars comedian Dave Johns as joiner Daniel, who is denied disability benefits when unable to work through illness. British director Ken Loach debuts 'I, Daniel Blake' in London 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

They were not often described that way, but the fact is that they were children with disabilities. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

As Henestrosa puts it, her style “combined . . . the fundamental effects of her disabilities and her political beliefs.” London museum exhibition focuses on Frida Kahlo as a style icon 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

Reading “Beasts of Burden,” I wondered if the book might be a case of intersectionality run amok: Did animal rights and disability rights really need to be linked? Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

Through it, Heumann met diverse disabled people with whom she later collaborated in America’s nascent disability rights movement. Judith Heumann: 'Biden is committed to involving disabled people in his administration' 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

Commissioned by Foolscap director and former European Jester of the Year Peet Cooper, she delved into the history of Tudor-era disability, and discovered "a big debate about the disability status of fools". All the King's Fools: 'Disability is deep in comedy's DNA' 2011-02-24T10:18:28Z

The irony of my dependency on the chair, I mused, was that disability had always been more than a merely intellectual interest of mine. Becoming Disabled 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

At this point, like many artists with disabilities, Callahan experienced problems balancing a fluctuating freelance income with welfare payments. John Callahan obituary 2010-08-17T17:15:00Z

The disability caused by depression is actually much wider-ranging than the data from World Bank’s 1993 report suggested, because the numbers only measured depression’s direct effect on health. Busting the myth that depression doesn't affect people in poor countries 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

While the entrants vie for prizes, their peers can investigate the young engineers’ digital innovations, which include assistive technology for people with disabilities; wearable, programmable lighting devices for dancers; and games with a social conscience. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

Scope, a group in Britain that campaigns for equality for people with disabilities, tweeted, “Disabled people’s experiences are not fodder for song lyrics,” and urged Beyoncé to follow Lizzo’s example. Beyoncé Will Change Lyrics After Criticism Over ‘Ableist Language’ 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z

How did you rally people with different sets of experiences with disability? The Activist Star of ‘Crip Camp’ Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

"Vilification based on sexual identity is just as serious an offence as vilification based on gender, race, religion, colour or special disability." Commentator apologises for gay slur 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

“I spent years trying to pretend my disability didn’t exist in life and onstage, which is ridiculous, because it does,” Mr. Mozgala said. Who Can Play the King? Representation Questions Fuel Casting Debates. 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

But though the US Airways Web site lists special procedures for a variety of disabilities, including mobility challenges and medical disabilities, it doesn’t have a section devoted to passengers with developmental needs. The developmentally disabled face extra challenges when flying

"What I really want people to see is that, indeed, artists with disabilities play a major role in the arts community," said Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser. Largest festival of disabled artists opens in DC 2010-06-08T22:30:00Z

Perhaps "competencies" has displaced "abilities" because of a perceived slight to people with disabilities, and "skills" because that just sounds too elitist. 10 of the worst examples of management-speak 2013-04-25T13:01:55Z

People who work on behalf of those with disabilities said they were not surprised by Ms. Schiebergen’s case. For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

His donation of an Arabian stallion, auctioned off for $75,000, jumpstarted the funding for a new center to serve children with a variety of special needs and developmental disabilities. Kenny Rogers, country music's "The Gambler," dead at 81 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z

But a recent report found that only 2.1% of regular characters in primetime series had a disability: the highest it’s ever been, but still far short of proportionate. Flawed, foul-mouthed and funny: how cerebral palsy became TV comedy gold 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Neither her disabilities from polio and a bus accident, nor her frequent relapses of pain deterred Kahlo. Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More. 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

So many disability slurs are still in common usage — in the mouths of celebrities, in papers of record. From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

He conducted hearings of decisions made on disability claims of members and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Jennifer Morrison, Stuart Grant 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

From then on, Rosemary changed schools every few years, either because the educators were unable to deal with her disabilities and mood swings or because her parents hoped a change of scene might prove beneficial. ‘Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter,’ by Kate Clifford Larson 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

“This is our only president to serve with a visible physical disability, and he’s a huge figure,” she said. Summer Is the Time for Stretching 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

The program has produced three best-selling albums, won two Emmys and deals boldly with issues like sex, disability, and gay bullying. Racy "Glee" photos in GQ kick up a storm 2010-10-20T22:02:00Z

Even when those series intend for their representations to be positive, a common pitfall is that they often reduce a disabled character to the reality of his or her disability. “Seinfeld,” “Breaking Bad” and beyond: “CinemAbility” explores Hollywood and disability 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z

“He didn’t want any part of his disability to cloud that at the outset,” she said. After an Accident, Finding Love with a Marine 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

I think the only representation where there was with someone who had a physical disability was always in a hospital. Jillian Mercado on ‘Generation Q’ and the Importance of Joyful Stories 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

Last time I was considered for a job, I did not mention my disability in several pre-interview phone conversations with my prospective boss. @Work Advice: The delicacy of disclosing a disability during the application process

Harrelson's "SNL" hosting gig, his fifth, is part of a media tour for his upcoming movie "Champions," a feel-good story in which he plays a coach training basketball players with intellectual disabilities. Woody Harrelson's anti-vax joke raises questions about what we excuse in likable people in our lives 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

Of course, I suffer from a severe disability known as AED, or Attention Excess Disorder. What to Do When Laptops and Silence Take Over Your Cafe? 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the US military continues to spend huge sums on drugs and disability payments. ‘My therapist gave me a pill’: can MDMA help cure trauma? 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Citing a disability, he declined to meet in person for an interview, or to speak on the phone, but was a willing email correspondent. A Fight for Men’s Rights, in California Courts 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

It was a salutary lesson which has left me forever and profoundly empathetic towards those with disabilities and mobility problems, and one full of surprises. How Comrade Ilizarov saved my leg 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z

And that may be because of disability, because of unemployment, because of inadequate educational opportunities or all of these root causes. Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes — and reductions in SNAP benefits won’t help 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z

“I’ve gotten to know journalists over the years who cover people with disabilities — and recognize, frankly, how little it’s covered,” Woodruff says. Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

Powell hopes Spears' story will force a crucial reckoning within the reproductive rights movement, and society broadly, on the need for intersectional approaches to supporting people with disabilities and pregnant people. "Britney does not need to be protected from herself": How society treats those perceived as disabled 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Warren Orchard/National Theatre of Wales The writer Kaite O'Reilly says that she maintains two careers: "the mainstream playwright and the less visible disability artist." In Water I'm Weightless – review 2012-08-02T17:00:01Z

“Before Zebedee, disability was not included in the diversity debate,” she said. How Lila Moss Hack Brought Diabetes to the Runway 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

The Air Carrier Access Act and several Transportation Department regulations that implement the law require airlines to provide seating accommodations that may provide extra space to passengers with disabilities. As airlines try to monetize seat assignments, are disabled passengers being left behind? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

Among the concerns they raised were their working prospects after Covid, public policy around retirement and pensions, migration, housing, disability and isolation. As Museums Become Her Ally, Suzanne Lacy Brings Her Activism Inside 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

“Just the picture that he painted in my mind shifted the way I thought about people with disabilities,” Newnham says. From make-out sessions to sit-ins, ‘Crip Camp’ hails a generation of disabled campers who grew into activists 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

If nothing comes of that, check back with the airline one to three days before departure, when seats for customers with disabilities are often released. Flying With Children: the Bad and the Worse 2011-11-04T18:52:26Z

The legislation is named after Moore, who spent years fighting for disability benefits. Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military 2013-05-20T11:49:00Z

"My character wasn’t based around disability. My character was based around being in 'Breaking Bad,'" Mitte told Salon. “Seinfeld,” “Breaking Bad” and beyond: “CinemAbility” explores Hollywood and disability 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z

That infantilization and reproductive control of people with disabilities continues to this day, says Powell. "Britney does not need to be protected from herself": How society treats those perceived as disabled 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

Dury’s childhood polio and subsequent disability form the dramatic core of the film, but his struggle with the disease and its aftereffects also gives the movie an element of sentimental predictability. | 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll': Andy Serkis Stars in Ian Dury?s Punk-Rock Story 2010-05-04T22:55:00Z

Ms. Sheppard dances with her wheelchair and choreographs for artists with disabilities. Gibney Dance Expands Its Residency Program 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z

One organization that's been vocal for advancements in the Bond franchise is Changing Faces, a UK-based charity for people with a visible disfigurement or disability. James Bond hasn't changed much, and neither have his problematic villains after 25 films 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

He’s playing Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a production of “Annie” in Denver at Phamaly, a semiprofessional theater company that produces plays and musicals featuring people with disabilities of all kinds. Summer Is the Time for Stretching 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Dramas about disability are increasingly plentiful, on stage or screen. ‘Joe Egg,’ ‘Next to Normal’ probe families on the edge 2013-02-14T22:47:16Z

So far I’m a qualified fitness instructor, and my aim is training people in the disability field. Bodybuilding blind: 'Anything’s possible with a bit of ingenuity' 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

Recent novels, philosophical inquiries, young adult and romance fiction, films and television shows join a robust literature from the fields of feminist and disability studies to ask who and what the term “consent” excludes today. Yes, No, Maybe So: A Generation of Thinkers Grapples With Notions of Consent 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

If the government was not introducing the personal independence payment and if current trends continued, then the total number of claims for disability living allowance would rise to 3.6m by 2018. We are building a fair welfare state 2013-04-02T19:30:00Z

The report included characters who would be included under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which includes people living with non-apparent disabilities such as cancer or HIV and Aids. LGBT characters on TV will make up larger percentage than ever, study finds 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

One disability activist recently told her that Melody was so believable that she didn’t want the new book to end. Sharon Draper shares another story about a well-loved character in ‘Out of My Heart’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

Jake’s disability may be a fantastical construct, but the communication challenges are real. TELEVISION: Kiefer Sutherland in Tim Kring?s ?Touch? on Fox 2012-01-11T12:58:00Z

There are so many things that are forbidden to pastiche in the world of people's struggles or disabilities, and this one seems to be legitimate somehow. Colin Firth: 'Playing the stammering king had an effect on me, a semi-paralysis' 2011-01-09T20:30:01Z

“I worry about people with disabilities being forgotten, and being generally a lower priority,” Lisa said. A time of unprecedented fear for parents of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

He could not hide his disability, but he could and did shield its severity and effects from the public and, perhaps, from himself. Franklin Roosevelt’s Story Is Worth Telling Again and Again 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

Horrified by what had been done to her sister, Eunice became a passionate champion for people with disabilities. ‘Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter,’ by Kate Clifford Larson 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

The bride, 30, is the founding principal of the Achievement First Bushwick Empower Elementary School, which serves students with disabilities in Brooklyn. Emily Salander, Felipe Maciá 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

It's more a show about the fledging of a teen and the reluctant empty-nester she's leaving behind than the story of their shared physical disability. TV highlights 25/07/2011: How Murdoch Ran Britain: Dispatches 2011-07-24T22:00:01Z

Giving Moore a slight physical disability seems optional, but enhances his physical fragility. 'Inherit the Wind' airs current creationism debate 2011-09-09T23:16:04Z

Mr. O’Dowd, who has been nominated for a Tony Award for best actor in a play, told the students that playing someone with a cognitive disability was particularly challenging. Lit Class Field Trip, Movie Star Edition 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

Lately, television has quietly been doing better by people with disabilities, a trend that takes a significant step forward with “The A Word,” which begins Wednesday on SundanceTV. Review: ‘The A Word’ Takes Unblinking Look at Autism 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

In fact, when disability is used to examine health disparities, it leads to mixed conclusions. Rich American seniors are getting healthier, not poor ones 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

A disability examiner for the state, Macon has two self-published books of poetry and a dedication to helping the homeless. NC gov defends his self-published poet laureate 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

Miss Iowa, Nicole Kelly, was born without her left forearm and said the competition helped her promote a platform of overcoming disabilities. Miss New York is first Indian-American to win Miss America 2013-09-16T04:32:45Z

People who have disabilities and travel have a much easier time sleeping. For the Disabled Traveler, Strategies for a Successful Trip 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

She is also the founder of Born Just Right, a nonprofit organization that builds creative solutions for children with disabilities. When women stop coloring their gray hair: “I felt naked. I felt scared. I felt excited. I felt... 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

So the department has formed the Advisory Committee on Accessible Air Transportation, which comprises industry representatives, disability rights advocates and other experts, to look into it. Smaller Bathrooms on Planes Pose Challenges for Passengers 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

That created for him physical disabilities—cranial nerves were messed with. Rob Delaney on Writing While Grieving and the Real Work of Comedy 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z

For a serious examination of the devastating and incurable disability that is narcolepsy, Henry Nicholls’s book, Sleepy Head, is a surprisingly funny account. ‘Narcolepsy isn’t funny’ – living with a sleep disorder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

They found that the single largest cause of disability worldwide was mental disorders – largely, the common illnesses of depression and anxiety. Busting the myth that depression doesn't affect people in poor countries 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

These projects “force us to challenge our thinking around disability and neurodiversity,” she wrote in an email interview. When Technology Makes Music More Accessible 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

This is a glaring issue when the rate of violent crimes against people with disabilities is nearly four times higher than the rate of violent crimes against non-disabled people. From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

"Run" depicts what Haller calls a "disability gain," that is, a positive aspect of disability. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

Informed consent is a misnomer; in our lack of understanding— in our disdain—for disability, we cannot know what we would want in such dire situations. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

Gallagher flips the question: “I would say, people with disabilities shouldn’t be automatically excluded from playing any role.” Peter Gallagher: 'One of the most toxic things in the world is success' 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

Jones’s readings are paired with archival film and photographs, plus contemporary interviews with historians, scholars and disability rights advocates. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Queens’ 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z

Much as it is a grim chronicle of violation and denial, “Mea Maxima Culpa” is also, less overtly but no less importantly, a chapter in the history of the disability rights movement. Movie Review: ‘Mea Maxima Culpa,’ Alex Gibney Documentary 2012-11-15T23:34:58Z

When actors without disabilities play characters with disabilities, no matter how thoughtful or well researched their performance is, on some level, it will always be a sort of caricature of a marginalized experience. Who gets to play who on screen? The queer question of Julianna Margulies on "The Morning show" 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

The casting of an actor with a disability has caused its own buzz, but Mr. Fowler won’t merely be playing himself. How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

The candidate was criticized for using closed captions and fumbling some words in an interview with NBC News; disability advocates condemned coverage of the candidate as ableist. Gisele Fetterman, forging on through her husband’s heated Senate race 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

And onscreen: Mr. Perlman proved a natural communicator on television, advocating for music and disability rights with a winning combination of self-deprecating charm and self-assurance. Itzhak Perlman, Violin Legend, Still Proves the Critics Wrong 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

“I’d been rejected a lot in the past. But he had no qualms about me having a disability.” Defying odds, quadriplegic woman in Virginia has twins 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

Afterward he moved to San Francisco, where he worked as a rehabilitation counselor for people with disabilities. Al Jarreau, Singer Who Spanned Jazz, Pop and R&B Worlds, Dies at 76 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z

Covering disabilities is complicated by the fact that they occur for so many reasons: genetic conditions, illness, accidents, war injuries. Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

It’s that touch of zaniness that’s lacking in this revival by Theater Breaking Through Barriers, a company dedicated to fostering actors and writers with disabilities. Review: Getting All Noir and Naughty in ‘The Artificial Jungle’ 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

On the other han,d it's the first step in his future mission of helping a veteran or a child or adult with a disability. The joys and pains of raising a canine companion 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

The young, the old, the poor, people of color and people with disabilities are injured or killed more often while walking. “Tell me your ZIP code and I can tell you how healthy you are”: Shouldn’t the most accessible exercise of all be available to everyone? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

For example, Congress wants to authorize an advisory committee on issues related to the air-travel needs of passengers with disabilities, which would recommend consumer protection improvements related to the air travel experience. This bill makes it unlawful to remove passengers from planes. But that’s not enough. 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

Fit for work and no longer eligible for his disability allowance. Alternative Christmas jokes 2012-12-21T16:00:00Z

TV and Disability David Walliams narrates a history of disability on TV. Glastonbury 2010 2010-06-25T05:45:00Z

Over the next two years, Woodruff says, she plans to do more segments on disability in America, with a special interest in the lack of resources for adults living with disabilities. Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

There is a certain type of comedian, thankfully a tiny minority, who believes that finding the humour in disability requires reliance on stereotypical cruelty. Getting a laugh out of disability 2010-04-28T12:00:00Z

She graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and received a master’s degree in disability studies from Columbia. Alexandra Connell, Gustav Herold 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

An accompanying card will read: “Remember not all disabilities and conditions are visible.” London transport launches badges for people with hidden disabilities 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

More importantly, the 1947 Oscar ceremony, honoring the best feature films of 1946, had presented the first Oscar to an actor with disabilities. Why does Ryan Murphy’s "Hollywood" ignore disabled actors in its narrative? 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z

