Women with disabilities have very low rates of physical activity, which may be an important contributor to overweight in this population. According to the United States Department of Health and Human ...

"And as I get to know more and more of my self-worth, it sort of helps me to identify myself, thinking I am a woman created by God and I am so precious and I am so loved and I have so much beauty ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Maribel Melendez enjoys scuba diving, yoga ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to (1) provide an overview of ways to collect information about ...

An analysis of longitudinal data from the Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study found that the relationship between disability and cognitive decline in older adults is bidirectional.

There is no question that product design too often ignores the needs of people with physical disabilities, and baby gear is no different. Very few products are designed specifically to help parents ...

What do you really need to know about disability? If you’re not disabled yourself, and don’t have a child, spouse, brother or sister, or parent with disabilities, how knowledgeable and up to date on ...

More than sixty-one million Americans have disabilities, and increasing evidence documents that they experience health care disparities. Although many factors likely contribute to these disparities, ...

Why do we need good children's books with characters who have physical disabilities? Because the representation of physical disabilities and physical differences in children's books IS SO IMPORTANT!