Few people think about disability until it happens to them or someone they love. Now, a new book by an expert in health communication is challenging scholars to rethink how they consider disability in ...

With the release of the disability royal commission's final report, the harrowing treatment of people with disabilities in Australia has been starkly displayed. Just prior to the report's release, ...

This piece was originally published by Undark Magazine. Ben Salentine, the associate director of health-sciences managed care at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, hasn’t ...

This year, we celebrate the 34-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law. But I am embarrassed to admit that I have no idea how to provide care to patients with ...

Medical ableism refers to practices or policies in health care that marginalize disabled individuals, treating them as invisible, disposable or less important than other patients. Patients with ...

BOSTON — Primary care clinicians caring for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities often recommend guardianship, a responsibility with life-altering implications. But only ...

Migraines are more than severe headaches. For many people, they bring disabling pain, sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, ...

NHS England must do more to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities when they are treated in hospital, the patient safety body said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) ...

A World Health Organization report found that some people with disabilities die up to 20 years earlier than those without. Many individuals with disabilities report that doctors do not listen ...

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could ...