How does extreme heat affect the disability community? This study in the Disability & Health Journal looks at the U.S. South as a case study. This plain language summary is part of a new series sharing highlights from the Disability and Health Journal. Why was this study done? Extreme heat affects certain groups more than […]
How did COVID-19 affect the basic needs of people with disabilities? A new study in the Disability & Health Journal looks at life in Vietnam from 2021 to 2022. It compared the experiences of people with disabilities to those who are not disabled. This plain language summary is part of a new series sharing highlights […]
We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2023-2024 Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability. Every year this award recognizes students with disabilities who are working to advance the broad field of disability and health. Meet our 2024 Scholars Rose Brown – Rose is a third-year Social and Personality Psychology PhD student […]
A Public Health Concern for All This piece is the third installment in our blog series discussing transgender health care from the disability lens. Transgender people, like anyone, can face many tough health issues. They often overlap with and are affected by chronic illness and disability. For many across the trans community, healthcare services are […]
Access and Inclusion in the Twitterverse We’re leaving Twitter. Since 2022, accessibility on the platform has been dismantled as part of a broader set of cuts, turning the platform away from recent gains. The Accessibility Experience Team was eliminated in November 2022. This happened just after the launch two months prior of expanded alt-text features […]
On October 23rd, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD held our second conversation in the 2024-2025 Disability and Health Webinar series with “Autoimmunity, Disability & All of Us.” Moderated by Devon Anderson, this conversation brought together four community members and advocates in conversation about autoimmune conditions and non-apparent disabilities. Many thanks […]
Rebuilding Trust toward Gender-Affirming Care This piece is the second installment in our blog series discussing transgender health care from the disability lens. Transgender healthcare has changed since its early days with Hirschfield and his colleagues. So has our understanding of what it means to be transgender. About 1 in 250 American adults identifies as […]
On September 25th, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD held our first conversation in the 2024-2025 Disability and Health Webinar series with “Exploring Recovery.” Moderated by Devon Anderson, this conversation brought together two community advocates in conversation about emerging approaches to recovery and supportive care. Many thanks to our distinguished panelists, […]
Voting is an Essential Disability Advocacy Activity In November, another election will be happening to decide the next president of the United States. Voting is an essential part of disability advocacy as the president can impact important issues for the disability community. If you haven’t been thinking about being a part of the voting process, […]
On June 6th, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD held our fifth conversation in the 2023-2024 Disability and Health Webinar series with “It Takes All of Us: Community Care and Mental Health.” Moderated by our very own Devon Anderson, this conversation brought together community advocates in conversation about the social drivers […]