Society for Special Persons (SSP) is working for the empowerment
of people with disabilities in Pakistan. While SSP supports persons with disabilities, by volunteers with disabilities, it also supports people without disabilities. The floods in Pakistan are the worst disaster in the history of the country. Many families have lost their houses, pets, property and homeland. More...

ABILITY Magazine Underwrites Public Radio Health Show
The Health Show is a syndicated radio program produced by the National Productions unit at Northeast Public Radio, an affiliate of NPR. The program covers all aspects of modern health: prevention, treatment, research, administration and more. The Health Show can be heard on 212 public radio and ABC radio stations around the U.S. The program is also heard in 138 countries on U.S. Armed Forces Radio. More...

Andrea Friedman, Actress with Down Syndrome, is Asked About the R word
(edited from interview in April/May issue) Cooper: The other thing that’s happening right now is the controversy over what they call the R word. What is your-- Andrea: Oh, yes. I know. Cooper: What is your thought about that? Andrea: About “retarded,” the R word? I don’t really like it at all. It really affected me in many ways, because I’ve been teased a lot. I’ve been teased with that from elementary school, high school, and I didn’t like it. I was going to stand up for myself, but I didn’t have the courage. And I said something like, “Leave me alone or my sister will come after you.” (laughs) More...