A couple of observations: The term “intellectual disability” describes a wide range of limitations in a person’s cognition. Why Won’t My Boyfriend Shut Up About How Much He Loves His Ex? 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

As we move towards greater gender and race inclusivity at work and in the arts, disability should not be left behind. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

“We are holding job fairs right now with organizations we were not even thinking about five years ago,” he said, including those that assist people with learning disabilities, older workers and former prisoners. A Worker Shortage Is Forcing Restaurants to Get Creative 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

But she cautions against people ascribing a disability to a character who is not disabled. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

She had a disability — likely, congenital issues such as arthritis and bone spurs — that worsened after a fall at school when she was a child. V.C. Andrews felt she had "prophetic powers": Longtime ghostwriter on "Flowers in the Attic" author 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

The bill is being staged by Theater Breaking Through Barriers, whose productions frequently use actors with disabilities, and the other standout among the plays, “Gorgeous,” by Bekah Brunstetter, is a case in point. Theater Review: Disabled and the Abled, Inhabiting Close Quarters 2011-06-27T23:08:27Z

The fast food restaurant has a sign in its drive-thru lane that instructs customers with disabilities or hearing impairments to pull ahead to a window for assistance, KSLA-TV reported. Ohio Taco Bell employee caught on video refusing to serve deaf customer 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

In addition, a character with a disability "should be integral to the presentation, not merely a passive bystander." Award-winning books about kids with disabilities 2011-03-12T01:02:49Z

That was especially true when, while I was in the eighth grade, Mama developed lupus and eventually had to go on disability. Fox News' Lawrence Jones on Christmas: 'The best time of year' 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

The public knows little about the A.D.A. or the frequent discrimination faced by people with disabilities, Mr. Dorfman says, and one result is what he calls “the fear of the disability con.” Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

He mocked physical disabilities and women’s appearances, all for laughs on the campaign trail. The campaign was nasty. Hillary Clinton’s concession speech was graceful. 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

Our presence is significant enough that in October, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport became the first airport in the country to launch a program for travelers with “hidden disabilities.” Seattle-area parents of kids with disabilities share their tips for making travel fun 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

"This is a film made by and about someone with a disability." "Wildcat" directors on shooting challenges: "How can you tell this story if you can't film the cat?" 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

Wise tells the story of poor Harriet Richardson, a wealthy young woman described as "a natural", for which we might substitute "with a learning disability". Inconvenient People by Sarah Wise - review 2012-11-09T22:55:02Z

"Core to our movement is autonomy, dignity and respect — and people with disabilities deserve the same amount of autonomy, dignity and respect as everyone else." "Britney does not need to be protected from herself": How society treats those perceived as disabled 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

As I took in the terrace’s perimeter walls, which swoop through space as if in a practice run for the dazzling curvilinearity of the Guggenheim Museum, I found myself thinking about Wright’s suspected learning disabilities. Cultured Traveler: Touring Wright Buildings in Wisconsin 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z

It is also perpetuating the practice of hiring able performers over those with disabilities in the industry. Who gets to play who on screen? The queer question of Julianna Margulies on "The Morning show" 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

That grief is, in effect, a temporary disability. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

I stopped performing, tired of dealing with the young men who were creeps, of the theatre world which isn't very disability friendly or safe. "Only Murders in the Building" makes me long to reconnect with our elders 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z

Virtual classrooms, cumbersome as they may be for parents and teachers, offer similar flexibility to students with disabilities who may benefit from assistive options such as captioning and malleable playback. When the World Shut Down, They Saw It Open 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

The data suggest that these parents were right to be afraid: Students of color are already at a higher risk of expulsion, and disability can compound that risk. Cooperative banking has arrived 2012-05-24T12:30:00Z

What if their disability weren't the thing to overcome but merely one element of one's identity? On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Post-traumatic stress disorder, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis are other invisible disabilities. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

Many spaces remain completely inaccessible, as a result of which disability is often rendered invisible on the fringe. Edinburgh festival: day eight on the fringe 2012-08-13T15:59:48Z

Those performances are richly rewarded: actors without disabilities who are Oscar-nominated for playing a disabled character have an almost 50% chance of winning. Flawed, foul-mouthed and funny: how cerebral palsy became TV comedy gold 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Ms. Sweeney praised MoMA’s training programs, which include a series of videos filmed while the museum was closed during the pandemic, in which people with disabilities talk about their museum experiences. Making Art Accessible for All 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

I'd like to imagine a near future in which dyslexia is not heralded as a gift outright, dismissed as a disability, or hidden altogether, but rather recognized, with nuance. What popular culture like "Will Trent" gets wrong about dyslexia, and why it matters 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

When conversations about representation flare up and, just as quickly, die down, there are myriad reasons: Visible disabilities often make able-bodied people feel uncomfortable, something movie producers try to avoid. Disabled actors say they’re the ‘last civil rights movement’ in Hollywood. Hardly anyone’s discussing it. 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

A case manager for people with mental disabilities, Bussey now works in a men’s shelter after dealing with his own substance abuse issues that left him homeless for a time. Nonprofit uses Super Bowl parties as way to help homeless 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

Nowadays, these therapists are just as focused on helping children without obvious disabilities to hold a pencil. Watch How You Hold That Crayon 2010-02-24T21:54:00Z

Stella and Bean’s adventures are being documented on the Lackey family’s "Strong Like Stella" Instagram page, where Lackey and her husband Jeremy actively post to spread awareness about spinal muscular atrophy, rare diseases and disability. Mom modifies daughter's 'Elf on the Shelf' doll with functional wheelchair 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z

Lapper is dismayed by the way language around disability has changed, and she is sure this is a result of the cuts, and the way they are reported by some parts of the media. Alison Lapper: 'Disabled people are looked at as a drain on society, and I'm certainly not that' 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z

For a potentially less litigious resolution, Snyder notes that your IBS is “likely a disability protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act.” @Work Advice: Since when does PTO mean Potty Time Off?

West avoids predictable tropes in writing about Hannah’s disability, making her neither less than human nor an object of pity. Review | The spellbinding ‘Revival Season’ makes Monica West an author to watch 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

In fact, it isn’t even always a disability. I am autistic and I want a more responsible conversation about autism — and that means leaving Barron Trump alone 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

I wish the film made more of this total lack of belonging, since it is often so much a part of experiences of deafness and of disability. Is "CODA" the "Green Book" of films about deaf people? 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z

With chapters on Down's Syndrome, deafness, disability, autism, dwarfism and schizophrenia, built around hundreds of interviews with parents, it is humane and deeply moving. The top 10 books about disability 2013-07-03T10:32:34Z

Mark Stewart was born in Bristol, in South West England, on Aug. 10, 1960, one of two sons of an engineer father and a mother who worked with children with learning disabilities. Mark Stewart, Fiery British Rocker, Is Dead at 61 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

Guidelines for accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities include universal pictograms alongside written information. Making Art Accessible for All 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

Laughing was an easy task for him, even while a bleeding man with a disability, whom he easily could’ve killed, was stretched out right in front of him. Why are cops OK with killing black people? Because American history teaches that we aren’t fully human 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

But people who experience amputations and other later-in-life disabilities often turn to low-tech innovations, according to Sara Hendren, the author of “What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World.” He Lost Fingers in an Accident. Now It’s Inspiring His Art. 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z

Mr. Turing’s status as a genius who is impaired by some never-quite-named disability distinctly recalls “Rain Man,” which was named best picture in 1989. Toronto Festival 2014: Ingredients of an Oscar Winner? 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

But many of the negative reactions stem from ignorance or awkwardness around disability – or simply unfamiliarity with even speaking to a disabled person. Disabled dating on Tinder: ‘People ask if I can have sex’ 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

Here are some of her tips to travel smoothly with a disability: Six Simple Tips for Smooth Travel With a Disability 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

When it comes to actors, “agents know that sometimes you want people with disabilities and they have those people already on file,” he said. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

And for every woman who dies, there are 20 to 30 others who nearly die, or suffer lifelong disability, infertility or other complications. Karlie Kloss and Christy Turlington: Supermodels Then and Now 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z

When “The Witches,” starring Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch, was released last month, a collective groan went up from people with disabilities. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

When Ms. Mills went on disability because of health problems, the Lee sisters encouraged her to rent the house next door to theirs. ‘The Mockingbird Next Door’ by Marja Mills 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Frank walks with a cane — a disability mirrored by his brother later when Jeevan is injured in an attack, forcing him to rely on a cane pretty much exactly like Frank's. Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z

It specialises in creating spectacular productions for young people with complex disabilities. Oily Cart company specialises in theatre for youngsters with complex disabilities 2012-12-26T19:05:41Z

When she was 11, we learned that Lisa’s disability was more complicated than autism. Motherlode Blog: Living With Rett Syndrome 2012-02-29T23:09:44Z

Even in well-meaning portrayals, we've often seen characters with disabilities dehumanized by stories that transform their disability into a superpower of sorts, making them otherworldly beings when they're just ordinary people. Marvel’s first deaf superhero shines, but "Eternals" has an accessibility problem 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z

Given this vividly imagined world, it is disappointing that Draper does not flesh out Melody’s bunkmates, each of whom has a different disability. 3 Middle Grade Novels Explore the Bond Between Horse and Human 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

“Nothing about us without us,” says Open Circle Theatre founder and artistic director Suzanne Richard, citing the slogan for performers with disabilities. New staging of ‘Tommy’ to include Russell Harvard and Monica Lijewski 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

“There are very few services and support for kids with disabilities.” Can the physically disabled be protected from sexual abuse? 2013-04-30T20:50:00Z

The reason we never see what he does or how he feels about anything is because characters with disabilities on television aren’t really portrayed as people. How I friended Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Colbert: Zach Anner on comedy and cerebral palsy (“The sexiest of the palsies”) 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

Mila’s brain bleed alone meant a 30 percent chance of a severe intellectual disability and a 20 percent change of moderate to severe cerebral palsy. Review: In ‘Girl in Glass,’ Deanna Fei Shares Her Baby’s Struggles 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z

Changing Faces launched their #IAmNotYourVillain campaign to shift the narrative around visible difference and disability, culminating in the British Film Institute stopping funding for movies in which villains appear with facial disfigurements in 2018. James Bond hasn't changed much, and neither have his problematic villains after 25 films 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

I was devastated by my partner's brain injury and resulting physical disability and later heartbroken to hear about Morgan's devastating injury, too. Tracy Morgan Is a Survivor. And ‘a Better Man Now.’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

Another first-timer to the fair, this Bronx nonprofit provides support for artists with disabilities. The Outsider Art Fair Returns, in Top Form 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

E-readers, meanwhile, work well for young readers with learning disabilities who may need adjustable print size and text-to-speech features, as well as for kids who just love adding some tech to their reading. Perspective | Yes, parents, there is a magic formula to keep your kids reading through the summer 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

Similarly, the film portrays James’ dwarfism as a metaphoric as well as physical disability. Three Billboards' portrayal of dwarfism is reductive and ableist, and I would know | Eva Squire 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

Blame austerity measures again, which, on top of poor disability funding, have hit a number of districts hard. Cooperative banking has arrived 2012-05-24T12:30:00Z

They’re talking about autism as a strength and not a disability. We Could All Use a Jodi in Our Lives 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

Today, the social media team is dealing with sensitive issues like discrimination, racial and ethnic tensions among passengers, emotional support animals and customers with disabilities, as well as canceled flights and lost luggage. Want Faster Airline Customer Service? Try Tweeting 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

In real life, much of Harvey's support came from senior citizens, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and women. Milk: the creme de la creme of faithful biopics 2010-08-05T08:29:00Z

The program, dubbed the DSP Academy and launched this year, teaches and certifies locals with disabilities to help other locals also living with disabilities. This novel D.C. academy trains people with disabilities to provide paid support for others living with disabilities. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Now he is on Suboxone, which costs half his disability check, and has turned his life over to Jesus. America's opioid addiction: 'I ended up selling all my valuable stuff to buy pills' 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

Throughout, the documentary defends the Paralympics as vital, particularly as it coincides with the disability rights movement. ‘Rising Phoenix’ Review: Carrying the Paralympic Torch 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

The film highlights the humanity of those with disabilities while dispelling myths, showing in one instance how deaf people experience music. ‘CODA’ has loud message even when there’s silence 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

Writing to Voltaire, Frederick played both on Euler’s eminence and his disability, calling him the “great Cyclops of geometry”. The master of them all 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Despite his disability, Bran is the new Three-Eyed Raven and the most powerful character on the show. On 'Game of Thrones,' the Meek Are Inheriting Everything 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

Without confirmed chairmen, the endowments are forced to “operate with a disability.” Vacancies Hamper Agencies for Arts 2013-08-07T20:29:25Z

Yet the "just words" of ableism — the discrimination and prejudice against people with disabilities — are actively harmful. From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

“Yes, I was put on the spectrum, but I always knew my purpose and my calling” to help others with disabilities. This novel D.C. academy trains people with disabilities to provide paid support for others living with disabilities. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

But when I see someone with a disability in an ad, I’m drawn to it, it’s unusual. The Activist Star of ‘Crip Camp’ Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

In 2011, a 290-pound stockbroker sued White Castle, which he said had violated his rights under the disabilities act because he couldn’t fit into its booths. For Larger Customers, Eating Out Is Still a Daunting Experience 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

The film – ostensibly about a summer camp for disabled youngsters in the New York Catskills in 1971 with a vibe that’s been likened to Woodstock – charts the birth of America’s disability rights movement. Judith Heumann: 'Biden is committed to involving disabled people in his administration' 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

The prospect of erasing some disabilities and perceived deficiencies hovers at the margins of what people consider ethically acceptable. Once Science Fiction, Gene Editing Is Now a Looming Reality 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Our experience was different than most of the people in the Berkeley center — most were spinal cord injury or acquired disabilities. The Activist Star of ‘Crip Camp’ Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

Children with special needs, whether it's a physical disability or developmental, do get excluded, by nervous parents or reluctant children. Motherlode Blog: Including the Child with Special Needs In the Birthday Party 2012-07-27T19:00:33Z

The DSM determines how mental illness is defined, and is the key to insurance coverage, special services in schools, disability benefits and treatments. Are sexual abuse victims being diagnosed with a mental disorder they don't have? 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z

The vaccine mandate allows company members to request accommodations for “a qualifying disability or a sincerely held religious belief,” but the agreement says it is up to producers whether to grant such accommodations. Key Union Agrees to Health and Safety Rules for Broadway Tours 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

Some fans expressed anger or annoyance that Jackson had kept his disability hidden. Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

This is less a drama, more a vivid illustration of the problems of people with disabilities. Any Given Day 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z

One of the effects of my disability is my incontinence. Me and my penis: 100 men reveal all 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

The bride’s father is the executive director of the Arc of McLennan County, a nonprofit organization in Waco, Tex., that promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Erin Pearson, Brendan Rivage-Seul 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

According to Stacey Lee, a business law expert at Johns Hopkins University, a coronavirus diagnosis does not qualify as a disability under the law. As GOP politicians continue to flout pandemic precautions, do restaurants have to serve them? 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

“If you’ve got a disability, just know your limitations,” he says. For these vets, making people laugh is the best medicine 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

But the advent calendar also exploits her bitter regrets and frustrations — it is those colleagues, not her disability, that have made her vulnerable to the temptations and delusions that her new possession feeds on. Five Holiday Movies to Stream 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

“It’s what I’ve been pushing for 10 years,” he said, given how infrequently studios and producers open the door to people with disabilities. NBCUniversal vows auditions for actors with disabilities 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

“It’s a human rights issue. It’s a disability rights issue. It’s a civil rights issue.” Britney Law Army’s Mission Is Keeping a Movement in the Know 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

Under Mr. Schambelan, the company came to view disabilities not as hindrances to creativity but as opportunities for it. Ike Schambelan, Director Who Brought Disabled Artists to the Stage, Dies at 75 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

It reopened again in 2008 after a two-year restoration cleaned up the majestic mosaic floor tiles, improved disability access and added two further screens on the third and fourth floor. Cine-files: Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle 2011-08-23T11:49:00Z

Nike created this FlyEase technology where they have this zipper, so people with disabilities can get their feet into the shoe. What They Wore for Their Kusama Art Selfies 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Ms. Fox, 49, teaches art at the Shefa School in Manhattan, a Jewish community school for children with language-based learning disabilities. Mollie Fox, John Young Jr. 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

“Most days I don’t think about my disability at all, but doing that swim brought it clearly into focus,” he says. 'What if my kids are scared of me?': Alex Brooker on life as a disabled dad 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

“Looking at the Stars” is not an “inspirational” story of overcoming disability, it’s a very realistic documentary about these women whose lives are enhanced by dance. Don’t call them inspirational: “Looking at the Stars” chronicles the determination of blind ballerinas in Brazil 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

He is on the board of Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It, a nonprofit organization based in New York that encourages acceptance, understanding and tolerance of those with cognitive or physical disabilities. Faryl Ury, Benjamin Sacks 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z

