Physical or “motor” disabilities are weakness and limitations of muscular control. These include involuntary movements (including tremors), lack of coordination, paralysis, limitations of sensation, joint disorders (such as arthritis), pain that impedes movement, missing limbs, and more. It is estimated that more than 8.5 millions Americans experience a physical disability.
Ability Central explores how beauty and style can be meaningful self-expression, while also naming the accessibility barriers many disabled people face. The article shares practical ways to make routines more flexible and inclusive, and why representation and disability pride matter.
Parenting a child with a disability can be challenging, but with the right support and information, it can also be deeply rewarding. This Ability Central article shares practical guidance on advocacy, partnering with schools, finding community, supporting your child’s independence, and navigating financial and long-term planning concerns.
Air travel shouldn’t require passengers with disabilities to gamble with their mobility. This piece centers the lived impact of airline damage and delays, and explains the latest DOT accessibility requirements, including what changes are in effect and which key protections are still on hold. It also outlines what’s coming next—from stronger training standards to improved onboard wheelchairs and more accessible lavatories.
Workpower / Safetypowers
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Safetypowers Roundtables are live, online, interactive skill-practice sessions for adults age 18+ with disabilities to learn how to use, adapt, and teach Safetypowers skills to others in their l...
Leonardo Criptech Incubator
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Access Intelligence: Disability & AI is a virtual symposium focused on the intersection of disability and artificial intelligence. The event will bring attendees together for a timely discus...
Northern California Grantmakers
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Join NCG for our 2026 Annual Conference to strategize, learn, and ground ourselves in the courage that emboldens us to invest abundantly in just and equitable futures.
