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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Veterans Day, we honor those who served — and too often forget the invisible wounds they carry home. Nearly 30% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

Professional sports teams have largely moved to accommodate the needs of fans with sensory issues, but many venues still fall short when it comes to addressing a range of other needs for fans living ...

October is Dysautonomia (dis’-oughta-know’-me-uh) Awareness Month. Dysautonomia is the umbrella term for conditions that cause malfunction of the autonomic nervous system. Your autonomic nervous ...

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 ...

I didn’t give much thought to this topic until I experienced my stroke. Suddenly I was coping with a brain injury, fatigue, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and epilepsy. But as I struggled ...

International Day of People with Disability scholar Mark du Potiers shares how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...