This week, Mad in America examines four studies related to the use of language around disabilities and mental health ...

Patricia Vincent-Piet and Jim Piet outside the Council on Developmental Disabilities' office in Concord. Disability rights groups in New Hampshire are pushing to end use of the word “special” when ...

An inquiry came in recently from a mom who asked how to talk to her child about a friend or sibling who has a disability. Words have power, so knowing how to speak with your child about this sensitive ...

Language trends change quickly at the hands of social media users. They explode into our screens, rather than slowly evolve. This can change the ways we talk about diagnoses such as autism and ...

It’s not a position you’ll find at most organizations – Executive Director of Accessibility – but it’s one that GBH’s Donna Danielewski relishes. Over nearly two decades at GBH, she’s helped continue ...