But her case is caused by a rare genetic mutation, so medications that work for 90% of people with cystic fibrosis won’t help her. The same dynamic plays out in other genetic conditions.

Naeemah LaFond isn’t just a hairstylist; she sees texture as her canvas. She’s the stylist behind cloudlike Afros on the runway at Christopher John Rogers, the artist behind Tracee Ellis Ross’s ...

One of the world’s largest footwear companies is developing a shoe specifically tailored to the needs of people with Down syndrome. Adidas said it is working with Chris Nikic, who is known as the ...

This view should be thrown in the dustbin of bad science — not legitimized. When autistic people such as me are told we have a “disease,” it’s hard to see that as anything but demoralizing ...

And have you seen examples of shifting, people who were originally skeptical or outright critical of these Haitian immigrants who are now coming around? I see two things happening. One is a ...

One in five people reading this has a disability. Some try to avoid that label at all costs; for others, it provides a right to participation in the community and success at school and in the ...

Gabrielle Union posed with daughter Kaavia, whom she shares with husband Dwyane Wade, for PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful issue Alexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

If you've ever spent your Monday morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each week in the Money blog, we speak to someone from a different ...

"It's just been another one of those things where you see why when you take a chance on yourself, you never know what might happen," he tells PEOPLE Tricia Despres is a writer for PEOPLE digital ...

In response, Bumble made a surprising admission: “Bumble will show you people you have swiped left/blocked on in the past — in case you have changed your mind,” they informed her.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is escalating his disturbing, ableist crusade to dehumanize people with autism. On Monday, the National Institutes of Health’s top ...