Disabled people get pregnant and give birth at the same rates as nondisabled ones. But their outcomes are often far worse, and modern medicine has largely turned its back on them.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
Kayleigh is an example of what can happen if we don’t find better ways to meet the needs of teenagers with developmental and mental health disabilities.
Why Medicare advocates worry deeply about any moves that erode the program’s universal reach among seniors.
Four families share how the pandemic changed their care plans during an "emotionally horrifying" year.
A Mexican woman details the physical and mental abuse she suffered at the hands of two husbands.
This story is part of a series produced for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 California Fellowship.
This article was produced as a project for the 2021 Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund at USC's Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
In a unique storytelling project, survivors share deeply personal stories about their experience living with and surviving domestic violence.
The first of a three-part series for October’s Domestic Violence month, this story is part of a unique storytelling project “Chai with Sahelis.”
With a high portion of community members living in poverty and often without a reliable car, public transportation can be a lifeline for seniors, school children, people with disabilities and the general public.