It's been 11 years since John Meletse, a deaf, gay South African man, first learned he was HIV positive.
A group that organizes extreme sports for disabled people helps a paraplegic woman bungee jump off a Canadian bridge.
A group of men hoist a woman in a wheelchair over the railing of a bridge in Whistler, British Columbia, and let go.
In most of the country, employers can force pregnant workers out of the workplace when their pregnancy interferes with their normal job duties.
Three of the four mentally disabled people police say were kept in a basement boiler room describe the ordeal. KYW reports.
Additional charges were filed Friday against three of the four Philadelphia defendants accused so far in the so-called "dungeon case," officials said Friday.
A gruesome discovery in Philadelphia of disabled adults locked in a basement. CNN's Susan Candiotti reports.
Twelve-year-old Peter Mance knows every street before he sets foot in a city.
Since 2008, Richard St. Denis and World Access Project have provided hundreds of wheelchairs to people in rural Mexico.
For decades, Richard St. Denis has advocated for the rights of Americans who, like him, are living with a disability.
Students with ADHD can benefits from a coach as Ninette Sosa explains in the Health Minute.
The proportion of children and teens in the U.S. who have a developmental disability such as autism has increased 17% since the late 1990s, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dear Annie: I have an unusual problem, but I hope you and your readers can give me some pointers. The situation is this: I suffer from fibromyalgia, which occasionally (about twice a month, on average) is so painful that I literally can't move.
A social worker in Switzerland has confessed to sexually assaulting more than 100 disabled children and adults, authorities said Tuesday.
The second of ten or more severely disabled victims whose sexual assaults were captured on videotape has come forward -- a development the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is touting as progress in their burgeoning probe of what they say were years-long assaults of defenseless women.
The anonymous tipster who launched a massive investigation into the videotaping of alleged sexual assaults of severely disabled women in care homes came forward and met with authorities Sunday, Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives said Monday.
Metin Senturk is a Turkish pop star and chat show host, with his own weekly television program on music and celebrity gossip, and nine albums to his name.
The Hilton hotel chain has reached an agreement with the federal government to make changes in about 900 hotels nationwide to further accommodate guests and visitors with disabilities, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
An estimated 10,000 Georgia residents suffering from mental illness or developmental disabilities may no longer be segregated in state hospitals that set them apart from the community, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
President Obama announces sweeping improvements to the ADA on the 20th anniversary of the legislation's passing.
As I sat on the White House lawn 20 years ago and watched President George H.W. Bush sign the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, I knew it was a grand day for disabled people. However, I also knew that we still had a long way to go.
President Barack Obama commemorated Monday's 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by signing an executive order to increase government employment of disabled people.
Benilda Caixeta, who was paralyzed from her shoulders down, was one of many residents of New Orleans, Louisiana, still trying to evacuate when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005. But despite her repeated calls to the local transportation system that served people with disabilities, as well as to 911, help never arrived. She was found dead in her apartment several days later, floating next to her wheelchair.
When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, he addressed concerns the sweeping civil rights law would be ''too vague or costly, or may lead endlessly to litigation.''
Two decades ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, becoming a hallmark of American civil rights legislation.
When Sarah Kovac watches her son, Ethan, crawl or grab objects, she feels proud, but also has mixed emotions. Already, the 8-month-old has abilities Kovac never had.
Sarah Kovac has a disability that impedes the use of her arms and hands. That's why she uses her feet to change diapers.
Ever since he was a child, Jasmin Bambur dreamed of going to the Olympics. In college, he played competitive handball and was close to making the national team that would take him to the big games.
While many children her age are learning to print their letters, Karson Brewster is struggling to master a baby's belly crawl.
CNN's Kate Bolduan shows us the real-life consequences of state budget cuts in these tough economic times.
Yahoo's Victor Tsaran knows how much time Web designers spend agonizing over color and font-width choices when laying out an application. So when he started Yahoo's accessibility push two years ago, he had a tough time arousing sympathy for engineers grousing about how much extra time was needed to create accessibility features.
