O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the special rapporteur’s report on care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered ...

People with disabilities face barriers when attempting to gain access to health care settings. Using qualitative analysis of three physician focus groups, we identified physical, communication, ...

(Editor’s note: The federal government has removed several web pages linked to in this brief. Where possible, links to archived versions have been inserted.) Data are the cornerstone of public health ...

A first-of-its-kind consensus statement is outlining new standards for providing health care to youth with autism, intellectual disability and other neurodevelopmental disabilities in an effort to ...

The Global Disability Summit in Berlin on April 2-3 will serve as a crucial platform for advancing disability rights worldwide. It aims to bridge policy gaps, promote accessibility, and secure ...

It’s an election year here in the U.S. – and in quite a few other countries as well. Like many if not most Americans, disabled voters in the United States may be struggling to engage, this year ...

A recent report finds that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across Pennsylvania continue to encounter significant barriers to basic health care — from inaccessible ...

OLYMPIA – Lindsey Topping-Schuetz remembers wiping tears from her eyes as she wheeled her son Owen through the hallway of Tacoma General Hospital, listening to claps and cheers from staff and family ...

Private equity firms have recently come under fire for their role in healthcare, including their management of hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities. However, the Private Equity ...