Living with a less immediately visible or less widely understood disability can often be lonely, in part because our friends and family members don’t always know what our experience of the world is ...

As I write this, bolts of electric pain shimmer down my right leg and up toward my shoulder as my joints throb in time with my heart. Every time I stand, my vision kaleidoscopes to black and back ...

The concept of accessibility for individuals with disabilities has been an evolving journey, significantly propelled by landmark legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enacted ...

In helping people return to the workforce, I have experienced a variety of individuals with invisible disabilities. When they do return to work through Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) Program, ...

An invisible disability is not a Marvel Universe superhero power, although many people with invisible disabilities feel pretty unseen by the rest of the population. It is a term used to describe the ...

It's a symbol meant to protect and empower thousands of Coloradans, yet most people don't even know it exists. Printed on state-issued driver's licenses and ID cards, the Invisible Disabilities symbol ...

My wheelchair hides my worst disability. Most people probably think that having spinal muscular atrophy — a neuromuscular weakness I’ve had since birth — is the nastiest thing that ever happened to me ...

In April, as I stepped onto a cruise ship with my family, I should have been excited. But often, I don’t have the luxury of feeling that first moment of vacation bliss. Living with multiple sclerosis, ...

South Africa has a reputation as one of the most progressive countries on the African continent when it comes to disability rights. It has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of ...