Disability in the News

This fan visited every NFL stadium this season to highlight wheelchair accessibility
Kevin Ortiz spent the 2025 season crisscrossing the country to visit every NFL stadium. Kevin Ortiz’s suitcase has been packed — or rather, bursting

With Colorful Sculptures, Artist With a Learning Disability Wins the Turner Prize
Nnena Kalu, who uses cardboard and tape to create her work, received the prestigious art award. Nnena Kalu, an artist who uses videotape, plastic sheeting

‘It’s important that we tell our own stories’: how the Wicked movies are helping disability representation on screen
Marissa Bode is the first disabled actor to play Nessarose, a key character in the stage turned film franchise – but has had to respond

Cardinals, Pal Experiences Launch Program To Aid Fans With Developmental Disabilities
Free digital tools make attending football game more accessible The Arizona Cardinals and Pal Experiences (Pal), a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessible and

Meet the 72-Year-Old Who Travels the World Alone in a Wheelchair
Navigating the world as a solo traveler can be challenging but also rewarding. For septugenarian Anne Marie Jones, who uses a wheelchair, this rings especially

Teen Celebrates 5 Years of Reading to Kids with Disabilities Since Opening First Book During Pandemic
During the height of the pandemic lockdown, Asher Rosenfeld, a New York City 12-year-old began the Audibles with Asher program, hosting weekly individual reading

One big lift: Joshua Rucker turns paralysis into power
Joshua Rucker’s life changed forever at 18, when a work vehicle accident left him paralyzed from the belly button down after his van flipped

‘I Could Literally Be Left Behind to Die’: How a Student With a Disability Changed the Law
Schools across the country face increasing threats, but many students with disabilities don’t have a way to evacuate. Every time her middle school classmates

In ‘The Remarkable Life of Iberlin,’ a Disabled Gamer Finds Accessibility and Influence He Couldn’t in the Real World
The documentary directed by Benjamin Ree captures how Mats Steen, a young Norwegian man with muscular dystrophy, impacted lives through ‘World of Warcraft.’ In the

With one question, Deion Sanders gave a student reporter a ‘life-changing moment’
Deion Sanders has created many viral moments over his career. One in particular resonates for a different reason. On Sept. 28 last year, Sanders’
