Dr. Rick Rader

Meet Sophia and Olivia, two sisters whose joy, creativity, and advocacy remind readers that inclusion begins with seeing every child’s gifts, voice, and place in the community.

Dr. Steve Perlman reflects on Martha Ann Lillard’s life in an iron lung and the early professional experiences that shaped his lifelong commitment to caring for people with disabilities.

Dr. Rick Rader revisits the Hippocratic Oath, its ancient origins, and how medical ethics have evolved toward autonomy, respect, and the responsibilities of modern care.

Crissy Renner

Andrea Dalzell’s journey from childhood diagnosis to becoming New York State’s first registered nurse who uses a wheelchair highlights resilience, representation, and the power of breaking barriers in healthcare.

Jim Brett and Maura Sullivan

A new report highlights the urgent need for disability competency in medical education and calls on healthcare systems to better prepare clinicians to care for people with autism, intellectual disability, and other disabilities.

KFLOR News

The life of Martha Ann Lillard, believed to be the last American to live in an iron lung, offers a powerful reminder of polio’s history, medical innovation, and human endurance.

Eddie Tuduri reflects on kindness, connection, and the growth of The Rhythmic Arts Project as a teaching method that helps people of all abilities learn, participate, and thrive.

Vanessa Rastović, JD

Project DIME reframes disability competency as an essential part of healthcare education, urging training programs to prepare clinicians for respectful, accessible, person-centered care.

Elena Salgado

A review of Dale Evans Rogers’ Angel Unaware explores love, grief, disability, and the lasting advocacy message carried through the story of her daughter Robin.

Paul Carter

A review of year-round school calendars weighs potential benefits and challenges, with special attention to how extended breaks and learning loss can affect students with disabilities.

Helena Delbecgon

A global look at inclusive education explores how different countries support students with disabilities and what schools can learn from models that prioritize access, collaboration, and belonging.

Robyn Linscott & Katy Neas

A practical back-to-school guide helps families of children with disabilities prepare for IEPs, accommodations, routines, communication with school teams, and a strong start to the year.

Crissy Renner

This Key Issues report examines why people with intellectual and developmental disabilities should be recognized as a medically underserved population and what that designation could mean for healthcare access.

Dr. Rick Rader reflects on the limits of cure-focused medicine and the deeper professional meaning physicians can find in supporting people with chronic conditions and disabilities.

Martha Summa-Chadwick, DMA and Alice Smith

Written from the perspective of Trevor Chaplin, this piece invites readers to see overlooked underdogs differently and celebrate the creativity, resilience, and potential found in being unique.

Tina Gower

A college survival guide for students in inclusive postsecondary education programs offers practical encouragement for navigating campus life, building independence, and asking for support.

Dr. Rick Rader

This Core Concepts backgrounder introduces menopause and women with intellectual disabilities, emphasizing awareness, education, symptoms, treatment options, and the need for better support.

Laura Flynn and Kristen Baughman

Makom’s story shows how one organization has grown from a family-driven effort into a community-centered catalyst for inclusion, choice, rights, and belonging.

Ruth Benjamin, RN outlines how families, nurses, and healthcare teams can support person-centered medical decision-making during serious illness, palliative care, and end-of-life planning.

Matthew P. Janicki, PhD

A dementia-capable framework helps residential and day-service providers adapt environments, routines, staffing, and supports as adults with intellectual disability experience cognitive change.

Jason Rechtman, MA, MBA, LPC, NADD-DDS connects recent severe weather and power outages to the urgent need for disability-aware disaster preparedness, training, and community response.

Dr. Shauna Lorenzo-Rivero explains how colorectal cancer screening can be better aligned with the lived realities, access needs, and care preferences of people with disabilities.

Back-to-school resources, decision-making authority, dementia education, neurodiverse patient care, autism advocacy, epilepsy and IDD, disability healthcare education, rare disease research funding, and more.