One type who feel sorry for people with disabilities and another type who make fun of them. Family Guy's Palin Lampoon: Not Funny 2010-02-23T00:11:00Z

As well as your professional interest in the mind, you also used to volunteer, didn't you, with people suffering from mental and physical disabilities? Mark Haddon: 'What I love about theatre is that it's like being a kid again' | Interview 2010-03-28T00:06:00Z

“Would be inhumane to continue. May result in permanent physical injury and possible mental disability,” the telegram read. Taxi Dancers to Gaga: Roseland’s Life and Death 2014-03-27T22:11:12Z

And that is when the Sarah Palins and Rick Santorums take to the podium to accuse liberals of aborting fetuses with disabilities. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

Most memoirs about life with a disability “almost always move toward a satisfying conclusion of lessons learned,” Crosby writes. ‘A Body, Undone’: A writer paralyzed in an accident dictates a powerful memoir 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

Each works to ensure people with disabilities get the chance to participate, express themselves and fulfil their potential, whether it be in sport, education, the arts, work and wider society. Oily Cart company specialises in theatre for youngsters with complex disabilities 2012-12-26T19:05:41Z

Minnie Driver portrays his mother, Maya, who like a lot of parents of children with disabilities sometimes turns into a wild-eyed, not-always-rational warrior for her son. How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

An additional two million former military personnel have entered the VA system since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began. Fully half of them have already been awarded lifetime disability benefits. The American way of war is a budget-breaker 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Those categories are: Race, gender, religion, disability, nationality, and to a much lesser extent sexual orientation. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z

Most hotels in all price ranges welcome travelers with disabilities, according to Ms. Bliss. Six Simple Tips for Smooth Travel With a Disability 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

“But certain things they’ve either said or done made it feel they didn’t fully accept the fact that I had a disability.” Lauren Spencer Is a Sex-Positive Disability Influencer 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

For instance, in comparing whites to blacks, one report showed a decline in the disability gap throughout the 1990s, while another showed an increase starting in the 1990s and extending to 2006. Rich American seniors are getting healthier, not poor ones 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

In addition to the three Drag Syndrome performers, three local artists with disabilities will be featured in the shows. Complaint Filed After Door Closes on Drag Performers With Down Syndrome 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

More than 70,000 Washingtonians live with a disability, a figure that doesn’t include commuters and tourists, according to a guide developed by the American Association of People With Disabilities. Review | Why I will start including accessibility information in my restaurant reviews 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

Along with the manufacturing of learning disabilities, fake charity donations rank among the most egregious allegations in the investigation. "Be stupid": The most outrageous details in the college admission cheating investigation 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

That is why we are replacing the outdated disability living allowance with the new personal independence payment to better reflect today's understanding of disability – particularly for those with mental health conditions. We are building a fair welfare state 2013-04-02T19:30:00Z

She made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to win the award and dedicated it to all kids with disabilities waiting to be represented in theater. Singer with disability shines in Ali Stroker’s new kids book 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

“Classical instruments are made for very specific abilities, and so even new-music compositions are reiterating these flawed notions of what human ability can and should be, or disability in general.” For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

Add a learning disability or depression, and the suffering is acute. Perspective | Teen is often late to school, but punishing her isn’t the answer 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

Yet all too often, when she arrives at the gate, the airline is unprepared to accommodate her disability as required by law. The ‘emotional support’ debate is tougher than you think 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

The health care costs of obesity run into the billions of dollars each year, not to mention all the years of life lived with illness and disability or lost to early death. Is it finally time to ban junk food advertising? A new bill could improve kids’ health 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z

At the same time, I want to claim the accommodation and protection of disability. Life with migraines: ‘It feels like a creature is pushing itself through my skull’ | Anna Altman 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

There were periods of domestic calm, with Thorson cleaning up around the house and collecting disability payments that he was eligible for after the shooting. Scott Thorson: the lover Liberace remade in his own image 2013-05-25T23:04:01Z

Moore estimates the government’s cost for her disability benefits and treatment could well exceed $500,000 over the course of her lifetime. Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military 2013-05-20T11:49:00Z

“Everybody has their challenges, whether they have a disability or not,” Dani added. Defying odds, quadriplegic woman in Virginia has twins 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

His mobility is often dependent on others, and he keeps the camera off himself, in contrast with the many dramas that turn people with disabilities into passive subjects. ‘I Didn’t See You There’ Review: A View From His Seat 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

With a 1-year-old desperately in need of a nap, I took the upgrade and ended up in Room 415, which was decorated in shades of teal and orange and outfitted for guests with disabilities. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Shore Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. 2012-08-24T18:24:10Z

Doctors studied the arrivals for signs of illness or disability that might prevent them from being allowed to stay. Ellis Island, a gateway to America, marks 125 years 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights against Mr. Meijer, claiming that he was discriminating against the performers because of their disability. Complaint Filed After Door Closes on Drag Performers With Down Syndrome 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

But as a parent of a child with disabilities, her name is as familiar as my own child’s. Motherlode Blog: Because of Katie Beckett, Children with Severe Disabilities Can Live At Home 2012-06-06T14:17:45Z

The drawback of Derek is not that it is cruel about disability but that it is often soft on a character whose identity remains too vague. Ricky Gervais' Derek: cruel, or just unusual? 2013-01-31T07:00:06Z

It is how the M.T.A. is now retrofitting a number of subway stations with elevators to provide access to people with disabilities. Penn Station Is a Perpetual Mess. Change May Be at Hand. 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

A prejudice against disability in the medical profession looks, on the face of it, baffling, but Elton has an explanation. Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

The play, he said, forced him to think about his own humanity and to understand and accept himself as a person who lives with a disability. Meet Four Theater Artists to Watch This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

The Americans With Disabilities Act requires all state and local governments “to give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services and activities.” These Wheels Can Handle Sand and Surf. Grab the Sunscreen. 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

The group's mission is to enrich the "lives of people with disabilities by placing life-changing service dogs worldwide," as it explains on its website. Service dogs helping veterans and children are spotlighted on 'Fox & Friends' 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

“Speechless” extends the idea to disability, which has long been treated as the stuff of drama or melodrama. Review: In ‘Speechless,’ Balancing Family Needs With Special Needs 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

"But this movie does have a quirky tone. It's not gauzy, and it doesn't have that sentimental light that dramas about illness or disability can have." 'The Fault in Our Stars' adds new power to films' 'tear-jerker' label 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

“Broadly speaking, this is always going to be problematic because of the many things that disability means.” Once Science Fiction, Gene Editing Is Now a Looming Reality 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

We wanted that character to have their place in the story, as well as wanting to make sure that we open up opportunities for people with disabilities. "All Creatures Great and Small" writer on bringing "bittersweet" comforts of WWII to the Dales 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

“She’s in a special school program that is so underfunded. This collection I’ve had for all these years can be put to good use in helping kids and people with disabilities,” he said. From Dumbo to Mr. Toad, Disneyland collection goes up for auction 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

Rebecca Cokley, director for disability policy at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress and a little person, wrote for Rewire.News: How a Trump judicial nominee reignited the debate over dwarf tossing 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

It seems that the achievement can't be separated from the disability. Is The Voice winner Andrea Begley really an 'inspiration'? 2013-06-25T14:03:18Z

This is a narrow view that we see happening in real-time during our own pandemic too, as some have dismissed the implications of long COVID, unable to imagine a lifetime of chronic illness or disability. Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z

Troy and Barbara lived on her income from a part-time job at a self-storage company, along with one year of worker’s comp for Troy and, starting in 2010, his disability payments. His last shot: Will a monthly jab of a new drug keep this addict out of jail? 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Gervais insisted that the character is not intended to represent a specific disability; he is simply naive and gullible. Ricky Gervais' Derek: cruel, or just unusual? 2013-01-31T07:00:06Z

But it is worth noting that artists of color and those with disabilities figure prominently in all of these productions. Review | Albert Einstein and Marian Anderson were good friends. But a new play at Ford’s Theatre only scratches the surface. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

Furthermore, as a sister to several children with cognitive disabilities, Palmer highlights the particular attention that home-schooled children with special needs deserve. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z

Sometimes scabrous and always irreverent, his cartoons swipe gleefully at disability and other sensitive topics, piercing the movie’s one-day-at-a-time orthodoxy. Review: Joaquin Phoenix Treks the Long Road to Sobriety in ‘Don’t Worry’ 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

It would be impossible for one administrator to be aware of every child with a disability in, say, Los Angeles or Chicago. Parents, know your special education rights 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

Treated with suspicion, hostility and barely disguised contempt by low-level government officials, Daniel is required to supply exhaustive proof of his disability and of his futile job search. Review: ‘I, Daniel Blake,’ Stuck on the Bureaucratic Hamster Wheel 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

Jr. in "Breaking Bad," points to his role as an example of how to portray characters with disabilities in "a non-discriminatory way." “Seinfeld,” “Breaking Bad” and beyond: “CinemAbility” explores Hollywood and disability 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z

Barbed wire became the connecting thread in “Wired,” a dance work that touches on race, immigration and disability. ‘Access as an Ethic’: Giving Dance Myriad Points of Entry 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

There’s a lot of understanding in the world for certain disabilities, but this is an invisible one. Stuck in Different Time Zones While Living Two Subway Stops Apart 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

"If anything, it made me think it's even more important to raise the profile of disability in a positive way," she said in an interview with this paper. Cerrie Burnell 2011-03-08T00:05:15Z

Everything about Erika—her work, her family, her beliefs, her rituals, and even her disability as a hearing-impaired person—always felt authentic and important to the character. 5 Black women who profoundly changed TV in 2015 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

In their different ways they strive for equality, making choice, independence, access and freedom a reality for people with disabilities or long term illnesses. Oily Cart company specialises in theatre for youngsters with complex disabilities 2012-12-26T19:05:41Z

Kristin’s mom was a special education teacher who worked with kids with physical disabilities. The Daily Spike: New Canine Companions Facility breaks ground in Ohio 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

Deaf activists have argued that deafness is a cultural trait, not a disability, and that an infant can’t consent to surgical alteration. At a School for the Deaf, Signs of Change Are Clear 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z

“Often people with disabilities were infantilized or just looked down upon, and you felt like you were a patient and not a camper.” From make-out sessions to sit-ins, ‘Crip Camp’ hails a generation of disabled campers who grew into activists 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

It helps people with disabilities gain access to meaningful experiences in athletics, the performing arts, the visual arts, nature, and more. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

In reality, our muscles also exist in context—under the stress of narratives about disability and gender, subjected to stories about failure and success. Learning to Squat 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

This accuracy is important to Draper because she has a family member with cerebral palsy, and as a teacher for 25 years, she had students with various disabilities. Sharon Draper shares another story about a well-loved character in ‘Out of My Heart’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

True, many of the actors have been memorably affecting, but never until this week has one convinced me that he knows what disability feels like from the inside. Review: In a Teenage Take on ‘Richard III,’ Now Is the Prom of Our Discontent 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

A social enterprise and destination for design lovers, Shanga sells handicrafts made by Tanzanians with disabilities. Five Places to Shop in Arusha, Tanzania 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

AP: There are more opportunities recently for stories about people with disabilities. Singer with disability shines in Ali Stroker’s new kids book 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

Other good options that help to provide employment to people with disabilities include MRI e-cycle Solutions and Queensland’s Endeavour foundation. Fix it, dispose responsibly and buy better – how to choose more ethical tech 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

We learn that Nova Venerable, determined and somewhat sullen, has largely raised a brother with a disability; that Nate Marshall, witty and gregarious, comes from a tough neighborhood and a family full of problems. | 'Louder Than a Bomb': A Stream of Words, Painting a Picture 2011-05-17T22:53:02Z

“We’re going to talk a lot about challenging behaviors,” adjunct professor Chrissy Shawver, who also works with children at the Arc Montgomery County, an organization that serves people with intellectual disabilities, tells the class. Will a college degree requirement lead to better, more respected preschool teachers? 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

"It's not shocking to people with disabilities because these things happen every single day for us; people's bodily autonomy is taken away every single day," she said. "Britney does not need to be protected from herself": How society treats those perceived as disabled 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

Bush, and Heumann would go on to serve as a special adviser for international disability rights under Obama. From make-out sessions to sit-ins, ‘Crip Camp’ hails a generation of disabled campers who grew into activists 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

But, more than that, to live with a child with a disability is to be both isolated — as this family is — and susceptible to what seems to others like an unreality. A Wheelchair on Broadway Isn’t Exploitation. It’s Progress. 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

There are some exceptions, such as if the person with benefits is caring for kids younger than 6, has disabilities incompatible with holding a steady job or is in a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program. SNAP work requirements drastically limit the availability of food aid 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

“He said it was unfair on the children because they were now being doubly stigmatised – for their disabilities and because they’d be bullied for having a fat teacher.” Gabrielle Deydier: what it’s like to be fat in France 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

“Only 2 percent of characters on TV exhibit a disability and only 0.5 percent are allowed to speak,” the company declares on its website. Ike Schambelan, Director Who Brought Disabled Artists to the Stage, Dies at 75 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Could the fallout from the college admissions scandal hurt kids with disabilities? Perspective | My dilemma as a college essay coach: How to walk the fine line between helping and cheating 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

Disclosure when it comes to disability, the reveal of information particularly for reasonable accommodation purposes, is an important, personal decision. Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

This is wonderful and positive news for people with disabilities, and I do not want to detract from the good work these designers are doing.... How Design for One Turns Into Design for All 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

“Crip Camp” follows him and other former summer campers from Camp Jened in upstate New York, created for teens with disabilities, through their fight for accessibility legislation years later. In ‘Luca,’ a Character’s Disability Doesn’t Define Him 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

SAT Cares of Washington reception raises funds for job training programs for people with disabilities, 7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

The play, however, is not intended just for young people with disabilities. How They Staged a Little Girl’s Inner Universe 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

Their lives are likely to be cut short – smoking is the second biggest risk factor for early death and disability after high blood pressure. Smoking causes one in ten deaths globally, major new study reveals 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

She wants nothing less than “to remake the political critique of sex for the 21st century: to take seriously the complex relationship of sex to race, class, disability, nationality and caste.” ‘The Right to Sex’ Thinks Beyond the Parameters of Consent 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

This beguiling selection combines works by outsider artists with disabilities from the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, Calif., and the efforts of those of the insider persuasion. Art Exhibitions From Chelsea to the Lower East Side 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

It suffers by comparison with other disabilities because it is less visible. Ken Loach rejected music after granddaughter lost hearing 2010-12-31T15:46:16Z

Much later on, Heumann became a special adviser for international disability rights at the State Department under President Obama, who is one of this documentary’s executive producers. Three Great Documentaries to Stream 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

Cineworld said that "the maintenance of disabled facilities and the training of our staff in disability awareness continues to be a priority". Why do disabled cinemagoers get the worst seats in the house? 2011-08-25T08:35:06Z

I wasn’t taking disability rights activists to task; of course I supported efforts to gain equality. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

Specific to what it calls “psychiatric-assist and emotional-support animals,” as permitted by DOT rules, the airline requires a letter from a licensed mental health professional or medical doctor specifically treating the passenger’s disability. Do airlines treat pets on planes better than human passengers?

