GPs need better training to recognise attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients and should be incentivised to take on aspects of care for the condition, a major review recommends.1 ...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DHERN 2026 Conference: At the Intersection of Structural Ableism and Disability Health Equity. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abou...

Staff call it a "profound setback for disability rights and family equity."

People with disabilities can face barriers and stigma when adopting kids. In this webinar, facilitated by researcher and adoptive parent Kara Ayers, we will hear from two disabled parents, Robin Wilso...

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Disability classifications can take one of two forms. The more familiar form targets people with disabilities on account of their disability, and harms them. Th

Disability status is rarely included in health research and policy, including intersectional research, perpetuating health inequities for this population. This paper calls on researchers and policymak...

Megan Donelson writes on the troubling rhetoric the “Make America Healthy Again” Commission is using to describe autism and other disabilities.

It's happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a disa...

In 2006, a settlement agreement required the MBTA to make bus and subway more accessible. A citizens group will soon take the lead in monitoring the system.

Like other systems of oppression and domination, ableism profoundly influences the lives of disabled people. This session will examine the causes and consequences of structural, institutional, and int...

Unlearning Ableism: Disability in the Age of Social Media July 17, 1-2 PM EST. Register In celebration of Disability Pride Month, the National Organization on Disability is sitting down with a panel o...

Purpose: We examined gender identity and gender-affirming care outcomes of autistic transgender adolescents followed into young adulthood, as well as relationships between gender-related medical care ...

Like other systems of oppression and domination, ableism profoundly influences the lives of disabled people. This session will examine the causes and consequences of structural, institutional, and int...

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the unanimous opinion, with Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson writing se...

Disabled people constitute the largest minority group in the United States, and disability discrimination is prohibited under federal law. Nevertheless, disabil...

Disabled students already have to fight just to get basic accommodations.

Seventeen states are no longer seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, but advocates say threats remain.

Like other systems of oppression and domination, ableism profoundly influences the lives of disabled people. This session will examine the causes and consequences of structural, institutional, and int...

Confusion has ensued about the future of programs and research supporting people with disabilities as a result of President Trump’s executive order.