A father turning 67 files for Social Security with a primary insurance amount of $3,280 a month. His 38-year-old son, ...

VELLORE: From 10.30 pm every night, Ashok Kumar* hears his daughter, Archita* (13), cry in pain and writhe in discomfort due ...

Ten-year-old Shelista Banda was born deaf. Bullied by other children because of her disability, she would often retaliate by throwing stones at them. Because of the bullying, Shelista’s mother, ...

In the United States, approximately 7.3 million children between the ages of three and seventeen have been diagnosed with a disability; this equates to a staggering one in ten children. The likelihood ...

Handicapped people have left their mark upon the world both for good and for ill. Demosthenes had a speech impediment. Beethoven wrote his greatest music while deaf. Every schoolboy knows that John ...

Sherman held its second annual Adaptive Water Safety Day on Sunday, offering specialized swim instruction to families with ...

Disabled Adult Child (DAC) benefits allow disabled individuals to claim Social Security income based on their parents’ work history. A disabled adult child could become eligible for DAC benefits if ...

The recent Facebook announcement by Whaikaha – the Ministry of Disabled People on changes to funding for carers and equipment modification and services has put the media spotlight, once again, on ...

When talking about The Favorite Child on the Leonard Lapote Show (NPR in New York City), a listener called in to talk about his child with special needs. This child was his favorite, and his other ...

Courts must take into account the unique needs of the child. Source: Jayden Becker / Canva Pro Divorce is hard enough. It can be an emotionally and financially draining process, especially when ...

Denise Richards, whose adopted daughter Eloise has the chromosomal disorder Monosomy 8p, opened up about parenting in a new social media post.