One day, prior to the seventh anniversary of Stan McCoy's passing, Matt Hamill saddled up to his grandfather's gravesite in Loveland, Ohio, looking for a conversation. Born deaf, Hamill never had occasion to hear the wise man's words, though the pair seemed to have little problem communicating.
Federal authorities on Thursday indicted 26 suspects in nine states in a wide-ranging scheme to defraud a program intended to help the deaf.
When the T-Mobile Sidekick started having data problems two weeks ago, it was a big pain for nearly all of the company's roughly 800,000 subscribers.
It was a moment vividly depicted in the movie about her life: 7-year-old Helen Keller, holding one hand under a water pump as her teacher spelled "W-A-T-E-R" into her other hand.
People with disabilities are 50 percent more likely to be victims of violent crimes than are people without disabilities, according to a government study released Thursday.
The disability rights movement has lost a giant in our global struggle for equal opportunity, human dignity and self-determination. Sen. Ted Kennedy's leadership as a disability champion was part of a broader commitment to civil and human rights.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and a champion of the disabled who founded the Special Olympics, died Tuesday, the Special Olympics said. She was 88.
A disabled punk band has launched a campaign to fight for the rights of disabled people to be able to party late.
On a dusty pitch in the middle of the capital of Monrovia limbless young men play football as though their lives depended on it.
Unemployed people with disabilities are having increasing trouble finding a job.
Samuel Welsh's chances of landing a job before this economic downturn were already slim.
Zhao Jiuhe sweeps the floors at his dad's restaurant, chats with customers and waitresses whom he calls "older sisters," and clears the tables.
A father opens restaurant so his disabled son can work. CNN's Emily Chang reports.
A band of disabled musicians from Zimbabwe hopes their message inspires hope. CNN's Isha Sesay reports.
Her powerful voice resonates through the music hall, delivering an unlikely message of hope.
The Hall of Fame voting results will be announced later today. As always, there's been no end of the debate regarding who should be voted in by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with supporters and detractors of various candidates throwing numbers around willy-nilly, all too often attempting to compare players across eras without any real regard for how to account for the dramatic variations in more than a century of baseball history -- variations that make comparing a player from the current offense-heavy era to ones from the pitcher-friendly 1960s or the Deadball era a futile effort without some understanding of context.
New York Gov. David Paterson said Monday "Saturday Night Live" went too far in its portrayal of the legally blind governor over the weekend.
New York Gov. David Paterson, who is legally blind, is not happy with how SNL portrayed him over the weekend.
Advocates are working to change that with a nationwide effort to make sure those with mental disabilities know their rights and exercise them on Election Day
At age 20, Mark Loeffler was a former high school jock who worked as an hourly laborer at a tropical plant farm in Hawaii. Then one afternoon, vacationing with his parents at a lake in Michigan, Loeffler dove off the end of a dock and snapped his neck.
Sen. John McCain's campaign rebuked Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying the Democratic vice presidential nominee had "sunk to a new low" by raising a debate over who cares more for special needs children.
How has Sarah Palin handled Alaska's finances? Jessica Yellin examines her record.
Scientists hope to add one more ability to the tongue and turn it into a computer control pad
It is hard to imagine that DreamWorks and Paramount, the companies behind "Tropic Thunder," did not foresee some sort of reaction from activist groups.
The Americans with Disabilities Act is about to get a major facelift. For small business owners, this means a raft of new regulations, and some familiar questions: What do I need to do to comply with the ADA? Do I risk a lawsuit if I don't make changes?
A middle-aged woman arrives at yoga class, a guide dog beside her wheelchair. She slides onto a mat on the floor and begins warming up with help from the instructor, stretching her knee and leg muscles to the side.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
It's been a year since the parents of a severely disabled child made public their decision to submit their daughter to a hysterectomy, breast surgery and drugs to keep the girl forever small. Today, the couple tell CNN, they believe they made the right decision -- one that could have a profound impact on the care of disabled children worldwide.