"Nothing about us without us," a slogan with roots in disability justice, is one Marvel would do well to study, perhaps just as much as "Avengers assemble." What "Hawkeye" gets right about deafness – and what it glosses over 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

The three were also asked to make its political and social significance clear, and to avoid anything that might exclude people of color, people with disabilities, women, or other marginalized groups. Amanda Gorman’s Poetry United Critics. It’s Dividing Translators. 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

Why does harmful language for disability persist, even among informed people such as Lizzo, an advocate for body positivity? From Lizzo to Beyoncé, why does harmful language for disability persist? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

Streep spoke of the importance of empathy in today’s world and referenced the moment that Trump mocked New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski during a rally in 2015 for his disability. Hollywood Stars Praise Meryl Streep's Golden Globes Speech 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

“Best Foot Forward” isn’t the first show to have include people with disabilities on both sides of the camera. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Constantly being told that their lives are not worth living, that disability is something to struggle with so that they can come to terms with being The Other is wearying. Isn't it time we let disabled actors and directors make their own films? 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

Disabled people were involved in drafting his disability policy, she adds. Judith Heumann: 'Biden is committed to involving disabled people in his administration' 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

He receives social security disability insurance and is unable to work due to seizures, bone degradation, and the frequent surgeries his treatment requires. Trump's food stamp cuts will strip lifeline from millions of Americans 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Some address sensory disabilities like blindness and deafness. At This Museum Show, You’re Encouraged to Follow Your Nose 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

TN Yes, I would regard that as discrimination because of a physical disability. Tony Nicklinson: 'I have a fear of living like this when I am old and frail' 2012-06-23T21:04:49Z

Public-facing employees will also receive training on how to better serve guests with disabilities. Woman’s ‘humiliating’ concert experience, ADA settlement prompt Chateau Ste. Michelle to improve accessibility 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

My sexual experiences have resulted in an awareness of myself as a woman that no one can take away – and that is a great place to be, disability or not. Disability and sex are not mutually exclusive 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

The Gallup poll is just a start, Gruberg noted, pointing to the fact that it doesn’t include data on race or disability, and that 6.6 percent of people surveyed did not respond. A record number of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ. Gen Z is driving the increase. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

When another Times reporter cast doubt on that account, Trump publicly mocked his physical disability — and set off yet another round of stories. Maggie Haberman and the never-ending Trump story 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

Nonetheless, she revealed her disability to Ishanee and was pleased with the ensuing discussion. Date Lab: Their vibe was ‘neither serious nor humorous’ 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

Bobby Farrelly recalled how the brothers played with children with disabilities in the neighborhood where they grew up in Cumberland, Rhode Island, just over the border from Massachusetts. ‘Green Book’ director Farrelly, brother get disability award 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Sometimes we think of families like the Frosts, who couldn’t afford private insurance before their car crash and couldn’t get it when their children acquired serious disabilities. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

"This is especially true for vulnerable populations, including seniors, people living in food deserts, and those facing disability or transportation barriers." DoorDash begins offering SNAP/EBT online payment options 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z

The really tough part is that if your daughter has been working with her disability or attention issues for a long time, she has developed coping strategies. Perspective | Teen is often late to school, but punishing her isn’t the answer 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

Of those, more than 21,000 people – mostly children – were left with varying degrees of disability, and 3,145 died. The man in the iron lung 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

“Recognizing their ability and not their disability” is promising, he said. Unusual Drama School in Rome Is Set to Expand 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

We create “accumulated disability” in our children — “impairment of life skills and the ability to cope, adapt and function” — which is especially damaging in today’s “volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous” world. Tiger, Snowplow, Helicopter and Free-Range Parents, Listen Up! 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

But there is here real humour in life with a disability. Getting a laugh out of disability 2010-04-28T12:00:00Z

But I want the casting directors, directors, producers and writers to look outside the disability box and see me for who I am as an actress, not just an actress with Down syndrome. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

“It made me realise it was time now, as a father of two, to take more responsibility over my disability and to find out more about it.” 'What if my kids are scared of me?': Alex Brooker on life as a disabled dad 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

Terrified that her father’s disability benefits will soon end, Johanna decides to save her family from poverty by becoming a music journalist in London. Review: In Her First Novel, Caitlin Moran Explains How To Build a Girl 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

But talk to anyone who knows them, and it’s not overcoming a disability that makes their story remarkable — it’s the sheer determination they showed in getting the movie made. New film follows 2 zombie moviemakers with Down syndrome 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

Most people in the disability community don't like the phrase "hearing impaired" as it implies that there is something wrong with us. Dave Grohl: deaf like me – except, of course, not like me 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z

Barnum, popularized the often cruel exhibition of people with disabilities for the amusement of others — so-called freak shows or sideshows. See the Real Live Man Who Grew Up in a Carnival 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Statistics on abortions for women with disabilities are hard to come by, Dr. Fuller added. For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

The BBC's new research project follows similar research into the corporation's portrayal of disabilities. 2010-01-22T17:32:00Z

DSPs, whose salaries are paid through Medicaid, serve as all-purpose aids, helping people with disabilities do a wide range of things including dressing in the morning, navigating social events and finding jobs. This novel D.C. academy trains people with disabilities to provide paid support for others living with disabilities. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

And some of us see disability as something intrinsic to the human condition, something ineradicable and ineluctable. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

The peak year for paying disability compensation to World War I veterans was in 1969 – more than 50 years after Armistice. We live in the Age of Trauma 2013-05-01T23:30:00Z

She landed the job with help from Charles River Center, a nonprofit that provides services for those with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities. Freia David, woman with Down syndrome who worked at Massachusetts McDonald's for 32 years, dies at 55 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

Her disability is pronounced in that it still causes considerable pain, but it’s not necessarily detectable by the untrained eye. Date Lab: Their vibe was ‘neither serious nor humorous’ 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

Writers who embrace a disability identity, and the unique perspective their impairment or condition gives them, can radically change other worldviews, too. Left out: the authors who know disability from inside 2013-07-11T10:55:47Z

Considering that 27% of adults in the U.S. identify as having some type of disability, it is astonishing that disabled characters are not featured more prominently in films and TV series. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

People with a disability are much more likely to be living in poverty. Government to overhaul measures of poverty by 2020 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

But, much like the black protagonist in “Night of the Living Dead,” “Monkey Shines” did something that, to this day still, few horror movies do: put a character with a disability in the spotlight. 5 George Romero Films to Remember 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

Overcoming the disability is not the central theme of the series — it's not the main obstacle to her goal. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

The A.C.C.A. prevents discrimination on the basis of disability and applies to all U.S. airlines and flights on foreign carriers that fly into or out of the United States. Flying Tips for Wheelchair Users, From Wheelchair Users 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

The financing primarily supports projects that reach people whose access to the arts is limited by geography, ethnicity, economics or disability. ArtsBeat: N.E.A. Grants Aim to Reach Those With Limited Access to the Arts 2012-12-04T21:49:05Z

If a role is written for a particular ethnicity, sexual identity, gender or disability, how far should the creative community go to find an actor who checks that particular box? Authenticity in casting: From 'colorblind' to 'color conscious,' new rules are anything but black and white 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

Stroker believes it’s high time the disabled are represented on stages and sound stages authentically, noting that one in five Americans lives with a disability. Tony nominee Ali Stroker keeps on breaking Broadway barriers 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

This is ruptured very abruptly for parents of children with disabilities but do you think that all parents are forced to face this eventually? Andrew Solomon: 'I'm one of five parents with four children in three states' 2013-02-16T15:00:01Z

She was evaluated for visual, learning and hearing disabilities; cognitive impairments; ambidexterity; motor-skill deficits. The Illness That Had No Name 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

Tiny Tim has long been a character of concern for disability advocates, in part because of his high visibility. Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

Those with chronic illness or disabilities say that they hope that, much as the way the pandemic has made companies more open to remote work, the stigma around working from bed will also be broken. Working From Bed Is Actually Great 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

Her experiences with disability, death and disease become frequent subjects in the book. A Poet Whose Calling Is Doubt Celebrates Language’s Uncertainty 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

She was also a very influential figure for getting people with disabilities accepted as human beings. Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z

“That families could come as a unit — not just the individual with disabilities, but the sister and brother and cousin and grandma as a unit can experience this, it was just unbelievable.” Seattle-area sensory-friendly performances allow people with disabilities to enjoy the show 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Our immediate family, friends and community were able to absorb the added demands that his disability presents. Motherlode: Kindergarten, with Cerebral Palsy 2011-08-01T22:39:49Z

He said that actors with disabilities would be cast in any productions of the musical. Pulitzer-Winning Play ‘Cost of Living’ Will Become a Musical 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

During a hearing in March, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency official Christiane Hayashi said the city is in a disability community transit "crisis" with traditional cabbies moving over to these services in droves. Uber facing probe in San Francisco over drivers shunning guide dogs 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

But the lawyers declared, incorrectly, that the Lunacy Act did not cover mental disability. Inconvenient People by Sarah Wise - review 2012-11-09T22:55:02Z

They included members of the disability advocacy community, parents of children with Down syndrome, members of the L.G.B.T. community and national groups dedicated to Down syndrome, he said. Complaint Filed After Door Closes on Drag Performers With Down Syndrome 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

She observes, "Chloe can interact in the world where everyone thinks she can't. She 'MacGyvers' her way through the film. People with disabilities use adaptive equipment and they know how to adapt." From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

His father is a senior adviser specializing in disability policy at the United States Social Security Administration. Anne Fallon, Judson Arnold 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z

"When a person's first diagnosed, they're not necessarily at the point of severe disability yet . . . We can see it early and we can try and stop it." The bacteria and microbes in your gut can affect your body and mental health 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z

But the struggles they face are those that can happen to all mothers, from all backgrounds; throughout the book, we see them work though infidelity, birth trauma, postpartum depression and parenting children with developmental disability. “I’m a different animal now”: “The Mommy Group” author gets real about having kids and how America needs to change to support mothers 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

This segment amplifies the ongoing problem of the substantial overlap between victims of police brutality and people with disabilities, from deafness to mental illness to addiction. Exclusive: "Full Frontal" clip addresses police brutality against the Deaf community 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

Current regulations may appear to protect passengers with disabilities, but airlines often fail to deliver. As airlines try to monetize seat assignments, are disabled passengers being left behind? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

As an artist with a disability, Davenport navigates the world in a wheelchair, with verve and little patience for the obstacles others can pose, both physical and ideological. ‘I Didn’t See You There’ Review: A View From His Seat 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

The undergirding notion was that to live with physical limitations was to live a partial life: illness or disability precluded fulfilment or freedom or happiness. Life with migraines: ‘It feels like a creature is pushing itself through my skull’ | Anna Altman 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

The public discussion of disability was comparatively rare in 1964, the public voicing of anger over a disability rarer still. Leonard Kriegel, 89, Dies; Wrote Unflinchingly About His Disability 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z

A catchall term for the work of self-taught artists isolated from the mainstream by poverty, mental disability or eccentricity, “outsider art” is more of a sociological phenomenon than a genre. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

The other is when the evil person being portrayed is a person who has a disability in real life, and even then, Zayid maintains, only a disabled actor should be cast. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

Some of the people on Medicare and Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income are people with disabilities. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

“If people set themselves up to deal with pain better, disability and suffering decreases.” Chronic pain is a huge problem nationwide. It’s time for fresh approaches. 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

She spent much of her time doing social work for children with disabilities, according to her website. Singer Traci Braxton of ‘Braxton Family Values’ dies at 50 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z

Anyone with any disability or deformity — I am just drawn to things that are different. Actress Amy Sedaris on Crafts and Her New Book 'Simple Times' 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

For people living with disability, the possibilities unlocked by digital fabrication are wide open. He Lost Fingers in an Accident. Now It’s Inspiring His Art. 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z

I have become known for my sex work and advocacy for clients with disability. The future of sex work – a photo essay 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

Alper says the low wages are blocking people from lower-class backgrounds, historically less privileged communities and people with disabilities from entering the industry. #PayUpHollywood: behind the fight for better treatment at the bottom 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z

In the case of disability, that institution was medicine, not prisons, or if not medicine explicitly, activists who wanted to kill off the most vulnerable around us. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

Like users of all long-term shelters in Canada, people at the Oaks pay for their housing and food by signing over their disability cheques. The shelter that gives wine to alcoholics | Tina Rosenberg 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

Many customers buy e-bikes to accommodate a physical disability, to equalize riders of unequal strength, or to carry children and cargo. E-bikes are on the rise 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z

When the case moved to court, there was a patented scene of Louis Canning playing up his disability, this time running into walls in a wheelchair. 'The Good Wife' Recap: Is Alicia Too Entitled? 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

Beacom usually reads for deafness and sign language usage while writer, screenwriter and sensitivity reader Lara Ameen reads for visible and invisible disabilities along with queer or Jewish characters or content. "I have no particular power": Don't blame sensitivity readers for the latest censored books 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

“The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic” is a darkly comic drama about how Jaakko navigates life as a disabled man in Finland, yet his disability isn’t his defining characteristic. ‘The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic’ Review: Just Like the Movies 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

Real or perceived issues to do with safety and risk continually get in the way of adults with disabilities living fun lives. My brother is 47 and can't get a girlfriend – could I help? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z

It's apparently down to semantics – the difference between laughing at someone disabled, and laughing about disability. Getting a laugh out of disability 2010-04-28T12:00:00Z

After all the plastic melodramatics on EastEnders, this was a series that revelled in mundane minor victories over an absent landlord state: dole scams, housing benefit fraud, disability swindles. Rewind TV: Shameless; Episodes; Kidnap and Ransom; Human Planet ? review 2011-01-16T00:05:49Z

The only exception is Charles Xavier, who as a character with a physical disability is near-unique as a blockbuster movie protagonist. The “X-Men” franchise’s diversity problem is getting worse 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

Manzano based him on both her real cousin Eddie, a musician without disabilities, and a boy she knew in her youth who had lost the full use of his legs to polio. In ‘Alma’s Way,’ a Young Latina Thinks for Herself, Like Her Creator 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z

Black's absorbing collection is filled with disabilities, illnesses and untimely death, but her stories are invested with such life that the many afflictions they catalogue feel natural, not contrived. A quick look at 2010 in short stories 2010-12-30T09:00:05Z

After two years of this disability, I discovered that I was deficient in vitamin D. Like many people, I don’t get much sunlight. Vitamin D solves pain problem | People’s Pharmacy 2012-12-07T02:20:05Z

In 2018, spurred by a campaign for accurate portrayals of disabilities, the British Film Institute announced it would no longer fund films whose villains have scarred or disfigured faces. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

But as her studies broadened beyond the purely technical bounds of the conservatory and into philosophy and theory, she made a startling realization: In many ways, music was keeping her from embracing disability. For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

Close has turned what some might call a disability into an strength. The Week Ahead: SIFF, Folklife, ice-cream festival, Chuck Close exhibit 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

The theater is also adding two bathrooms with access for those with disabilities. Broadway’s Bathroom Problem: Have to Go? Hurry Up, or Hold It 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

PRO TIP: Freelancers Union also offers its members portable benefits such as health and dental plans; life, disability and liability insurance; and retirement saving accounts. Work Advice: Where to start if you’re a stiffed contractor 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z

But in her own right, Katherine is an author, and she raises money for charities including her uncle Anthony Shriver's group, Best Buddies, a volunteer program to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Katherine Schwarzenegger out from Arnold's shadow 2011-03-18T17:14:39Z

In contrast, Donnelly notes that in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the representation of disability in "Doctor Strange" is questionable. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

The surreal, alienating aspects of virtual communication are even more difficult for neurodivergent people, who may need more time and space for processing, said Héctor Ramírez, a disability activist with autism and a psychiatric disability. When the World Shut Down, They Saw It Open 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

Tears flow liberally as struggles with poverty and disability are played out in a raw fashion. TV highlights 04/07/2012 2012-07-03T18:59:01Z

How much more per day do you think you spend because of the disability? Q&A with Matt Getze, Wheelchair Adventurer 2010-05-05T03:00:00Z

And that’s not even important, because we’re in survival mode, trying to get our children through college, and help him relearn his career, and sell the house, and apply for disability. How my husband forgot sex 2014-02-13T00:00:00Z

There's an ongoing debate in disability politics over to what extent disability should be seen as a deficit or as a difference. The top 10 books about disability 2013-07-03T10:32:34Z

Part of that is casting actors with disabilities to play characters with disabilities. Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

With the help of an agent, she landed the lead role in “Give Me Liberty,” a 2019 independent film about Tracy, a disability advocate, and her relationship with a medical transport driver. Lauren Spencer Is a Sex-Positive Disability Influencer 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

What I have seen that completely delights me is that after a period of direct action kind of losing its way, there's a groundswell – disability rights groups like Spartacus, Black Triangle and so on. Artist-activist Liz Crow's 'bed-out' for disabled rights 2013-04-09T18:00:01Z

Sadly, when it comes to humour, the words disability and funny tend to conjure images of people being laughed at rather than laughed with. Getting a laugh out of disability 2010-04-28T12:00:00Z

Dear Amy: Responding to the question posed by "Upset Neighbor," who wanted to report her neighbor for disability fraud, I worked for the Social Security Administration for 35 years. Perspective | Ask Amy: Friends who avoid violent pal feel rejected 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Back at home, JJ, her teenage son with cerebral palsy, lies about his disabilities on an online dating site. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Mountain Lion and Me’ and ‘Speechless’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

In an interview with Salon, conducted over email, Caverly wrote: "Sadly, there are one too many creators who write disabled characters as two-dimensional: fixating on their disability without room for growth." “Only Murders in the Building” star on the creation of Theo, the show’s conscience 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

In the decade that followed, comparative cognitive scientists began to take inspiration from disability studies, shifting their attention toward manual languages like American Sign Language. The ‘Talking’ Dog of TikTok 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

Under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act, restaurants — as places of public accommodation — must accommodate disabilities. For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

It's a success because it's the heroic story of a man overcoming his disability. The King's Speech gets a royal reception 2011-01-14T19:21:22Z

Now, it’s not just those with evident physical or sensory disabilities who say they are part of a disability civil rights movement, but younger people and those with invisible disabilities, too. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Born with a genetic disability that left him partially sighted but legally blind, he spent many idyllic days bodysurfing, though that didn’t cancel out the relentless bullying and teasing he received from schoolmates. Overcoming Disability and Finding Love 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

Because of their learning and spatial disabilities, many didn’t hold college degrees or drive a car. 2010-01-29T21:20:00Z

In “Dopesick,” she mentions a high school kid whose ambition was to be a “drawer,” as in draw-er of disability checks. ‘The Witch Elm,’ ‘Dopesick’ and More: Janet Maslin’s Favorite Books of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

