Opinion

Missouri House continues to advance legislation that reflects the values ​​and interests of Missourians. As someone who is for life, I was honored to present my Birth Match Program Bill (HB 432) to the…

I recently saw a photo on Facebook of a non-disabled doctor who received the vaccine with a relieved expression on her face. Her status update read: "Ready to go back to normal." For the most severely affected population groups in this…

 Kesimpta is a targeted B-cell therapy that delivers superior efficacy with a similar safety and tolerability profile compared with teriflunomide, a first-line treatment in MS1CHMP opinion is based on two Phase III ASCLEPIOS studies that…

How the vaccines are used - and who gets them first - will, however, have a critical impact on the speed and extent of any potential economic recovery in the US. A sustained versus a rapid rebound could mean the difference in trillions of…

It's time to build a world where anyone can go anywhere. - Rick HansenIt is more important than ever for companies to protect the health and safety of…

So we see again the two Houses of Congress trying to work out a COVID-19 bill to help us all overcome this nightmare we call a pandemic.Then, just last Monday, both Houses of Congress passed a limited $ 900…

DULCIE MCCALLUM • Guest opinionIt was disheartening to read less than 10 days after International Day of People with Disabilities (December 3rd) that Nova Scotia…

Jake Cornett and Paula BogaCornett is the executive director of Disability Rights Oregon. He lives in Portland. Boga is the managing director of The Arc of Oregon. She lives in Keizer.Shortly after 34 people with COVID-19 died at the…

This hunger is deeper than the aesthetic fascination; it goes back to my earliest years. I grew up in the hospital. Since I was born with spina bifida and underwent dozens of operations when I was 5, I was constantly surrounded by…

But it wasn't until I went to college in the 1970s that I grew up politically and really thought about disability rights. It came after I heard Judith Heumann, a disability rights attorney who contracted polio as a child, gave a speech…