To pivot from pet food to disability advocacy is quite the career move. But that’s precisely what Steve Degnan did. The longtime consumer products executive, who spent more than three decades at noted ...

In 2011, Jessica Slice took a strenuous summer hike on the Greek Island of Santorini. She didn't drink enough water and when she returned to her cruise ship, she felt dizzy and nauseated. She thought ...

The assistance of Medicaid-paid caregivers helps people with disabilities live in their own homes and participate in their communities rather than be sent to institutions.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. During the 1960s, disability activists fought for the right to live independently, ...

One cold November morning, I was on Seventh Avenue and 50th Street in Manhattan, on my way to a Dunkin’ Donuts. For most people, such an excursion is not a particularly exciting part of the day. But ...