The owner, who had a spinal tumor and became a paraplegic, said the house “helps me to focus on my capabilities, not my disabilities. That is the gift that Wright gave me.” On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

Like her director, Hunt is keen to point out that this is a universal film beyond the issues surrounding disability. Let's talk about sex 2013-01-18T07:55:33Z

These stories center on disabled people accomplishing basic tasks or "overcoming" their disability. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

His family requested donations be made to his former university's drama department, the department of cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles or the Frostig Center in Pasadena, which helps children with learning disabilities. Actor Norman Alden dies aged 87 2012-07-30T12:37:17Z

Proponents of a new agreement say the same benefits that digital books provide most consumers - lower costs and better storage and accessibility - should be extended to those with disabilities. Stevie Wonder to UN: Ease copyrights for the blind 2010-09-20T15:38:00Z

The constant depiction of disability in this way is not helping any of us, least of all the many who will become disabled during our lifetimes. Isn't it time we let disabled actors and directors make their own films? 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

I once wrote a story about two young people with severe mental disabilities who fell in love. What I learned about love during my years of reporting on weddings 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

It's people with real disabilities and sex – what could make an audience more uncomfortable? William H Macy: 'Even the bad sex I've had was pretty good' 2013-01-17T19:00:00Z

After he was diagnosed with a learning disability, she bought a dictionary and encouraged him to learn new words and to rap—which he did, composing his own songs at age eight or nine. “Caught,” Reviewed: A Podcast That Captures the Voices of Incarcerated Kids 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

Here, yet again, was a villain with a disability, one of the oldest, and, for many, most damaging, storytelling tropes still around. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

A punk band made up of men with learning disabilities is to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Finnish punk band set for Eurovision 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z

Without explaining themselves, they lay claim to a territory that disabled people usually try to avoid: the space where disability and animality meet. Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

Representation of disability in film is a complex topic and actors with disabilities continue to lobby for authentic portrayals. In ‘Sound of Metal,’ a groundbreaking portrait of deafness 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

Food and health Our dietary habits are the leading driver of death and disability, causing an estimated 700,000 deaths each year. Want to fix America’s health care? First, focus on food 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

"Hire deaf people and people with disabilities and hard of hearing people." Starbucks opens first US-based sign language store staffed with deaf or hearing-impaired employees 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

Is my hearing impairment less deserving of resources because, over the course of history, such a disability wouldn't have prevented me from working in a field or on an assembly line? I have a hard time hearing men talk — literally 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

When I started out in 1994, it would have seemed ludicrous to imagine having the maturity, sensitivity and storytelling chops to make programmes about disability, mental health and addiction. 'I was definitely a bit of a tool': Louis Theroux on 25 years of documentary-making 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

“They told me despite disabilities, I can succeed. I have succeeded thus far.” Judy Woodruff on how her son with disabilities changed her view of health care 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

“Looking at the Stars” is less an inspirational story of overcoming disability and prejudices, and more about the discipline and determination of these fine young dancers. Don’t call them inspirational: “Looking at the Stars” chronicles the determination of blind ballerinas in Brazil 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

In these plays and musicals, able-bodied actors played characters with physical or cognitive disabilities. Actors With Disabilities Are Ready, Willing and Able to Take More Roles 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

Policies also need to address why certain groups — like Indigenous people living off reserves, recent immigrants and people with disabilities — are consistently among those who are living with low incomes compared to other groups. Food prices are not the only obstacle to achieving food security 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

The eugenics movement tapped into this, measuring deviations from assumed norms, Smith said, and the presupposition that disability is something negative in need of fixing continues to inform modern medicine. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

Courts have held that obesity constitutes a disability under some circumstances, but it remains an emerging area of law. For Larger Customers, Eating Out Is Still a Daunting Experience 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

Earlier this year, in the wake of Rick Santorum’s remarks about how liberals hate and kill babies with disabilities, Slate magazine republished Carlson’s piece, calling it a “classic, powerful” essay. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

We need to gently familiarise people with the 'social model' of disability, which explains that people are only disabled by society and its attitudes, not by the impairments. Alexandra Strick and Sean Stockdale's top 10 inclusive children's books 2013-07-19T15:20:03Z

Her disability has made her body hypervisible and also turned her into a flat character, forced to make a case for herself as deserving of respect despite her extreme limitations. A Professor’s Memoir of Life Inside a Ravaged Body 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

As expected, Gyllenhaal takes a painful journey of trauma, disability and reluctant heroism, seasoned with the occasional emotional meltdown. Desperate times: charting Jake Gyllenhaal’s extreme Oscar ambitions 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

Devastated by the decision, the family said they consulted a disability lawyer, noting the governor’s masking order states that school administrators may exempt students from masks when they're unable to tolerate mask-wearing due to disabilities. Connecticut family shares 'heartbreaking' impact of school mask mandates 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

It asks some tough questions about the art world’s handling of artists with disabilities, challenging us to unravel Ms. Scott’s tightly wound creations without looking for a biographical thread. Wrapped in Complexity 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

An adverse event is considered severe if it leads to hospitalization, disability or death. Medical Terms You Need To Know 2010-08-23T10:00:00Z

If that weren’t enough to make plain the importance of disability in this production’s conception of the character, the scoliotic curvature of Richard’s spine is sewn into his costumes, designed by Francesca Callow. Blame Canada (or at Least Ontario) for a Wealth of Smart Revivals 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

He started by telling us that stroke was consistently one of the top five causes of disability and death in America. Being black can be bad for your health: Race, medicine and the cruelest unfairness of all 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

Bissonette and Tracy Thresher, 42, are activists, men with autism determined to change global attitudes about the disability. Autism documentary entertains rather than preaches 2011-04-03T23:01:11Z

For her part, Julia is discomfited by the girl’s disabilities, her strange noises, her insistent need to touch and stroke faces, hair, fingers, eyes, fabric. Kimberly Elkins’s ‘What Is Visible,’ a novel about Laura Bridgman

I have to educate people about my disability sometimes, but I view it as an opportunity to connect. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

So Sundquist resorted to putting call-outs on social media and connecting with disability advocacy groups like RespectAbility. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Lisa, 47, in Michigan began receiving Snap benefits in April 2018 while waiting on her social security disability insurance filing to be approved. Trump's food stamp cuts will strip lifeline from millions of Americans 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

He, in turn, mentioned me in his speech at the closing ceremony for saying that the Paralympic Games had “lifted the cloud of limitation” for those with disabilities. Disability and sex are not mutually exclusive 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

But any legalization, it claims, is an affront to all of us, particularly to the disability community. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

I would like to see a major conference to educate the hip-hop industry about disability and promote Krip-Hop artists and politics. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

A combination of theatre, heritage site re-enactment and living research, the performances – by Bristol companies Foolscap and Misfits Theatre – draw on recent studies that suggest history's court jesters often had learning disabilities. All the King's Fools: 'Disability is deep in comedy's DNA' 2011-02-24T10:18:28Z

“To be recognised as disabled, we have to remind people frequently of our needs and limitations,” writes Wendell of women who suffer from chronic, invisible disabilities. Life with migraines: ‘It feels like a creature is pushing itself through my skull’ | Anna Altman 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

“Living every day with the challenges of a disability allows me to bring a rawness to the character and bring him to life with my unique perspectives,” he said in an email interview. How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

I’ll be reading Grue’s memoir to try to understand disability better, in large part due to Fox’s thoughtful — and thought-provoking — words. The Nation’s Founders, Michael J. Fox and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

The two biggest inaccuracies “are that we are a site run by people without disabilities and that we make money through ads,” she said. A disability-focused website ran a ‘funny’ post on autism. Anger ensued. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

“In a crowd scene, there often isn’t one person with a disability. If you don’t exist in that world of the film, how do you exist in real life?” Disabled actors say they’re the ‘last civil rights movement’ in Hollywood. Hardly anyone’s discussing it. 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

I embrace humor to cope with my disabilities and I encourage others to do the same. A disability-focused website ran a ‘funny’ post on autism. Anger ensued. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

“It shows the untapped talent and power of the disability community.” A disability-focused website ran a ‘funny’ post on autism. Anger ensued. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

Sosuna Woldeyesus, 16, a junior at Yorktown who has autism, said the group “makes people’s lives better” and helps everyone — regardless of any disabilities — to feel included and build friendships. Best Buddies program helps high school students maintain connection during pandemic 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, feminists, disability activists and other ethicists have raised important concerns about the normalization of cosmetic surgeries and the pressure to achieve "perfect" looks. "Love Island": how women with "fake" faces have been belittled throughout history 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z

News outlets reported that Kennedy, who had developmental disabilities, became famous around the state for his love of the T.L. South Carolina man who inspired movie “Radio” dead at 73 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

Medical and dental ceramics allowed us to rebuild ourselves and redefine disability and ageing. Mark Miodownik: an obsession with materials 2013-05-24T15:53:00Z

They did get permission to bring in a crutch for Musa Ngqungwana, the South African bass-baritone playing Porgy, whose disability is key to the plot. Opera in Attica: Bringing Arias to a Maximum-Security Prison 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

But it is, unfortunately, avant-garde in its concerns, advancing a woefully belated discussion about making people with disabilities welcome in the theater both as audiences and artists. The (Virtual) Theatrical Fringe Moves Front and Center 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

There are opportunities to help people with disabilities become engaged in community — and all of them are underfunded and understaffed. Carolyn Hax: Readers dish on parenting, divorce, treatment of the disabled 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Clefts are, in many ways, an unusual disability in that their severity is massively treatment-dependent. The day we learned our son had a cleft lip 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

Reserve the elevators for people with disabilities and floors higher than 10. Perspective | 6 ideas for curbing our obesity epidemic 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

A lack of a steady mailing address complicates applying for disability and receiving unemployment; the pandemic complicates things further. This American Mess 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z

Wilson, who was born with a congenital cataract, stresses how feminism, like disability, is misunderstood and wrongfully stigmatized. Jamia Wilson’s Inclusive Guide Is ‘Not Your Mama’s Feminism’ 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

But when there is such a grave mental disability that is affecting the public sphere, the political sphere, such as in the current position of power, then those lines get blurred. Psychiatrist Bandy Lee: “We have an obligation to speak about Donald Trump’s mental health issues … our survival as a species may be at stake” 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

Among her responsibilities, Kaitano will focus on identifying voices from traditionally underrepresented groups — including Indigenous, Black and Latino artists, as well as artists with disabilities — and intensifying outreach to those communities. MacDowell Names Chiwoniso Kaitano Its Next Executive Director 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

Nearby, the Creative Growth Art Center shows work by artists with developmental and physical disabilities. | Local Intelligence: The Great Wall 2012-01-15T04:33:03Z

Those who see autism and other developmental disabilities as differences to be accommodated and accepted rather than something to be prevented may well find the tone of his concluding chapter worrying: Michel Odent: ‘How long can humanity survive now?’ 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z

But for people with disabilities, as several note here, it was their Emancipation Proclamation. Television Review: ?Lives Worth Living? on ?Independent Lens? - Review 2011-10-26T23:46:17Z

SUN Queen City Yacht Club cruise for adults with developmental disabilities and chaperones, 1:30 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

Would the association with disability turn people away, or would it open our eyes to the possibilities of eating with something other than an archetype? Design for knife: can cutlery cure disability? 2012-06-18T15:10:06Z

“Something I find annoying is when I ask if they’re OK with disability they say ‘yes’, but further down the line, when talking about actual dates, they say they just felt guilty. Disabled dating on Tinder: ‘People ask if I can have sex’ 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

"I want to see what makes a character flawed that doesn't necessarily revolve around their disability. I want to be in 'Star Wars.'" “Only Murders in the Building” star on the creation of Theo, the show’s conscience 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

My disability meant I had to leave my community and move back in with my parents in Rhode Island. I lost the use of my most important kitchen tool: My hand. The only way forward was to keep cooking. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

His learning disability was not widely understood or even recognized in those days; he was, he said, seen as stupid. Richard Rogers, Architect Behind Landmark Pompidou Center, Dies at 88 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z

Unlike B for Baby, a queasy new play by Carmel Winters set in a residential home for adults with intellectual disabilities. Ulster Bank Dublin theatre festival? review 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z

And instead of jobs, they are offered lifelong disability. Review: Sebastian Junger’s ‘Tribe’ Examines Disbanded Brothers Returning to a Divided Country 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

Yet the challenges for disabled actors and the representation of a disability experience in film are not isolated to casting. Is it ever OK for non-disabled actors to play disabled roles? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

And on television, if there was representation, it was always played by somebody who didn’t have a disability. Jillian Mercado on ‘Generation Q’ and the Importance of Joyful Stories 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

That is, not just to the young and able-bodied but to people with various disabilities, from the wheelchair-bound to those with cognitive impairments, and to financially challenged urban youth and families. Frugal Traveler: Frugal, but With Plenty to Give 2009-12-16T18:23:00Z

Her energy was unaffected by a physical disability. Breaking Glass Ceilings In Florida: Bubba Gump Meets The Good Old Boys 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Most hotels in all price ranges welcome travelers with disabilities, Bliss said. 6 simple tips for smooth travel with a disability 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

Another third had more moderate disabilities: spastic muscles, significant hearing loss, impaired vision without blindness. ‘Reality shrivels. This is your life now’: 88 days trapped in bed to save a pregnancy 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z

Weiler works full-time as a disability consultant, assisting organizations such as the Baltimore Orioles and software company Latch. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Hush and Don’t Breathe, two of the better recent efforts, throw a game-changing disability into the mix for good measure, their under-siege protagonists deaf and blind respectively. Don't move! The single-location movies that ramp up the tension on screen 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

So in London, the casting call for the role made it clear: “Applicants without a disability will not be considered.” Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

Some organizations that work in passenger and disability advocacy said the proposed rules were misguided. U.S. Plan Would Ban All Service Animals From Planes Except Dogs 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

You’re never sure where it’s headed as it careens all over the place, to homes, offices, a center for people with disabilities and then down one more street. ‘Give Me Liberty’ Review: A Wild Ride With a Virtuoso of Chaos 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

She couldn't see that the story wasn't about making fun of DS, it was about people who can't move beyond the old views of what defines disability. Family Guy's Palin Lampoon: Not Funny 2010-02-23T00:11:00Z

I am this way: a writer, a woman, a person with a disability.” I was scared of losing my sight… then writing brought me clarity 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z

That’s because Kinetic Light, a disability arts ensemble whose work is made by and for disabled people, has an ethic and aesthetic of access that is exceptionally thoughtful and thorough. Only Connect: Finding a Way Into Kinetic Light’s ‘Wired’ 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z

Their 2005 movie “The Ringer,” about someone pretending to have a disability and competing in the Special Olympics, had about 150 extras with Down syndrome. New film follows 2 zombie moviemakers with Down syndrome 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

This campy apparatus wryly skewers its legacy as aristocratic passenger disability. Pippa Garner at Redling Fine Art: Vehicles for clever satire 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

Even with this progress, many disabled characters are not written in well-rounded ways, and actors without disabilities are often cast in these roles, McRae said. ‘The Music Man’ Once Had a Disabled Character. Then He Was Erased. 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, even if my disability made me seem harmless, she admitted she was nervous during our first sexual encounters in the weeks that followed that concert — afraid, primarily, about injuring me. How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

In one photo, protesters at a disability rights rally in Germany displayed a model of Lady Liberty in a wheelchair. New Statue of Liberty Museum Illuminates a Forgotten History 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

What happens to children with serious disabilities when they reach adulthood? Review: ‘Best and Most Beautiful Things,’ About a Disabled Woman’s Place in the World 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

Skibinski, who is on disability and spends much of her time at home, said avoiding the temptation to buy something is part of the challenge. With rewards, Zynga hopes to get you (more) hooked 2011-03-21T10:29:10Z

“There’s always going to be the ego lifters,” says the personal trainer and disability specialist Rob Ghahremani. Never be an ego lifter: personal trainers' 12 secrets of succesful exercise 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

Gomez has been open about her disabilities — she was diagnosed with Lupus and received a kidney transplant — and mental health, and remains a strong advocate for those issues and others. These MVPs of television delivered greatness in a year that almost broke us 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z

He can be very racist, he can be homophobic, he can be very unpleasant about people with disabilities … I have no doubt that if we booked him he would sell out. Satirist Bassem Youssef cleared of insulting Egyptian president 2013-04-09T12:09:07Z

It's much the same when media starts to introduce queer or disability storylines. From race to incels, the modern "Bridgerton" twists hold a mirror up to today's shortcomings 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

He secures Hope an interview at an elite Manhattan school for children with learning disabilities and showers her with toys. Review: Al Pacino in ‘Danny Collins’ Plays a Dissolute Pop Star 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

There is no reason ranges for disability should not be next. Why are there more clothing lines for dogs than disabled people? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

"Autism is more varied than reflected in that movie" said Ericsdottir, noting it was what many people associated with the disability even 22 years after it played in theaters. HBO film looks at autism through mother's eyes 2010-04-01T23:40:00Z

