Medical Disability
Seen, heard, and supported.
People living with medical disabilities navigate systems that were rarely built with them in mind. We amplify their voices, share their stories, and connect you to organizations fighting for dignity, access, and real inclusion.
Donate Now1 in 4
U.S. adults live with some form of disability
30M
Americans affected by a rare disease
2x
Higher poverty rate for adults with disabilities vs. without
70%
Of people with disabilities are of working age but face employment barriers
Stories and Resources
Learn. Share. Advocate.
The Insurance Maze: How Disabled Americans Get Left Behind
Navigating health insurance with a disability often means fighting denials, proving need repeatedly, and exhausting appeals just to access basic care. Advocates are demanding the system do better.
"I Am Not My Diagnosis": Stories of Identity Beyond Illness
People living with medical disabilities are professionals, parents, artists, and advocates. Their lives are defined by far more than their conditions. These are their words.
Rare Disease Research: When the Numbers Are Small but the Need Is Enormous
Rare diseases affect fewer than 200,000 Americans each, but collectively they impact 30 million people. Underfunding is the norm. Here is what is changing and why it matters.
Medical Offices That Are Not Accessible: An Overlooked Crisis
Many people with physical disabilities report being unable to get on exam tables, access restrooms, or even enter their doctor's office. The ADA turns 35 and the gaps remain.
The Invisible Labor of Caregiving
Behind every person navigating medical disability is often a caregiver absorbing enormous emotional, physical, and financial weight with very little support. Their stories deserve to be told.
Disability Benefits Explained: What You Are Entitled To
SSDI, SSI, Medicaid waivers, and state programs: the disability benefits landscape is complex and often misunderstood. A plain-language breakdown of what exists and how to access it.
Where Your Dollars Go
Trusted Organizations
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NOD
National Organization on Disability
Driving disability inclusion in the workplace and expanding economic opportunity for people with disabilities.
Visit & DonateDRA
Disability Rights Advocates
A leading nonprofit law center fighting for the civil rights of people with all types of disabilities nationwide.
Visit & DonateNDI
National Disability Institute
Building a better financial future for people with disabilities through policy, research, and direct programs.
Visit & DonateInclusion Is Not a Courtesy. It Is a Right.
Support the advocates building a world where disability does not mean disadvantage.