Dear FSB: My company recently bid a manufacturing job, and one of the requirements is that the parts must be powder-coated. To powder coat the parts, we can use a company that employs mentally disabled workers and is a nonprofit. My question: is there any tax advantage to my company for having them do the secondary work?
A orphan from Kenya, a health care activist in Las Vegas and a quadriplegic in India have been named CNN Heroes finalists for their work as "Medical Marvels."
Meet the three CNN Heroes finalists in the Medical Marvel category: Ann McGee, Peter Kithene and S. Ramakrishnan.
The disabled children of the Musoma Engineering Project are rehearsing for celebrations on World Disability Day.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Conditions for disabled citizens in Serbian orphanages and hospitals are deplorable, a new study finds
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
CNN's Paula Hancocks reports on one mother's struggle to give her severely disabled daughter a hysterectomy.
A mother is seeking to have the womb of her severely disabled daughter removed to prevent the 15-year-old from feeling the pain and discomfort of menstruation.
Yoga is being used to reduce stress and anxiety in an Atlanta area school. CNN's Judy Fortin has more.
Natalie Williams, a 21-year-old Special Olympics basketball player from Kentucky, says she's never really been treated like a true athletic star. But that was before she came to the Games in China, which has undergone a major change in its treatment of the mentally disabled.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project.
Meet Lizzie Cameron, who is spending a year working in Tanzania, teaching disabled children and teenagers
Like many Vermonters, Deborah Lisi-Baker enjoys the outdoors. "I've always loved the wilderness and the woods. It's very serene. It clears your head just to get to appreciate all the sounds and colors and shapes."
When Melina Slotnick was 6 years old, she nearly drowned.
Searching for a lost sister
One day in 1957, when Jeff Daly was 6 years old, his little sister, Molly, disappeared.
A hospital that performed a controversial procedure that stunted the growth and sexual development of a profoundly disabled child violated Washington state law by sterilizing her, according to an investigative report released Tuesday.
David is a young man with severe cerebral palsy. He can't walk, he can't talk, he can't sit up by himself, but he can blog. This week, David blogged about Ashley.
FSB: No Limits!updated: Sun May 01 2005 00:01:00
After he had driven four hours to buy a wheel-chair that would allow him to play tennis--and was ignored by the salespeople at the company that made it--John Box was so angry that he decided to do ...
A young man with cerebral palsy went out for breakfast at the Blue Plate Café in Memphis. He arrived in a wheelchair, accompanied by a service dog to help him with tasks such as opening doors. The ...
Federal law has forced the nation's children to meet rigid academic performance standards that create "too many ways to fail," a bipartisan panel of state lawmakers who reviewed the No Child Left Behind Act said Wednesday.
Follow your noseupdated: Wed Sep 29 2004 06:45:00
Using a computer will soon be a lot easier for disabled people, thanks to a hands-free device created by Canadian researchers.
In her 12 years as a paralegal, Marlene Foth of Concord Township, Ohio had heard more than her fair share of horror stories featuring families devastated by inadequate estate planning. "You name it...
CNNMoney: Fair playupdated: Tue Jun 15 2004 16:26:00
In her 12 years as a paralegal, Marlene Foth of Concord Township, Ohio had heard more than her fair share of horror stories featuring families devastated by inadequate estate planning.
Years from now, when people look back on the legacy of the Rehnquist Court, federalism -- the relationship between the national and state governments -- will surely be one of the most talked-about areas of law. Over the past decade and a half, in a number of important lines of cases, the Court has reined in federal power -- ostensibly to protect the autonomy and vitality of state and local entities.
Fortune: Overcoming Dyslexiaupdated: Mon May 13 2002 00:01:00
Consider the following four dead-end kids.
Picking up where we left off last time (June 21) with astute comments from readers, let's start with an irksome irony: According to many of you human resources managers and consultants out there, c...
A year ago, when we last gaped incredulously at the Americans With Disabilities Act, it was just beginning to take effect for companies with 25 or more workers, and nobody knew exactly what it mean...
Easily the most wonderful moment in the history of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) occurred on the Senate floor late in 1989 when Congress was debating the act, which will soon become ope...
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