Disability News, Benefits, and Health Resources
Seventy million American adults live with a disability. Another 1.3 billion people worldwide share that experience, roughly 16 percent of the global population. Disabled World (DW) reports on the policies, research, benefits, and assistive technology that shape their lives. Coverage centers on the United States: Social Security and SSI payments, Medicare and Medicaid rules, accessibility law, and medical research relevant to American readers. International stories appear where they intersect with American policy or practice. Publishing since 2004 under the banner Towards Tomorrow. Learn more about us.
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Recent Disability News and Information
Migratory Predators Link Evolution Across Vast Distances
New research shows migratory predators can link the evolution of species thousands of miles apart, even when those species never share the same territory. Published: 16 Jun 2026.
Müllerian Mimicry: How Species Unite Through Warning
Learn how Müllerian mimicry - where multiple unpalatable species share warning signals - works and how it may connect to disability. Published: 16 Jun 2026.
Wheelchair Adventurer Nick Wilson on Adaptive Outdoor Access
UK wheelchair adventurer Nick Wilson speaks at Abilities Expo Chicago and explores all-terrain powerchair access for disabled people outdoors. Published: 15 Jun 2026.
World EHS Day: Raising Awareness of Electrosensitivity
World EHS Day on June 16 marks global awareness for electrosensitives impaired by electromagnetic pollution, supported by film Remembering Nearfield. Published: 15 Jun 2026.
Popular Pages
Disability Loans and Grants: Financial assistance programs available for low-income families, seniors, and disabled students.
Famous People with Disabilities: Lists of well-known people with various disabilities and conditions who contributed to society.
Awareness Ribbon Colors: Guide to awareness ribbon colors for health, medical conditions, disability, and other causes.
Adult Height to Weight Chart: Ideal weight-to-height ratio for adult females and males.
Child to Teen Height to Weight Ratio Charts: Average height-to-weight ratios for children and teens organized by age.
Newly Updated Pages
Proprioception Sixth Sense Genes: New Hope for Movement Disorders: Peer-reviewed research identifies genes controlling proprioception, our sixth sense for body position, offering hope for spinal injury treatments.
Proprioception: The Sixth Sense and Its Implications for Aging, Disability, and Consciousness: Explore proprioception, the sixth sense that enables body awareness, its decline in seniors and disability, and surprising links to consciousness theories.
The Brain Area That Tracks Your Limbs in Space: Researchers identify the posterior parietal cortex as the brain region that maps limb position by combining touch and a sense of where the body sits in space.