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 ...
An average of three people every business day have signed up for the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles’ invisible disability identifier logo program since it began last year. In July 2022, the motor ...
Maryland residents who live with non-apparent disabilities scan request a small butterfly icon on their state driver’s licenses or ID cards. Maryland residents who live with non-apparent disabilities ...
A bill being considered by Maryland lawmakers aims to make interactions between law enforcement and those with “invisible” disabilities safer. Known as Eric’s ID Law, the measure would place a marker ...
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 ...
The power of invisibility may seem hugely attractive. Indeed, some comic superheroes rely on invisibility as an important tool in their arsenal against evil-doers. But for many people living with ...
Navigating the world with a less immediately obvious or visible disability often means advocating for yourself, educating others, and learning as you go. The world wasn’t designed for disabled people, ...
"Tom" (identifying features changed) is 40 years old, and 6’6” tall. “He’s like a big teddy bear," his mother likes to say. He has an intellectual disability and has struggled intermittently with ...
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 ...