A local charity is giving artificial limbs to more than a hundred people.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeay says Canadians with disabilities will receive a one-time payment of up to $600 to help offset higher costs of living during the pandemic.

For some MEPs, the coronavirus crisis has become more personal. Although political work at the European Parliament continues online, some politicians prefer to be on the COVID-19 frontline. Stelios Kympouropoulos from Greece is one of...

Cindy Ramage shares what life has been like for her son Cameron, who has cerebral palsy, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A ‘state of emergency’ is declared at Participation House, a facility for adults with physical and developmental disabilities, after a COVID-19 outbreak.

Advocacy group Independent Living says only 10 percent of disabled people are integrated into mainstream Mexican society.

A Fredericton theatre group is putting on its first musical at the Fredericton Playhouse starting July 13. The Spirit Project is made up of individuals with or without intellectual or physical disabilities. All of the performers also had...

Seven new graduates reached an academic milestone on Wednesday. The graduates are part of a new program called Project SEARCH, which helps give high school students with disabilities a chance to learn real-life employment skills. The...

Social Development Minister Scott Armstrong says his department is making progress moving adults with disabilities out of institutional care. That effort follows a landmark Appeal Court decision that found the province was systemically...

A groundbreaking program in Colombia is opening musical stages to performers with cognitive challenges

The Quality of Life Index for Persons with Disabilities was released in January. It's a set of dozens of indicators that will be used to measure whether Nova Scotia is making progress on improving the lives of people with disabilities....

The goal was to create housing tailored to the diverse needs of people with disabilities. After five years, Housing NWT and the NWT Disabilities Council have parted ways. As Nadeer Hashmi reports, that’s left many deeply disappointed.

For five years, the two organizations had been working together to build an apartment complex in Yellowknife specifically for people with disabilities. The project now won't be proceeding.

Fredericton Transit is eliminating some bus stops, a move it says will lead to faster bus trips and reduced emissions. But some riders say stretching the distance between stops may cause problems.

Historic buildings in Canada face logistical and cost challenges to becoming accessible to people with disabilities, including the B.C. Legislature. People with disabilities and current and former MLAs say there's more the province...

After a landmark ruling by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 2021, the provincial government must close large institutions that house hundreds of people with disabilities. The trouble is that for some, it's home. Portia Clark has the...

News 12's Jose Sanchez offers the sights and scenes as Orchard Beach begins a new season.

Some people with disabilities — and their advocates — are expressing concern about Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. As Renee Lukacs reports, this comes after the former minister of diversity, inclusion and people with...

As Celina Aalders reports, some are worried that the emphasis on stricter punishment could have a negative impact on kids with disabilities and complex needs.

These are mothers whose children have autism, down syndrome and other developmental disabilities.

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act aims to make the province fully accessible by 2025. Ahead of the deadline, CBC’s Vanessa Balintec speaks to Tracy Odell, former president of the advocacy group Citizens With...

Each splash is a defiance of the odds in a country where swimming is not part of the school curriculum and access to public pools is scarce

Ask CBC News answers your audience question on what the main federal parties are promising for people living with disabilities.

A Toronto Island author is celebrating the release of her new book based on a true story about a boy in 1898 who was disabled and made a harrowing journey to SickKids Hospital. As CBC’s Talia Ricci explains, the author says her goal is...