It’s said that sticks and stones may break our bones, but words can never hurt us. Among those of us with disabilities, there is one word that brings a collective stab of shame and pain. It is the dreaded 'r' word and I’ll grudgingly spell it out so we're clear: retarded.

People with disabiliites are sexual beings, too. We want the same things out of life as anyone else even if we do those things in a different way. Support us in exploring and developing as whole vibrant people without embarrassment or shame in safe ways.

Harriet Weigel, lovingly known as "Grannybuns" to those in the disability and prayer community because of her signature hairstyle, had a mountain top faith experience in 1990 and has been ministering to people with disabilities, the terminally ill and their families ever since.

Ross Daniel Adaptive Apparel (RDAA), a new designer of fashionable solutions for special needs, launched a line of “Cool Clothes for Toes,” the first creatively styled sock line for children and teens who wear ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs).

People with disabilities experience disability in many ways, from birth to injury to illness. No matter the age of disability onset, it's really important to come to a place of acceptance of self