"Rest is both an act of resistance and resilience for me." ...

Litchman is a cartoonist, writer, and consultant who works at the intersection of the disability nonprofit and homeless youth services sector. In early January, I received a letter in the mail from ...

L.A. resident Joshua Erenmark is autistic and fully relies on Medi-Cal for care. The 28-year-old, who lives in Westchester, has high support needs autism and requires around-the-clock support, ...

Independence focuses on one individual achieving a goal or task fully on their own. Interdependence is a dynamic, mutual process of reliance and support between two or more individuals to achieve a ...

Until my son Julian was born with Down syndrome in 2009, I knew nothing about the ways that disabled Americans depended on programs like Medicaid to provide the kinds of services and supports they ...

Congress is back in D.C. with plans to move forward on a budget framework that could include cuts to Medicaid. About one in three people with disabilities is enrolled in the program which helps them ...

Matthew Borus received funding in the past from ARDRAW, a small grant program for graduate students working on disability research. The program was run by Policy Research, Inc. and funded by the ...

During the power outage following the winter storms of 2021 — known in Texas as Winter Storm Uri — Rita, an Indigenous woman who lives with severe mental illness and congestive heart failure, tried ...

As the U.S. rolls back aid and protections, these contemporary artists are making the art world, at least, more open. By Julia Halperin Photographs by Melody Melamed ON A SPRING afternoon in 1991, the ...

6:46 p.m. June 2, 2025: A previous version of this article said primary homes could be considered in asset-test evaluations. Only second homes would be included. Millions of Californians who rely on ...