Mayor of London Boris Johnson will host a cabaret evening featuring the likes of Ruby Wax and performer and disability rights campaigner Jonny Crescendo. Disabled artists launch festival 2012-07-10T15:30:41Z

Prosecutors said parents were also instructed to claim their children had learning disabilities so that they could take the ACT or SAT by themselves, with extra time. TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

Aster himself appears to be fully aware of Midsommar’s use of disability. Midsommar's ableism resurrects the dark history of eugenics-inspired horror 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

At the top of the don’t-bump list are passengers with disabilities and unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 as well as members of the military. After the United incident, passengers should know their rights. If bumped, ask for cash. 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

Jessica Slice is a disability activist and writer in Ontario, Canada. He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

Today the Department for Work and Pensions has published Professor Malcolm Harrington's third review of the work capability assessment - the test used to decide whether people are entitled to disability benefit. Grayling's rehabilitation speech and Clegg taking DPMQs: Politics live blog 2012-11-20T16:11:00Z

In 2018, about 20 percent of Americans with disabilities were employed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This novel D.C. academy trains people with disabilities to provide paid support for others living with disabilities. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Outside her acting, Ontiveros used her boundless energy in working on social issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention, domestic violence legislation, women's health problems and rights for people with disabilities. Latina actress Lupe Ontiveros dies, age 69 2012-07-28T00:30:45Z

This goes double for kids with disabilities or those who are gender nonconforming, as those are two specific points about which Boy is taunted. Fantasies for Young Readers, With an Eye on Today’s Fears and Divisions 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

Recently I began to sell my work to benefit a group of teen-agers with disabilities in the small northern town of Porkhov. This Week in Fiction: Ludmilla Petrushevskaya on Poverty and Fairy Tales 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

Chris in Marketing, for example, is dubious to begin with: "The disability facility lacked a lot of the features you typically looked for in sex – tits, for example." Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt – review 2012-10-03T07:00:03Z

Festival organisers said the award was a sign of how "society is changing the way it thinks and acts towards disability". Glasto praised over disabled access 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z

This cultural disability can be cured by cultivating a renovated desire of future worlds. Wu Ming's top 10 utopias 2013-05-29T12:00:01Z

Some disabilities are easier than others to accommodate. Making Art Accessible for All 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

Here, a medical doctor warning that pushing children to write, read, or spell in preschool or kindergarten “might create learning disabilities.” Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z

Among other projects, the institute supported the design of software that would allow children with severe physical or cognitive disabilities to improvise music. Pauline Oliveros, Composer Who Championed ‘Deep Listening,’ Dies at 84 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

“When there’s a shortage of parts for people with disabilities,” he said, “it’s really important we have disabled people play disabled parts.” Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

“The Chance to Fly” — published this week — was a way for the actor to share her own experiences as a person with a disability and big dreams. Singer with disability shines in Ali Stroker’s new kids book 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

Her mother is the social services director at the Hunterdon Developmental Center, a residential facility in Clinton, N.J., for adults with disabilities. Nirali Shah, Aashish Jain 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

Really, the desire to see disabled actors presented at all in a revisionist tale of Old Hollywood could have done a lot towards acknowledging how marginalized disability narratives are. Why does Ryan Murphy’s "Hollywood" ignore disabled actors in its narrative? 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z

The film includes some messages on classism, loyalty and unfairly judging people with disabilities, too. My preschooler's first police stop: I'm embarrassed — but not for us 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

“You’re the reason I got involved with disability rights,” he said. She’s considered the mother of disability rights — and she’s a ‘badass’ 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

“The upcoming release of the movie Me Before You presents a deeply troubling message to our society about people with disabilities,” Ruderman said in June 2016. Disability rights group criticizes casting of Alec Baldwin as blind character 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

Using electric shocks is “incredibly barbaric treatment” that “exemplifies how much we treat people with disabilities differently,” says Susan Mizner, disability counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union. An electric shock therapy stops self-harm among the autistic, but at what cost? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research with composite job applicants found that those applicants who disclosed a disability "received 26% fewer expressions of employer interest than those without disabilities." Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

An insider's view ... detail from the cover of Temple Grandin's The Autistic Brain I was disappointed to read Paul Wilson's top 10 books about disability – what a missed opportunity. Left out: the authors who know disability from inside 2013-07-11T10:55:47Z

“Best and Most Beautiful Things” Films depicting people with disabilities, are often inspirational stories of uplift that smack of condescension. Best empty theaters: the 10 best films without an audience in 2016 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

She regarded this disability as crucial to her identification with the unfortunate and the outsider. Empathy and Artistry: Rediscovering Dorothea Lange 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

Not long after his departure, trans people were banned from driving in Russia as part of a legal amendment limiting people with “physical and mental disabilities” from driving. Russian doctor defies intimidation to authorise gender reassignment surgery 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

She noted that the staff of 13 includes seven people with a disability or a disease, and that the remaining staffers all have family members “living with a condition.” A disability-focused website ran a ‘funny’ post on autism. Anger ensued. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

For many travelers with disabilities, much depends on a trail’s grade or slope. Accessible Nature: A Trail Guide for Disabled Hikers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

Gardner, who sees dyslexia as a gift rather than a disability, went on to publish her first book in 1993. Carnegie medal winner Sally Gardner attacks Gove 2013-06-19T11:49:00Z

The foundation tells The Associated Press it picked the world’s most decorated swimmer of all time Tuesday to recognize his advocacy for people with disabilities and “his own journey with mental health.” Olympian Michael Phelps honored for mental health advocacy 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

In children, lead can damage the central nervous system, resulting in learning disabilities, stunted growth, and hearing loss, as well as cause anemia. Living near an airport could be toxic 2013-09-08T17:00:00Z

It is always on my mind to some extent, which is funny, because I don't really think about disability in any other aspect of my life. A disability sex comedy 2014-03-18T09:12:23Z

It wasn’t until June 2011 that the VA began recording monthly disability claims related specifically to military sexual trauma. Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military 2013-05-20T11:49:00Z

Her father is a wannabe rock star surviving on disability benefits, whose real talent is finding a way to live it up on someone else’s tab. Review: ‘How to Build a Girl,’ by Caitlin Moran

Gifts, cards and postage are expensive, and I am on a disability pension. Perspective | Ask Amy: Yard-yacht sails into the neighborhood 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

The book overflows with dehumanizing stereotypes about disability, from implications that disabled people are things no more active than houseplants, to assumptions that disability is a fate worse than death. Spare me, “Me Before You”: Hollywood’s new tearjerker is built on tired and damaging disability stereotypes 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Keri Gray, 29, helped organize scores of people with disabilities at a June protest in front of the White House after the death of George Floyd, holding signs that read “Black Disabled Lives Matter.” Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Andrew got the chance to speak to her properly when they were sent to deliver aid to a home for people with learning disabilities. How we met: 'I had this surge of adrenaline. I just had to get to know her' 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

So are her jewelry and her spine-straightening corsets — Kahlo was in a traffic accident as a teenager, and this show puts a particular focus on her disability. Frida Kahlo’s Home Is Still Unlocking Secrets, 50 Years Later 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

The disability community rejects depictions like these, because according to activists, their only purpose is to make the non-disabled viewer feel good about themselves. “Inspiration porn is not okay”: Disability activists are not impressed with feel-good Super Bowl ads 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

The charity runs a Role Models programme in schools across the UK that educates young people about disability. RJ Mitte: ‘By 13, I was the main breadwinner for my family. It was scary but necessary’ 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

Exploiting disability as a plot device tends to be a pretty common theme across media outlets because it virtually guarantees strong emotional reactions. Spare me, “Me Before You”: Hollywood’s new tearjerker is built on tired and damaging disability stereotypes 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

I say all of this, not just because I’m a proud sister, but to show that Christian’s learning disability doesn’t hold him back from living a really full life. My brother is 47 and can't get a girlfriend – could I help? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z

The program matches general-education students with those who have intellectual and other disabilities, ranging from autism to cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and visual or hearing impairments. Best Buddies program helps high school students maintain connection during pandemic 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

Marilyn is a woman who made herself into a star, conquering numerous disabilities in the process, creating a life more dramatic than any role she played in films. Marilyn Monroe: proto-feminist? 2012-07-21T21:05:42Z

"People with disabilities use adaptive equipment and they know how to adapt." From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

It was a unique reciprocity amongst those who required strange help — strange to most, that is, but quite normal to anyone who lives with a disability. While training for the Tokyo Paralympics, my biggest triumph came in the locker room 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z

“Even though I had a profound disability, I was actually pretty competent.” Defying odds, quadriplegic woman in Virginia has twins 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

Isaac was originally conceived as an amputee, but the show’s producers decided to rewrite the role around the disability of whoever landed the part. ‘Sex Education’ Gets More Inclusive in Its Intimacy 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

So when I landed a contract several years ago to write about love between people with disabilities and people without, I figured I would start with my own marriage. How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

I am on long-term disability but don't really wish to offer up this information, nor do I want to be rude. Perspective | Ask Amy: Cafe waiter is stung by online reviews 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

Young viewers with disabilities will see their lives reflected as well. ‘Firebuds’ Gives a Face to Emergency Workers, and Their Vehicles 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z

Kapo said he hoped Ismail's example would help raise awareness and overcome the exclusion faced by many people with disabilities in Bosnia. From fear of water to gold medal, Bosnian swimmer beats the odds 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

Such inbreeding “affects their well-being, resulting in disabilities and weakened health condition,” he told reporters. Tigers rescued from temple in Thailand are dying 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

Mrs. White, 26, is a program manager in expansion operations at the San Francisco office of Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization committed to helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Kelsey Roland, Boone White 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z

“I’m also making a donation to the Mary McDowell Friends School for students with learning disabilities in Brooklyn.” | Maria Cornejo 2011-12-16T21:11:03Z

One of the stars is Judy Heumann, who proved just as inspiring as a counselor rallying campers around a meal as a pioneering disability rights leader organizing activists to fight for access. The Activist Star of ‘Crip Camp’ Looks Back at a Life on the Barricades 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

The only difference is a trivial one: I am ashamed of my disability. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Turns out, President Trump and I aren’t total opposites 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Apart from the frustration of such limiting characterisation, and inaccuracies being peddled as truth, there is another, more sinister trend – the rising incidence of disability hate crime. Left out: the authors who know disability from inside 2013-07-11T10:55:47Z

The Writers Guild of America does, and the Director’s Guild of America began soliciting information about disability status in member surveys in 2021. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

I grew up with multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses and thought being “outdoorsy” was only for able-bodied people. Accessible Nature: A Trail Guide for Disabled Hikers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

The festival includes a workshop on creating access riders for artists with disabilities, an animation workshop and film screenings. Museum Show Highlights Media-Makers on the Autism Spectrum 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

Accommodations will be made for dancers with disabilities. Sequins and Soul-Searching in the Competitive Dance World 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

Wednesday’s installment, “My Bionic Pet,” about animals with disabilities, goes for the emotions. Critic’s Notebook: The Lives of Animals, Disabled and Otherwise 2014-04-08T21:23:36Z

Characters with a mix of visible and invisible disabilities have been featured, and there has been a greater effort to have disabled actors be cast authentically. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

White supremacy doesn't just want to exclude racially undesirable people, but anyone who could "pollute" the white race with disability or "deviant" sexual behavior. Suspending Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t help anyone fight against bigotry 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z

It’s rare to see characters with disabilities in games, but Rogue Legacy features medieval knights who are challenged in some way. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Year of the Indie 2013-12-25T13:01:28Z

In both cases, the series offer the accessibility necessary for the contestants to compete without any fanfare, thus allowing the contestants' personalities and skills to shine, rather than making their disability their only characteristic. What that "Sex Education" disability story could learn from reality TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

As she says: "I am not a disabled musician, I am a musician with a disability." One from the heart: Charles Hazlewood's Paraorchestra 2012-06-27T18:31:01Z

I would like to see more books on how disability has existed throughout hip-hop history, as well as the inclusion of Krip-Hop in the hip-hop museum in New York. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

She received a master’s degree in severe and profound disabilities at Johns Hopkins University. Teachers Find a Snow-Day Snack at Safeway 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

As part of my research, I went to homes for the disabled, meeting disabled people and looking at various disabilities. Richard III: Shakespearean actors rake over the remains 2013-02-04T19:00:02Z

Read this memoir and you should never need to ask again why Labour gives the benefit of the doubt to single-parent families and recipients of disability benefit. This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood by Alan Johnson – review 2013-05-02T13:00:01Z

Later, I realised the Nazis would have advocated the sterilisation and death of Opa’s own brother, who has a learning disability. Should I be ashamed of my grandfather? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

What still needs to be done for people with disabilities? Author Joni Eareckson Tada on Why God Allows Suffering 2010-09-08T08:00:00Z

To love someone with a disability means that you become exposed to the bigotry and hatred which targets them, too. Getting a laugh out of disability 2010-04-28T12:00:00Z

Beyond her frank humor Ms. Jeanrenaud seems proud of not hiding her disability. A Daughter of Kronos Revisits Quartet?s Fold 2012-02-24T20:17:42Z

But her son’s disability did more than help her re-prioritize, it taught her the importance of silences. Natashia Deón may be the hardest-working debut novelist in Los Angeles 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

Today, Ms. Woodward is a disability rights lawyer and activist. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

He is too vulnerable for conventional apps such as Tinder or match.com; but he doesn’t feel catered for by disability dating events and sites, either. My brother is 47 and can't get a girlfriend – could I help? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z

A lack of understanding about learning disability means we often face stigma and discrimination. Christmas used to be a tough time for me, but this year I've broken free of loneliness 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

Rob Max works for Sweet Relief, a California-based musicians fund that provides assistance to professional musicians who struggling with illness, disability and age-related problems. When the music fades: US musicians' healthcare crisis 2010-09-16T21:45:00Z

AM Part two of the documentary catching up with three children with disabilities 10 years after they were first introduced to our screens aged six. TV highlights 21/03/2013 2013-03-21T07:00:04Z

It might seem a contrivance too far when Aidan is revealed to be the son of the Conservative minister responsible for the disability services cuts from which Jess and Poppy are reeling. At the National Theater, Love Redeems, in Various Ways 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

The intervention highlights a debate among experts about whether dyslexia, which affects up to 10% of the population, should be regarded as a disability. Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

Her return to performing and her role as an advocate for people with disabilities are the focus of this documentary by Rye Joseph. Spare Times for Nov. 16-22 2012-11-15T23:13:38Z

"I hate choirs," says Softley as he rails against the mainstream sentimentalisation of people with disabilities. Girl X - review 2011-03-06T17:07:36Z

While the scene itself isn't all bad, it feels like it's written to explain disability issues to non-disabled people, which is to say, it doesn't feel authentic to the character but to a message. What that "Sex Education" disability story could learn from reality TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

But their circumstances are complicated by Robert’s disability: He doesn’t understand why the routine he cherishes has suddenly vanished, and he still requires constant support from his team of caregivers. A time of unprecedented fear for parents of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

All are trying to live on his single disability check and the proceeds of his scrap metal recycling. What is it like to live on '$2.00 a Day'? New book examines deep poverty in the U.S. 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

A moving reminder, to their counselors and the reader, to define these humans not by their disabilities but by who they are. 3 Middle Grade Novels Explore the Bond Between Horse and Human 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

In fact, some of us think that an awareness of the ineluctability of disability should inform our discussions of health care and national policy. Our great healthcare denial 2012-06-17T12:00:00Z

Thomas believes the slow progress in “disability fashion” is an “oversight” that stems from this way of thinking, rather than a conscious bid to exclude disabled customers. Why are there more clothing lines for dogs than disabled people? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Rather, it’s a play about disabilities with people. Review: In ‘Cost of Living,’ a Familiar Alienation 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

“Hollywood is required to track casting based on age, gender and race, but categorically refuses to track disability. In ‘Glee’ the black actor is black and the Asian, Asian, but the wheelchair user isn’t. Ike Schambelan, Director Who Brought Disabled Artists to the Stage, Dies at 75 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

If you have any kind of religious belief, you learn to accept yourself – to understand that your disability is not a curse, but that God has made you in his own image. A member of the British Polio Fellowship's view on The Sessions 2013-01-20T19:44:01Z

Mr. Daniels, whose help Ally finally agrees to accept, introduces Ally — and the audience — to multisensory techniques for children with learning disabilities. How They Staged a Little Girl’s Inner Universe 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

While some of them are reasonable, such as accommodating a fellow traveler with a disability, others are puzzling to airline passengers. Perspective | Some flights have extra restrictions. Here’s what to do if you’re on one. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

Disability in such films helps to define normality and reassure able-bodied audiences that they are “normal” – disability is abnormal and something to be feared. Isn't it time we let disabled actors and directors make their own films? 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

Mindful that the original inspiration for her product was art therapy, Ms. Nicole often donates her products to nursing homes, disability centers and activity centers. ‘Slop It On!’: Unicorn Spit Beguiles the Etsy Crowd 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

