As I write this, bolts of electric pain shimmer down my right leg and up toward my shoulder as my joints throb in time with my heart. Every time I stand, my vision kaleidoscopes to black and back ...

The power of invisibility may seem hugely attractive. Indeed, some comic superheroes rely on invisibility as an important tool in their arsenal against evil-doers. But for many people living with ...

Co-authored by Jenna Zorik and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. “Stadiums fill up with people to see what’s going to happen between the lines. But life isn’t only about visible realities. There are invisible ...

An invisible disability is not a Marvel Universe superhero power, although many people with invisible disabilities feel pretty unseen by the rest of the population. It is a term used to describe the ...

Many people live with disabilities that are often considered invisible — ones that, unless somebody said they had them, no one would know. This includes conditions like diabetes, vision or hearing ...

Living with a less immediately visible or less widely understood disability can often be lonely, in part because our friends and family members don’t always know what our experience of the world is ...

The concept of accessibility for individuals with disabilities has been an evolving journey, significantly propelled by landmark legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enacted ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2.3 million adults in Illinois have a disability. That's about 1 in 4 adults. Some of those disabilities are not ...

There’s a big problem with work that’s invisible to too many of us: According to the CDC, 61 million adults in the United States (26%), have at least one disability. About half of that group: 33 ...

Navigating the world with a less immediately obvious or visible disability often means advocating for yourself, educating others, and learning as you go. The world wasn’t designed for disabled people, ...