Young children with disabilities are often denied access to devices that provide independent mobility due to stigma, expense, and lack of options, but innovative solutions such as the Go Baby Go ...

Before the mid-1970s, most children with disabilities were educated in “special” schools for “special” children. The word in itself was offensive to parents and children who didn’t want to be labeled ...

It took me a long time to consider myself “disabled.” I know that sounds strange coming from someone who, wheelchair and all, is a veritable poster child for the term. Yet growing up, “disabled” ...

In Darren Walker’s annual Ford Foundation letter this year, he acknowledged the grant maker’s “ableism” – discrimination against people with disabilities. Yes, ableism is a real thing, just like ...

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Children with disabilities who face disability-based discrimination at doctors’ appointments are more than twice as likely to forgo care later on, according to a new study published in Pediatrics.

Update 3/10: A previous version of this story erroneously stated the ‘“Cleft Hood’ episode was inspired by Gerber’s son It was Shipp’s son Although I’m not an entertainment reporter, this column has ...

This holiday season, families looking for children’s books can find a variety of choices that feature disability as part of everyday life. Teaching for Change, a nonprofit that runs the Social Justice ...