“I had a broken leg once, so I know what it’s like to have a disability.” Well, maybe … sort of. In an effort to identify and connect with disabled people, non-disabled people sometimes feel moved to ...

The city of Philadelphia is using census data and mapping technology to paint a clearer picture of where differently abled people live in the city. The first publicly accessible iteration of the map, ...

Aging can be defined as the process of growing older. People growing older with long-standing disabilities are said to “age with disability,” whereas people who do not experience disability until ...

Adults with disabilities who reported adverse health-related characteristics (e.g., cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, insufficient sleep, obesity, or depressive disorders) or an unmet health ...

Women with disabilities experience elevated risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Most studies have inferred disabilities from diagnosis codes, likely undercounting disabilities. We analyzed data, ...

Seventeen percent of Philadelphia residents live with some form of disability, and the city’s Disability Characteristics Map makes data on where those people live readily available, informing decision ...

This section includes information and resources related to disability aspects of preconception care, prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Improving preconception health can lead to ...