What do you think of when you think of disability? Someone in a wheelchair? Someone who is blind and has a cane? Whatever they look like, their impairment means life can be harder for them. The fact ...

The line between difference, disability, and disease is constantly shifting, shaped as much by social attitudes as biology. A ...

Coauthored by Scott Frankowski, PhD, Nazanin Heydarian, PhD, and Kathleen Bogart, PhD A person in a wheelchair and a standing person hug. Source: Chona Kasinger / Disabled and Here / Creative Commons ...

Recently, there has been a prominent call in the history of medicine for greater engagement with disability perspectives. In this article, I suggest that critiques of the so-called medical model have ...

Machine learning models can reliably inform clinicians about the disability progression of multiple sclerosis, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Digital ...

An estimated 15% of the world’s population experience some form of disability. Across Europe and Central Asia, persons with disabilities represent one of the largest segments of the population that ...

"While the aforesaid statutory enactments provide the legislative foundation for disability rights, the Indian judiciary has played a pivotal role in their interpretation, consistently invoking the ...

There is a mental health crisis among autistic people. A meta-analysis reviewing close to 100 studies revealed that most psychiatric conditions are significantly more prevalent in autistic individuals ...