Tag: disabled

Child painting a piece of artwork

The Creative Growth art center was founded 50 years ago in Oakland, Calif., to provide the space and materials artists with disabilities need for their work. This wonderful PBS NewsHour video tells the story of how their paintings, sculptures, and video installations went on display at the prestigious San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, or…

Woman with long COVID

Fewer people with disabilities applied for federal benefits during COVID. The main reason for the drop could’ve been anything from the ease of working at home to evade the virus to the difficulty of applying after Social Security closed its field offices during the pandemic. But fewer applicants does not point to progress. In fact,…