The U.S. Capitol building
Disability Programs At Risk In Federal Budget Battle, Advocates Warn

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which would limit access to Medicaid and other disability programs by imposing work requirements on many beneficiaries.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers in front of a U.S. flag
Bipartisan bill would strike ‘outdated and derogatory language’ on intellectual disability from federal law

A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a bill to strike more than two dozen instances of outdated and derogatory terminology describing intellectual disability from federal law.

A touchscreen tablet with digital buttons for voice banking software
How artificial intelligence is saving people’s voices

Artificial intelligence can help individuals with ALS, who may eventually lose the ability to speak, to communicate using a recorded, synthetic version of their own voice.

Biomechanics and movement science doctoral student Fany Alvarado is outfitting study participant Jennifer Kraut with wearable sensors on her feet and legs
Learning Outside The Lab

Researchers at the University of Delaware studying knee osteoarthritis are using wearable technology to capture everyday walking patterns.

Alex the Autism Bear with folks at the Sussex Family YMCA
Alex the Autism Delaware Bear visits Sussex Family YMCA

Autism Delaware’s mascot made one of several appearances across the state to raise awareness of the prevalence of autism in Delaware schoolchildren.