I have used the term “special needs” freely and often throughout my life. I have a brother with autism, and the phrase is pretty versatile and, I thought, inoffensive. But things change. Back in April ...

A lot has been written about the best words and phrases to use when communicating about disability, and, especially as views on such things are always changing, it can be difficult to decide what ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

SINGAPORE – The Straits Times has updated the language it uses to describe disability, in an effort to portray persons with disabilities more sensitively and accurately. This comes after a review of ...

Compare group and individual disability insurance to learn their key differences, benefits, and which policy best suits your financial needs and life circumstances.

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 activists want Democratic hopefuls to address their interests. As the sixth Democratic primary debate draws near, Gregg Beratan, a disability rights activist and member of the American ...

July is Disability Pride Month, an event that promotes awareness for the about 61 million adults in the United States who live with at least one disability. These disabilities may not be physical or ...

CHEYENNE - Note to state agencies: Please delete the term "mental retardation" from your lexicon. This is the goal of a House joint resolution to update agency documents with terms that are more ...

I’m writing to comment on the offensiveness of current news reports about Autism Spectrum Disorders. I am appalled to still see the phrase “autistic children” in articles as recently as 2011; the ...

Learning disorders are common, and despite their name, are complex problems with broad psychological impact. They require multifaceted interventions spanning both psychological and academic skills ...