Characterizations of people with physical or other obvious disabilities can often be just as ignorant. Failing Sinead O’Connor: The ugly spectacle of mocking celebrities in crisis 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

To activate my employer’s disability insurance, my neurologist fills out a form attesting to my impairment. Life with migraines: ‘It feels like a creature is pushing itself through my skull’ | Anna Altman 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

People with hidden disabilities may experience significant physical or psychic pain that may not be legible to others. What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

Quickly and plainly, I disclosed my disability, asking if I could sit on the opposite side of the table to hear the group better. Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

Today “Romance in Marseille” seems less shocking than strikingly woke, given that its themes include disability, the full spectrum of sexual preference, radical politics and the subtleties of racial identity. Review | Claude McKay abandoned ‘Romance in Marseille’ because it was too daring. He was just ahead of his time. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

With no morals clause, about the only basis for ending the agreement, apart from rare acts of god that would prevent the Met from functioning, was Mr. Levine’s death or disability. The Met Opera Fired James Levine, Citing Sexual Misconduct. He Was Paid $3.5 Million. 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z

The character is usually impaired by discrimination, disability or social constraint. "Green Book": Black survival tool or white lie? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

So the wider conversation has to take into account health care, disability rights, trans rights, poverty, education, race. In ‘The Baby,’ Killing With Cuteness 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

O’Connell has cerebral palsy, and his experiences with living with this disability are as central to the life of his fictionalized persona as they are is to his own. Smart Watch: Get your "Game of Thrones" TV alternatives here! 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

Then Alison’s brother and his wife return to the ancestral home and have the audacity to suggest that Joe might have a disability. What’s on TV Wednesday 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

Everyone deserves to experience it — and those with disabilities can on these accessible summer adventures. Accessible Nature: A Trail Guide for Disabled Hikers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

“Thirty years ago,” Whittington says, “people with disabilities didn’t have these opportunities.” Flawed, foul-mouthed and funny: how cerebral palsy became TV comedy gold 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Such a disability would have been a bitter blow in any marriage, but for Kika and Corin it seemed especially hard. Corin Redgrave: He lost his memory of our life together 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

“It’s gaining traction in the fetish and kink-play area and more men are ordering, including men with disabilities like muscular skeletal disease,” she says. 'A sex toy' for women's health: dildo creator talks the joy of conception 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z

“The desire of doing was strong enough to turn the disability into the ability of something else,” he said. Xavier Le Roy’s ‘Retrospective’ at MoMA PS1 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

Students with intellectual disabilities are increasingly graduating from high school and attending college. “Didn’t you get tested?” 2013-04-28T19:00:00Z

Beyond the media focus on the race for the White House a new report explores evidence that, regardless of political rhetoric, people with disabilities in the US routinely encounter barriers within the broader electoral process. Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

The new standards also allow police to impound the vehicles of people who use “false, fraudulent, fictitious, stolen or altered disability” license plates or placards. New crackdown on disabled-parking misuse 2012-01-31T17:30:00Z

Among their goals is to bring more books in African languages to the libraries, and incorporate services catering to those with visual, physical or reading disabilities. Turning Nairobi’s Public Libraries Into ‘Palaces for the People’ 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z

Oh, and also by the fact that there are books in large print for those with dyslexia or a disability which impairs their reading and audio books. Five reasons why I love my library 2012-11-13T11:38:56Z

Twenty-five years ago, pediatric occupational therapists primarily served children with severe disabilities like spina bifida, autism or cerebral palsy. Watch How You Hold That Crayon 2010-02-24T21:54:00Z

“These updates support Delta's commitment to safety and also protect the rights of customers with documented needs – such as veterans with disabilities – to travel with trained service and support animals.” Delta Air Lines bans emotional support animals on flights longer than 8 hours 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

“We are fragmented as a community because there are all different kind of disabilities,” said Christine Bruno, an actor and disability inclusion consultant who lives with cerebral palsy. Analysis | How Scarlett Johansson and Dwayne Johnson represent Hollywood’s uneven strides toward inclusivity 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z

People said that Renée's disability, or her death, drove my grandmother to the bottle, but there was also plenty of evidence that my grandmother suffered from alcoholism long before. A mother's vanishing: A secret that haunted my family for generations, hiding in plain sight 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z

He is now preparing an exhibition of art by people with physical and mental disabilities. Style: Outsider Art Finds Its Place in Fashion 2011-01-10T13:50:04Z

I thought: OK, I have a disability, but people can judge me by my work. God save the Queen 2010-05-15T23:05:00Z

Questions about what technology designed to prevent the birth of children with genetic disabilities says about the value of people living with those disabilities, like me and my daughter. Motherlode Blog: A Mother With Brittle Bone Disease Chooses to Accept That Risk for Her Children 2012-07-20T14:05:20Z

Forty-four writers, performers and artists explore feminism as related to gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability and popular culture. What does feminism mean now? Wise words from Mindy Kaling, Roxane Gay and others. 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

Many people have asked why I didn't campaign more generally for disability equality. The ballad of my son's struggle 2013-06-17T18:07:00Z

In the last year, he has had three strokes, and was unable to support himself at all until he was finally granted disability allowance. A call for help for Vini Reilly 2013-01-04T17:14:21Z

I never wanted to use my disability to get work. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

There are no A.D.H.D. diagnoses, no dyslexia, “no learning disabilities of any kind” at the school. Three Married Couples and a Cryptic Headmistress Fuel the Suburban Satire of ‘The Pessimists’ 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

In Bolton, where I work, we have offenders queuing up to shovel manure at a stable for kids with disabilities, because they want to help them. Community payback officer Steve Dyson on Misfits 2010-11-21T22:01:00Z

Her experiences have given her an insight into the different attitudes towards people with disabilities, she says. Singer Ren Harvieu's second chance 2012-05-14T00:52:15Z

In 2013-2014, Bruno says, “seven shows on Broadway featured prominently a character with disability — none played by actors with disabilities.” New staging of ‘Tommy’ to include Russell Harvard and Monica Lijewski 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

I had learned to live with my disability just as the world was learning to live with people with disabilities as a political force, a civil-rights movement. How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Flying with a disability can be filled with indignities and inconveniences. ‘Wheelchair rule’ aims to foster friendlier skies for travelers with disabilities 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

It’s easy to forget that many of the changes made to benefit people with disabilities are quite recent. Television Review: ?Lives Worth Living? on ?Independent Lens? - Review 2011-10-26T23:46:17Z

While many creative people are inspired by their disabilities, Cummings was unlikely dyslexic. Letters to the Editor 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

Now Jack is older and at nursery four days a week, Aideen is building up her business – she runs training courses in disability awareness and diversity for businesses and the public sector. ‘No one expects people with disabilities to have a family’ 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

This is probably doubly true when one has a disability, like I do, and even more when they are locked down together in a house, which essentially we are. Marriage in the time of coronavirus: Sheltering in place, together, in the U.S. outbreak epicenter 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z

In a small victory last year, home care workers who provide essential services to the elderly and people with disabilities won the right to minimum fair wage. 10 shameful ways the United States is failing to preserve basic human rights 2014-03-18T11:50:00Z

The piece is a cheeky acknowledgment of these cognitive difficulties, putting a brave, even humorous face on a reckoning with disability. In L.A. galleries now: A celebration of black women, a cheeky take on living with disability 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

For people with chronic illnesses or disabilities, in particular, Prime can feel like a dedicated helper. The Quiet Protests of Sassy Mom Merch 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

Different disabilities — and even people with the same disability — have different needs. Accessible Nature: A Trail Guide for Disabled Hikers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

The term “disability” suggests a fraught relationship between the person it describes and the objects and institutions through which he or she must navigate. Becoming Disabled 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

She would never hold down another paying job and survived on disability benefits. The death of Karen Batts: the homelessness case that shocked Portland 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

In September, she started Live Solo, an online resource that helps young adults with disabilities live independently. Lauren Spencer Is a Sex-Positive Disability Influencer 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

By clinically objectifying the person, they highlight the perceived limits that disability brings them, then once firmly established in the audience's mind as devoid of humanity, the comedian mocks them to get a laugh. Getting a laugh out of disability 2010-04-28T12:00:00Z

“We are just wildly overcrowded,” Yates said, adding that one-third of the visitors are children with disabilities or families drawn to Winter’s story by their own hardships. ‘Dolphin Tale’ aquarium struggles despite movie’s success

The goal is to have a diverse cast and be able to work with great people who maybe happen to have a disability. The star of 'At Home at the Zoo' on the risks and growing rewards of being a deaf actor 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

The two have reunited to create “Breaking and Entering,” a live performance that challenges narratives of disabilities. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Several years ago, Schneider found a way to thank the people who had helped her and to spotlight well-written children's books about people with disabilities. Award-winning books about kids with disabilities 2011-03-12T01:02:49Z

Milkie said the network takes disabilities into account when deciding whether to discipline students and offers waivers and payment plans for low-income students. Charter schools hit over student fines 2012-02-14T03:44:00Z

As long as people are targeted because they are sexual and gender minorities—because of their disability and their immigration status—we need to have a politics that centers those identities. Janet Mock on 'The Trans List' and a Trump Presidency 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Said Nicholas Abramczyk, a regular volunteer: “CRAB provides something that can’t even be put into words. … On boats, everybody is equal, all the same, and the disabilities just fall by the wayside.” ‘A way to find the peace I lost’: This Maryland nonprofit is teaching people with disabilities how to sail boats 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

The scores of patients with C.F.S. fell as low as thirty, indicating severe disability. A Town for People with Chronic Fatigue 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z

Ms. Griffith, who dreamed of being on Broadway, spoke about singing on U.S.O. tours before she joined the Achilles Freedom Team, which helps people with disabilities participate in mainstream athletic events. On the Runway Blog: A Homecoming for Bruce Weber 2011-12-23T18:18:01Z

On Sunday her own class, adapted for children with disabilities, will focus on creating a fruit and vegetable salsa in a rainbow of hues. Spare Times for Children Listings for March 4-10 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

It has its problems, its aches and pains, its chronic disabilities. 'The Knick' is a bloody trip back to 1900-style doctoring 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

For years, I had volunteered with the Special Olympics, worked at multiple summer camps for kids with disabilities, and served as a classroom aide at a school for the blind. Becoming Disabled 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

It’s not quite a language, but it’s a communication technology for kids and adults with certain disabilities, and we used it with my son Henry. Rob Delaney meets Sally Wainwright: ‘People say, God, you’ve got a sick mind’ 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

SAT Auction benefits Friendship Adventures events for people with developmental disabilities, 6 p.m. Community calendar 2012-03-28T23:08:04Z

Did I mention that the members of Back to Back have physical and intellectual disabilities? Looking Ahead: Culture Picks for 2013 2012-12-27T23:05:33Z

The scholarship's focus will be on aiding undergraduates studying music, those with disabilities and military veterans. Former 'Columbo' star Falk leaves $3M to UCLA 2012-02-22T03:46:05Z

At the time, Ruderman lambasted the industry for “systematically casting able-bodied actors portraying characters with disabilities”. Disability rights group criticizes casting of Alec Baldwin as blind character 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

Surprisingly, some consider "Game of Thrones" to be one of the best series to feature characters with disabilities. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

Some things Bullock suggests are estate and disability planning, understanding Medicare and Medicaid, setting up disability trusts and life insurance trusts, naming guardianship and conservatorship, getting long-term care insurance, and becoming familiar with nursing homes. How to cope with caring for baby boomer parents while raising small children 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

Women, young people and people with disabilities have for years been among those on the forefront of pushing for more freedom in where work gets done. The Office Will Never Be the Same 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

In the past, he has had agents who demanded he lift his legs or lift his body so that they could pat his butt — both actions that Mr. Brown cannot perform because of his disability. Embarrassing, Uncomfortable and Risky: What Flying Is Like for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z

He said some of Equity’s biggest concerns were around disability and social class — more specifically, how to prevent performers from being discriminated against on those grounds. Representation Among BAFTA Nominees Improves After Changes 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

I didn’t guess this because the backgrounds, decorated with art from Creativity Explored, an organization that supports people with developmental disabilities, are so obviously domestic. ‘Utopia’ Review: Charles L. Mee’s New Play Is a Frothy Escape 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

The issue of intention, or lack of it, was at one time a factor used to define and isolate the “outsider artist,” particularly if that artist had mental disabilities. Judith Scott’s Enigmatic Sculptures at the Brooklyn Museum 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

We’re saying that there’s no need to embody a certain impairment or have a certain disability narrative in order to “access access.” ‘Access as an Ethic’: Giving Dance Myriad Points of Entry 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

There are also points made about how seniors and people with disability are treated poorly that never feel forced or heavy-handed. As "A Man Called Otto," Tom Hanks' gruff yet noble curmudgeon will warm your heart 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

The NUJ is consulting its lawyers about challenging the compulsory redundancies on a number of grounds, said Paul Holleran, the union's Scottish organiser, including a potential breach of disabilities rights laws. Newsquest faces further strike action at Herald group in Glasgow 2011-01-04T16:23:09Z

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word," she says, "so when teachers asked for a book report, I would try to fudge my way through. 'Comedy is a way to survive' 2011-02-08T08:00:00Z

There was a camp on the East Coast that people with disabilities were sent to as kids and teens in the ’70s, and it was magical for a lot of them. Andy Samberg Makes Each Day Count With Thundercat and ‘Not Too Much’ Bourbon 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z

She said she sometimes worries about how her girls will deal with her disability as they grow older. Defying odds, quadriplegic woman in Virginia has twins 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

It slowly becomes clear that the Nazis will no more tolerate Matilde and her disability than they will the Jews. The identical twin stars of 'My Sister' came to L.A. with acting ambition and real empathy 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

She was arrested with members of the disability group Adapt, protesting a Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Unlike on many productions, the writers and crew with disabilities on “Best Foot Forward” weren’t tasked with also educating non-disabled collaborators and advocating accessibility. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

I fear lower graduation standards for students with disabilities would do the same. A graduation conundrum for students with disabilities

Alan's life changed and he became a tireless worker for full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Alan Martin obituary 2013-02-08T17:15:37Z

“It’s such an honor to get to be representing the autistic and disability community at the beautiful and incredible Indiana Repertory Theater and Syracuse Stage,” Rowe told Salon. For once, an autistic role will be played by an autistic actor 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

She had been learning about what disabilities scholars call the “better-off-dead narrative”—the idea, pervasive in movies and books, that life with a disability is inherently and irredeemably tragic. Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

Due to high rates of unemployment, underemployment and low incomes, people with disabilities are also much more likely to live in poverty, lacking the resources to escape. William Hurt and the silent epidemic of abuse 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

“Crip Camp,” a history of the disability rights movement as emanating from a summer camp in upstate New York, took the audience award for documentary. ‘Minari,’ ‘Boys State’ win top honors at Sundance 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

Interests: Theatre, musicals, ballet, disability literature and media. Judith Heumann: 'Biden is committed to involving disabled people in his administration' 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

The groom’s mother is a learning disabilities specialist in private practice in New York. Jessica Assaf, Alex Regenstreich 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z

Speechless, ABC's remarkable sitcom about the pains and joys of a family touched by disability, proves that narrative twists like these aren't necessary. A Family Story With a Son on the Spectrum 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

All the applicants were experienced; disability was the only differing factor, "indicating that higher qualifications do not erase the labor market disadvantages associated with disability." Should "Top Chef" contestant have disclosed that he had COVID and lost his sense of taste? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

The Gunston students are modifying two cars for kids with Down syndrome, a genetic disorder, at the Integration Station, a pre-kindergarten program for Arlington students with disabilities. After-school project teaches kids engineering, helps others get moving 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Unknowingly, a fleeting trend pointed to the dilemma that disabled online daters routinely find themselves in: do I show my disability in the photo? Disabled dating on Tinder: ‘People ask if I can have sex’ 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

Dunn said she didn't think about disability per se while writing the book. Katherine Dunn has died; the 'Geek Love' author once took the world by storm 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

The A.D.A. generation is more likely to disclose a learning disability, a chronic condition such as lupus, or a psychiatric disability like bipolar disorder. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Farmers' markets often prioritize social interactions that create adverse barriers for those with disabilities. Where food sustainability and disability clash 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

The opposing views of autism – disability or difference – may owe their origins to two different models of autism outlined by two different psychiatrists. Is my autism a superpower? 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

While making her way through her altered surroundings can be frustrating, Bet manages to find humor in it — though not so much when it’s her own family denying her disability. New Podcasts Worth Checking Out 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

Schlapkohl is also the founder of Combined Efforts Theatre, which practices inclusion by making all roles available to actors with disabilities. The identical twin stars of 'My Sister' came to L.A. with acting ambition and real empathy 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

Knowing that my disability hindered me in dealing with his approaches was horrible. Disability and sex are not mutually exclusive 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

Carrie's disability does give her some insights, but these come at a price and are not magical. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

