TV’s Neurodivergent Casting Reckoning (The Hollywood Reporter, August 19th 2026) It's no secret that neurodiversity has a long history of being misrepresented in media, especially neurodivergent women or those of color. The issue only grows when neurotypical actors are cast to portray neurodiversity in a stereotypical way. Autistic actress Tal Anderson further discusses this issue; “When you lump all neurodivergent perspectives into the same story without showing the difference in lived...

Nation's Only Research Center for Parents with Disabilities Faces Closure After Federal Funding Opportunity Withdrawn (Brandeis, July 15th, 2026) The National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities is a Massachusetts-based research center focused on the rights, health, and well-being of disabled parents and their families. It also happens to be the only research center in the entire nation to focus on such. However, like many research centers in America, it has faced devastating...

Why disabled people are turning to specialist dating apps (BBC, August 16th 2026) Online dating has certainly been on the rise in recent years, serving as a quick and easy way to potentially meet your soulmate. Unfortunately, disabled people have reported to have a harder time with dating apps like Tinder or Hinge, especially since most swipes and judgements are dependent on how a person looks on their profile. Because of this reoccurring issue, many disabled people are turning to a new...