disability

People with disabilities can have a wide range of needs, including some that may be hidden or not readily apparent. STAT covers research and advances that can offset physical impairments, activity limitations or other restrictions.

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First Opinion Elizabeth Weaver II and Kiana Jackson

Disabled scientists are often left out of academia. The NIH can help change that

Living With Isabella Cueto

A disabled artist’s journey from ‘Oh, sorry’ to social justice activism

Health tech Lizzy Lawrence

STAT Plus: Medical devices with screens aren’t accessible to the blind. Congress has a chance to change that

First Opinion James Sulzer

After 20 years in rehabilitation research, my young daughter’s traumatic brain injury transformed my mind and my career

First Opinion Lynne Moronski

How to ensure the NIH’s decision to recognize people with disabilities as a health disparity population makes a difference

Health Elizabeth Cooney

Doctors call out ableism in cancer care: ‘The biggest accommodation is attitude’

First Opinion Romila Santra

U.S. medical schools aren’t teaching future doctors about 7.4 million of their patients

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on burnt-out infectious disease doctors, 12-month prescriptions, and counting disabled Americans

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Health Kerry Dooley Young

For many who use power wheelchairs, CMS decision just made seat elevation much less expensive

In the Lab Julia Métraux

Discrimination lawsuit against HHMI spotlights barriers faced by scientists with disabilities

Health Isabella Cueto and Lacey Lyons

‘Why am I having to explain this?’: Seven stories of barriers to reproductive care for those with disabilities

First Opinion Bonnielin Swenor, Lisa I. Iezzoni, and Steven Barnett

NIH advances landmark recommendations on disability inclusion and anti-ableism

Health tech Jayne Williamson-Lee