In general, a person’s persona doesn’t necessarily mean they should be ineligible for awards consideration, but “Derek” is queasily of a piece with the joy Gervais takes in finding fun in disability. Where did all the male comedy TV stars go? 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

In many instances, if you were to turn the camera around, he said, “you would see that disability was only represented in one direction.” ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Clearly nobody involved meant to upset people with disabilities, but the damage is done. Lost the magic? Warner Bros struggles with Witches criticism and Depp's shame 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

While this was an extreme case of discrimination, it wasn’t the only time my disability unexpectedly became an issue when I was going to see live music. “You are not welcome here”: At concerts and music festivals, fans with disabilities are too often shut out, endangered and ignored 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Now, though, as the mother of a 5-year-old girl with a physical disability, stairs — iconic or otherwise — are sources of stress. My 5-year-old uses a walker. That’s even more reason to show her the world. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

I think it is fair to say that the Paralympics have changed perceptions for the better in linking disability and sport. Disability and sex are not mutually exclusive 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

People with disabilities are really not that different, we want the same things everyone else wants: to live free, to be loved and to do the work we love to do. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

"I hope…that some little girl with a disability sees the movie and it ignites their own romantic fantasy," he said. "Christmas Ever After": Ali Stroker hopes to give disabled girls a romantic heroine 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z

In "Will Trent," the pendulum mostly swings to the extremes: either dyslexia is portrayed as a disability or it's a gift. What popular culture like "Will Trent" gets wrong about dyslexia, and why it matters 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

Using disability trends to evaluate the health of older Americans is analogous to making conclusions about the U.S. economy based solely on the poverty rate. Rich American seniors are getting healthier, not poor ones 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

The company, Theater Breaking Through Barriers, produces shows with integrated casts of actors with and without disabilities. Spring and Summer Theater Listings 2010-02-21T00:33:00Z

As the documentary transitions out of Camp Jened and into the larger movement, a hero emerges in Judy Heumann, a former counselor who would become one of the most indefatigable advocates for disability rights. From make-out sessions to sit-ins, ‘Crip Camp’ hails a generation of disabled campers who grew into activists 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

This isn’t a children’s theater event, though: The creators, mainly women, will be presenting shows that grapple with immigration, Black Lives Matter, disability and other weighty topics. 72 Plays and Musicals to See This Fall and Beyond 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Which websites and writers were covering disability issues the right way? A disability-focused website ran a ‘funny’ post on autism. Anger ensued. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

So the show has Frank collecting disability from an injury that healed a while ago -- an amusing contrivance that nonetheless lacks the necessary bite. "Shameless": American TV's problem with class 2011-01-08T02:01:00Z

Now, for the first time, researchers went beyond deaths to examine the global causes of illness and disability. Busting the myth that depression doesn't affect people in poor countries 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

He said this violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation, and "will continue to deter blind and visually impaired people from attending musicals." Broadway hit 'Hamilton' is sued over services for blind theatergoers 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z

“I think it’s time for the metaphor to get a dose of what the real experience of disability is like.” New staging of ‘Tommy’ to include Russell Harvard and Monica Lijewski 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

In making “Best Foot Forward,” Sundquist was determined to hire disabled people across the production, but finding crew members with disabilities was more challenging than he anticipated. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Schallert said in 2008 that his greatest accomplishment as SAG president was the formation of a committee for performers with disabilities. William Schallert, ‘Patty Duke Show’ dad who became a union activist, dies at 93 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

Micah Fowler is an actor and disability rights advocate who most recently played the role of JJ DiMeo on ABC’s TV series “Speechless.” After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

Characters with disabilities are often cast as villains, superpowered by disability, victims, the butt of a joke or simpletons rather than fully realized humans. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

What did you think of the movie’s portrayal of disability? Kiera Allen of ‘Run’ on Upending Disability Stereotypes 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

She championed several groups such as the press, artists and immigrants, but none so strongly as those with disabilities, as she spoke against Donald Trump’s mocking disabled New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski. Dear Meryl Streep: The disabled community has more to worry about than Trump’s mockery 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

"I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt but when I asked why he left, he said he prefers to work with someone without a disability," Salt continued in her post. Realtor says client refused to work with her because she's an amputee: 'This was tough' 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

"I wondered if it was going to be to champion people with disabilities, to give them a pat on the back." Largest festival of disabled artists opens in DC 2010-06-08T22:30:00Z

The hashtag “amplified the voices of people with disabilities in their own words,” she said. A disability-focused website ran a ‘funny’ post on autism. Anger ensued. 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

And of this disability: Think about your child. Dating: What to say about my kid? 2013-04-15T00:00:00Z

"It is clear that producers are not thinking critically about disability at all. We are not metaphors; we are people." James Bond hasn't changed much, and neither have his problematic villains after 25 films 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

Andrews was never exactly clear about her disability in interviews, but took care, prompted by her mother, to hide it. V.C. Andrews felt she had "prophetic powers": Longtime ghostwriter on "Flowers in the Attic" author 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

But for those with persistent fatigue, pain and mobility disabilities, such items are not a convenience but a necessity. Where food sustainability and disability clash 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

Sarah Wilson, a special-education teacher at Yorktown and advisor for the Best Buddies club, said the group helps those with and without disabilities, allowing participants to learn from each other. Best Buddies program helps high school students maintain connection during pandemic 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

Medical  professionals specializing in disability understand this “paradox,” but most practitioners do not. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

“Airlines do not provide good training concerning disabilities,” says Michael Hingson, vice president of the National Association of Guide Dog Users, a division of the National Federation of the Blind. As airlines try to monetize seat assignments, are disabled passengers being left behind? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

But then you also don’t want this person to keep going through life with ignorance so you want to be the one that changes this perception of disability. A Dark Comedy About Being Disabled? He’s in on the Joke 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

“We are the last civil rights movement of our time. Everything else has sort of been addressed,” said Jenni Gold, a wheelchair-using director who made “CinemAbility,” a documentary about disability in Hollywood. Disabled actors say they’re the ‘last civil rights movement’ in Hollywood. Hardly anyone’s discussing it. 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

The course is for walkers, except for those with disabilities that require a cart. Can Sand Valley Make Wisconsin the Next Golfing Destination? 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

One big exception: If a traveler’s distinctive smell is the result of a qualified disability, they are allowed board. The truth behind 5 travel myths — including the reason you should always shower before a flight 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

There’s no bright side to the progressively debilitating, terminal disease, and she has little help managing the mountain of disability paperwork now thrust at her. Review | Atticus Lish’s new novel is about manhood, but don’t expect to find any social commentary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

The character’s disability is at the core of “Best Foot Forward,” but Sundquist’s expectations were measured. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

“My disability didn’t rob me of those maternal wants.” ‘No one expects people with disabilities to have a family’ 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

After his cousin moved away, Pepper — a veteran living mainly off Social Security and a small disability check — confided to Maloney that he just couldn’t afford it anymore. Highway 99 Blues Club, Seattle’s home of the blues, closing at end of year 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

The shallow, disposable nature of online dating doesn’t really allow for honesty and conversation about disabilities. My brother is 47 and can't get a girlfriend – could I help? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z

If actors with special needs will be pulling for the show, so will a lot of parents of children with disabilities. How the Sitcom ‘Speechless’ Understands Families Like Mine 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Does anyone seriously think he is making fun of a child's disability, or disability in general? Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z

In Baby Yoda, I can finally see that most rarest of characters: a portrait of young disability. In "The Mandalorian," I can finally find a portrait of youthful disability and acceptance 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

Caitlin Harvey, a spokeswoman for the department, wrote in an email that the department has not received a significant number of written complaints from passengers with disabilities about the size of bathrooms on single-aisle aircraft. Smaller Bathrooms on Planes Pose Challenges for Passengers 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

However, the documentary needs to find its way into people homes as well where it will continue to spread awareness about the misconceptions regarding this disability. Autism documentary entertains rather than preaches 2011-04-03T23:01:11Z

SAT Pairing Italian wines and appetizers, dinner, to benefit services for people with developmental disabilities and their families, 5:30 p.m. Community calendar 2011-09-15T00:19:04Z

One of the important things when we talk about mental illness within the larger disability community, this is a film made by and about someone with a disability. "Wildcat" directors on shooting challenges: "How can you tell this story if you can't film the cat?" 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

It is intolerable that people continue to face barriers to voting because of their disability. Why do one in seven US citizens still have to fight to vote? | Mary O’Hara 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

Haller approves of the way a character's disability can be incorporated into the story, and not be the story. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

She claims her husband “can't be on disability unless we divorced.” Woman asks Reddit if she is wrong about refusing to take in her biological child in emotional post 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

She decided that missing an arm wasn’t a crutch, but a beautiful way to help other people with disabilities embrace their beauty and embrace their aspirations. Meet The Bionic Model Who Walked In New York Fashion Week 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

Rather, I am consumed with how to live, how to maintain health care coverage, how to sustain disability insurance. She Was My World, but We Couldn’t Marry 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

The two-day programme examined disability and how live art lies at the forefront of disability art practice, thinking and theory. Access All Areas: putting disability centre stage 2011-03-07T18:34:31Z

Hopefully, I might see some of you at Access all Areas, featuring performances – and a symposium around performance and disability – tonight and tomorrow at the Live Art Development Agency. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2011-03-04T18:07:32Z

She met her second husband through Reverse Rett, the charity she set up for research into Rett Syndrome, a severe disability that affects both their daughters. 'I haven’t seen a healthy version of marriage': children of divorce on the lasting impact 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z

Makkari's deafness is neither treated as unimportant, nor made into a focal point that otherizes and dehumanizes her, as many well-meaning portrayals of characters with disabilities often do. The dazzling star power of "Eternals" is both its triumph and its undoing 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

The application process will include accommodations for non-English speakers, people with disabilities and those without internet access. New York Artists in Need Can Apply for $1,000 a Month 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

For Mr. Arroyo, that means as a dancer, a performer, “a person with abilities despite my disability.” To See and Be Seen: These Dancers Make Disability Visible 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

“Disabled people all get lumped together under the umbrella term of disability, but of course we’re all different,” he says. 'What if my kids are scared of me?': Alex Brooker on life as a disabled dad 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

What about kids with autism or other disabilities? Parenting during coronavirus: What to know about play dates, online learning and more 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z

Both shows are part of a gradual trend toward the authentic casting of characters with disabilities. For the Disabled in Hollywood, Report Finds Hints of Progress 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

In the end, the day provided no firm answers, but plenty of food for thought about a different way of considering art and disability. Access All Areas: putting disability centre stage 2011-03-07T18:34:31Z

My apartment is in a building designated for recipients of Social Security and disability benefits. My life needs a purpose 2013-01-30T01:00:00Z

She said she does not seek profit from her schools, which were opened with a state loan for small businesses and which are free for children from poor families and those with disabilities. Kazakh chess queens inspire new generation 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

On the positive side: It focused attention on his courage and perseverance in the face of terrible adversity, which can serve as an inspiration to everyone, and especially to people with physical disabilities. Revisiting the Unusual Celebrity of Stephen Hawking 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z

Bucky is consumed by lifelong guilt over the role he may have played in spreading polio, while Arnie argues for a life well lived and not limited by disability. ‘Nemesis’ Review: A Philip Roth Adaptation Resonates 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z

She is a daughter of Regina Brogan of Haddonfield, N.J., who is the chief financial officer of Avenues to Independent Living, a social services organization in Woodbury, N.J., for people with disabilities. Colleen Brogan, William Miner 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z

But it is unclear whether it will include information about disabilities. ‘Best Foot Forward’ Is a Story About, and By, People With Disabilities 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Or maybe it was a heartbreaker about someone “suffering” from a disability — either heroic for overcoming odds, or pitiful for succumbing. Spare me, “Me Before You”: Hollywood’s new tearjerker is built on tired and damaging disability stereotypes 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Garris started the We Are People 1st organization, which aims to educate others about people, like her sister, who live with disabilities. Miss World’s win means five black women now hold the top pageant titles – a historic first 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

If there’s one thing the Academy likes as much as Meryl Streep, it’s films about people facing disabilities. And the winner isn't: the Oscar-aiming films that stumbled this year 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

“Psychological factors and behavioral issues, if they are not the entire cause, at the very least contribute in a significant way to prolonging the disability that occurs in chronic fatigue syndrome,” she writes. A Town for People with Chronic Fatigue 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z

Under the Stars is a social enterprise; disabled people pay to attend workshops out of their disability care budgets from the council. The Stars Band: 'why shouldn't disabled people have a great album cover?' 2013-05-30T12:33:50Z

Mr. Tsang, who began receiving disability and welfare payments when a falling garbage bin impaired both legs in 1987, never made a living from his art. Art: King of Kowloon Finally Gets Respect 2011-05-04T12:58:39Z

Channel 4 took what a lot of people thought was a risk in bringing in relatively new presenters to front the show but most of us have had Paralympics experience, or experience of disability. Bafta TV awards: Olivia Colman wins twice on otherwise unpredictable night 2013-05-12T21:51:37Z

Others question whether the celebrities who do videos with Keenan are really just using a naive teenager, one who has a disability no less. Webcam wonder: It's Keenan's world, for now 2011-04-18T08:31:04Z

This list focuses on disability, but children's books should reflect all aspects of our diverse society. Alexandra Strick and Sean Stockdale's top 10 inclusive children's books 2013-07-19T15:20:03Z

Forever 37, a privileged son of a rich Philadelphia family, a Renaissance man, athletic, well read, artistic and witty, Elihu is nevertheless completely incapacitated by his disability. ‘The Man Without a Shadow’ review: An amnesiac you’ll never forget 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

The ESC said the joke did not meet the generally accepted standards the corporation should adhere to in the portrayal of a disability. Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson's Elephant Man joke ruled offensive 2012-10-01T14:07:56Z

Dani said she doesn’t like to discuss what happened the day of her accident because “then my injury becomes the focus. I’m trying to get people to see my disability in a new way.” Defying odds, quadriplegic woman in Virginia has twins 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

Her new grandchild, Opioid, struggles with “learning disabilities,” she told us, lamenting, “Why do people have to be so specific?” Kiki and Herb Make America Great Again 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

Directors these days want people with disfigurements and disabilities in their movies.’” 'I hid my scars for years ... I thought I was only good for horror movies' 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z

“I want people to start thinking about what deafness means,” she told Vogue this year, “and maybe that will reduce the stigma and society will be more inclusive of people with disabilities.” The Breakout Stars of 2020 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

Many of the young offenders face exclusion from school, have learning disabilities, mental health issues, or demonstrate violent behaviour and self-harm. Public sector cuts: where they will hit 2011-03-25T08:30:00Z

Pistorius was once revered around the world as the ultimate example of triumph over adversity as he overcame his disability to compete alongside able-bodied athletes at the London 2012 Olympics. Pistorius has heightened fight response, defense witness says 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

By installing the ramps, the theater also anticipated understudies who might have different disabilities, and helped guests with disabilities who wanted to greet the cast. For Disabled Actors, Memorizing the Part Is Only the Beginning 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

She has carved a unique sound as a composer by treating disability differently: not as an impediment but as a wellspring of creative potential. For composer Molly Joyce, disability is no barrier to virtuosity 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

He noted, "With the disability employment rate at over 80 percent in 2021, we are excited, along with our community partners, to find both training and employment for those with disabilities." Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

He later worked in the disability benefits office of Federal Express until he was in his 80s. George C. Nichopoulos, doctor who prescribed drugs to Elvis, dies at 88 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z

The study also found that children with cognitive or mental health disabilities are nearly five times more likely to suffer such abuse. Can the physically disabled be protected from sexual abuse? 2013-04-30T20:50:00Z

Either the work is wholly inappropriate for her and the school gives far too much homework, or your daughter is struggling with an undiagnosed learning disability or attention-related executive-functioning problem. Perspective | Teen is often late to school, but punishing her isn’t the answer 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

He has been tested for learning disabilities, which though minor, he does have, and his school has compensated for that. And his father is very involved in his life and always has been. Motherlode: Updates From Paris and Texas 2011-06-09T20:30:14Z

Too often, there are misrepresentations of people with disabilities in the entertainment industry: characters viewed as tokens of inspiration or pity and characters viewing their disability as a reason to end their life. After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

Disabled people were more likely to be isolated before the pandemic, especially those of us lacking disability community or people we can communicate with easily. William Hurt and the silent epidemic of abuse 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

People who have disabilities unfortunately don’t get as much activity as other people. For the Disabled Traveler, Strategies for a Successful Trip 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

In my dream world, interventions would not focus just on the kid with a disability or who is just socially awkward, but on all the kids in a class or sport or activity. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Taking some pressure off socially awkward kids 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

“My Hero Brother” follows young people with Down syndrome on a Himalayan trek, each accompanied by a sibling without disabilities. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

On a Wednesday in April 2016, she finally mastered the ponytail: It felt “like a revolutionary act, a celebration of disability and of me.” Review | Keah Brown is trying to change how disabled people are viewed. Listen to her. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z