DEDHAM - A Dedham woman is trying to take the stigma out of disability aids. Noelle Connolly has been living with multiple sclerosis symptoms since she was 17 and was officially diagnosed at 23. "I ...
In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, “there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place.” Barbara, 82, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so a ...
The survey looked at nearly 3,000 Americans aged 50 and older and found that only a minority — fewer than 18% of participants over 65 — saw themselves as having a disability. Getty Images In her house ...
Finding stylish mobility aids amid a sea of dull, colourless options which match the aesthetic of a hospital ward is the bane of many fashion-forward disabled people’s wardrobes. In the UK the ...
In this op-ed, Amy Kenny highlights the inaccessibility of travel, and the harm disabled people face when their mobility aids are damaged by airlines. My heart pounds in my ears as I wave goodbye to ...
Commentary: Disability rights aren't a niche issue, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made that impossible to ignore any longer. During her time at CNET, Kim Wong-Shing loved demystifying the world of ...