For nearly three decades, Dec. 3 has marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities—an event created by the United Nations to increase understanding, awareness and support of persons with ...

LEARN’s disABILITY Summit, a day focused on sharing resources and building connections among families, youths and adults with disabilities, educators, and professionals, will return to Mohegan Sun on ...

Mar. 11—LEARN's annual disABILITY Summit is an opportunity for families and individuals with disabilities to find connection and resources all in one place, according to LEARN Deputy Executive ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. It’s a good time to rethink not only how non-autistic or “neurotypical” people can best support autistic people –– but also how non-disabled people in general can do ...

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...

The field of disability services and advocacy is changing. One of the most significant shifts over the last few decades has been the rising prominence of actual disabled people within the disability ...

Sam Habib loves tattoos. Like lots of other people in their twenties, he’s also interested in dating, and he’s getting ready to live on his own. It's why he and his father visited several of his ...

I only recently learned that July is Disability Pride Month. Although not yet officially recognized in the United States, since 2004 Disability Pride Month has been celebrated with parades in cities ...