To have a great life, all people should be able to enjoy access to their community and all that it offers. The Americans with Disabilities Act provided many new protections and accommodations that ...

The blue-and-white highway sign for the eastbound rest stop near here displays more than the standard icon of a person in a wheelchair, indicating facilities are accessible to people who can’t walk.

Over the past year or so, there has been more public discussion about the need for adult changing spaces in public restrooms. This concept is something the general public has no clue is necessary ...

Chrissy Hood’s 21-year-old daughter Alaina, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, outgrew a baby changing table a long time ago. Hood and her husband have resorted to changing her on ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Adult-sized changing tables could soon be installed in public buildings throughout Alabama.

LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — State Rep. Lori Stone, D-Warren, will formally reintroduce a bill Wednesday to require a universally-accessible adult changing table in most places with public restrooms. “Liam ...

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio — The footsteps of 7-year-old Owen Boulter are usually followed by wheels. “He knows what he wants but he can't tell us,” Owen said. Owen's big brother Aiden, has cerebral palsy. “I ...

Alison Bynum lives in Smyrna, Tennessee with her husband, Brad, and daughters, Norah and Charlotte. She is a governor-appointed member of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities for the ...

Nancy Baker Curtis demonstrates using an adult-size changing table with son Charlie at a rest stop near Adair, Iowa. The table is motorized so it can be lowered when a person needs to get on, then ...

Phillip C. Garner, M.A. CESP, is the executive director of Buffalo River Services Inc., an agency based in Waynesboro, Tennessee, that provides home and community-based services for people with ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. ADAIR, Iowa — The blue-and-white highway sign ...