As a child, I'd always had dreams of renting race cars and motorbikes. I wanted to travel and be adventurous and free. So, for my 17th birthday, my father gifted me with a driving lesson. It just so ...

"I’ve since continued to normalize my disability simply by being present, in the unextraordinary act of showing up, whether or not I am stuttering less or more on a given day." Photo: Irina Island ...

July marks Disability Pride Month, a time to commemorate the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act and to celebrate the diversity, resilience, and visibility of the disabled community. This ...

When I was younger, I felt like I had all the confidence in the world. If you were to ask my parents to describe me in one word as a child, they would both say fearless. My family loves to tell the ...

Disney World helped me realize that my disability could be an advantage sometimes if I let it be, especially when traveling. Ashley Couto is a Montreal-based freelance journalist specializing in ...

The woman didn’t mean to hurt me, but her thoughtless words made me feel so small and exposed.

I have schizophrenia, and I had to stop working full time when I was in my 40s. Navigating life with far less income has been a challenge, but it hasn't been insurmountable. This article is part of ...

Years ago, when some family and community members learned that young Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame was losing her vision, they lamented, "How will you be anything in the future? Oh my Lord, is this the end ...

British actor Adam Pearson is telling the stories about disability that he wants to see in Hollywood. The 39-year-old, who lives with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), stars in A Different Man, a dark ...