Disability News, Benefits, and Health Resources
"Disability is the only minority group that anyone can join at any time." - Josh Blue
Seventy million American adults live with a disability. Another 1.3 billion people worldwide (about the combined population of Europe and North America) 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.
Did You Know:
- 1 - Autism diagnoses have risen dramatically: about 1 in 31 eight-year-old children (3.2 percent) were identified with autism in 2022 CDC surveillance data, up from 1 in 36 in 2020 and just 1 in 150 when the CDC first began tracking it among children born in the early 1990s.
- 2 - Disability rises sharply with age: about 8.7 percent of adults aged 18 to 29 report a disability, climbing to 43.9 percent among adults aged 65 and older.
- 3 - Childhood disability tracks closely with family income - 18 percent of U.S. children in families below the poverty level report a disability, compared with 11 percent of children in families at or above 200 percent of the poverty line. View more Disability Statistics.
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Recent Disability News and Information
Evan Sweeney Launches The Access Archive Video Series
Writer Evan Sweeney launches The Access Archive, a 10-part video series documenting adaptive living and disability culture, filmed in Los Angeles. Published: 18 Jul 2026.
Helping Neurodivergent Job Seekers Assess Workplace Fit
Raaha is a free tool that compares a job description with how you prefer to work, giving neurodivergent job seekers a fit score and questions to ask. Published: 18 Jul 2026.
Antivaccine Bills Surge in States, Led by GOP Push
Republican lawmakers sponsored 86 percent of state antivaccine bills after COVID-19, a Boston University study finds, raising public health concerns. Published: 18 Jul 2026.
Terminal Lucidity: A Surprising Return of the Mind
Terminal lucidity is an unexpected return of mental clarity in people with dementia or severe disability, often in the final days or hours before death. Published: 15 Jul 2026.
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Disability Loans and Grants: Financial assistance programs available for low-income families, seniors, and disabled students.
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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
Helping Neurodivergent Job Seekers Assess Workplace Fit: Raaha is a free tool that compares a job description with how you prefer to work, giving neurodivergent job seekers a fit score and questions to ask.
Lynn Doyle Hosts Prime Time Talk Show for Adults 55+: Retirement Living TV premieres It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle, an interactive prime time talk show covering issues that matter most to adults aged 55 and over.
How Genes Steer the Path Toward Autism or ADHD: Aarhus University researchers identified gene variants shared by autism and ADHD, and others that push development toward one diagnosis rather than the other.
Wearable Bracelet Tracks Bipolar Mood Swings: Researchers used the Empatica E4 wearable bracelet to track skin electrical activity linked to manic and depressive mood swings in bipolar disorder patients.
Definitions of Human Brain Components: A plain-language glossary defining human brain components such as the cerebrum, cerebellum, neurons, amygdala, hippocampus, and their key functions.