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South Africa: Through Dust and Carrying Steel, Maryke Bezuidenhout Takes Care to People With Disabilities in KZN's Rural Corners

Maryke Bezuidenhout is constantly on the road in rural, northern KwaZulu-Natal visiting and helping people with disabilities where they live. As part of Spotlight's new Rural Health Heroes series, ...

'I'm not alone': Cleveland author's debut memoir gives raw and honest look at disability and finding her voice

Now 33, the Cleveland-based author, disability rights advocate, and speaker has released her debut memoir, That Girl's in a Wheelchair, published February 2 by The Pilgrim Press. In it, she shares a ...
Scientific American

Pioneering gene therapy may treat a deadly seizure disorder

A pioneering gene therapy could help treat a rare seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome, according to new clinical trial ...

Arch Insurance Publishes 2026 State Disability & Paid Family Leave Reference Guide

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACGL) is a publicly listed Bermuda exempted company with approximately $26.9 billion in capital at December 31, 2025. Arch, which is part of the S&P 500 Index, ...

I stuck this power station in a freezer to test its subzero claims - here's what happened next

Did the Bluetti Pioneer Na keep working in the freezing cold when most batteries would give up? I tested it to find out.

Figure skaters with disabilities seek a place in the Paralympic spotlight

As a long jumper, Stef Reid never thought she'd need to learn how to land on ice. Now she's part of a movement hoping to get figure skating into the Paralympics. Skating sports are a big gap on the ...

Does That ‘SNL’ Sketch Expose a U.S.-U.K. Gap on Tourette’s Education?

After the cast of 'Saturday Night Live' appeared to mock the disability, CEO of British charity Tourette's Action Emma McNally was quick to assert to those across the Atlantic: "It is not a joke." ...
Gettysburg Times

Hope Walks joins global effort for World Birth Defects Day

Hope Walks, an international nonprofit dedicated to ending disability from treatable birth conditions, joins partners around the world to observe World Birth Defects Day, March 3, under the theme “Man ...

‘SNL’ slammed for ‘mocking a disability’ in ‘horrific’ new sketch

A leading Tourette’s charity is speaking out against a “Saturday Night Live” sketch titled “Tourette’s.” The pre-recorded skit was cut from the Saturday, Feb. 28, episode of “SNL” due to time but was ...

‘SNL’ BAFTAs Tourette’s Sketch Under Fire as Charity Group Slams ‘Horrific’ Trolling: ‘Mocking a Disability Is Never Acceptable’

SNL's Tourette's sketch, starring Andrew Dismukes as Mel Gibson and Ashley Padilla as J. K. Rowling, has been condemned by a leading charity.

‘SNL’s BAFTA Racial Slur Sketch Decried As “Horrific” By Leading Tourette’s Charity

Saturday Night Live's Tourette’s sketch, lampooning John Davidson's BAFTA incident, has been heavily criticized — including ...

What’s Driving the Spike in College Students with Disabilities

Universities from Harvard to Hampshire have admitted significantly more students with disabilities over the last decade, as diagnoses for A.D.H.D. and anxiety increase.