According to a study published in JAMA, between 1997 and 2016, the percentage of children with ADHD rose from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent. Improved access to insurance and mental health services, fewer stigmas about mental health care and advances in medical technology are suggested as reasons for the increase.
People with physical disabilities who find it difficult to use a video game controller can now purchase an adaptive Xbox controller. Microsoft consulted with gamers with limited mobility, advocates and adaptability experts to design the controller.
More than 100 disability groups have written to senators, asking them to oppose the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Self-advocates and allies say that Kavanaugh’s record on civil rights, health care, education and employment discrimination has often worked against people with disabilities, and fear that his nomination threatens their rights.
According to a study published in JAMA, between 1997 and 2016, the percentage of children with ADHD rose from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent. Improved access to insurance and mental health services, fewer stigmas about mental health care and advances in medical technology are suggested as reasons for the increase.
The BBC is facing criticism for casting an actor without a disability as the lead in a remake of the Elephant Man. In film and television roles, people with disabilities remain underrepresented. Advocates say that a lack of media representation normalizes erasure of people with disabilities.
