disability rights

Shari Bailey, who founded Laila's Gift, explains why her non-profit is supporting a bill to build new and stronger protections for citizens with mental disabilities like dementia or autism.

The Senate opted to adhere fairly closely to the governor’s recommended state spending proposal, but the fiscal impact on the developmental disability community will be lesser.

Those with developmental disabilities are anxiously waiting to see if the Senate adopts all of Gov. Wes More’s proposed $150 million in cuts to the state agency that helps provide them with care.

Elopement is a risk for those with dementia and autism.

The Employed Individuals with Disabilities program has changed lives but has limitations. We talk with two people working to improve it.

Mayor Brandon Scott has pledged $44 million to repair pedestrian structures throughout the city, bringing them into ADA compliance. How did that become a priority?

Valentine’s Day is for lovers! For people with disabilities, dating can present unique challenges. We hear real stories, and explore the challenges and triumphs along the way.

We’ll go On the Record with three advocates from The IMAGE Center for People with Disabilities to hear about the realities that face people of color who live with disabilities: navigating both racist and ableist attitudes — and their work toward empathy and healing.

We’ll go On the Record for an inside look at how law-enforcement recruits and first-responders in Maryland are trained to relate to people with disabilities, and with the mother of the young man with Down Syndrome whose tragic death a decade ago inspired this training.