Multiple Sclerosis advocate and public speaker

07/28/2026

07/26/2026

Democracy is about choice. But for millions of disabled Americans, that choice is often stripped away by the very systems that should protect it.

In her , Maria Town, president of the American Association of People with Disabilities, reminds us that the disability rights movement is a pursuit of democracy in its most inclusive form. Civic access must go far beyond the ballot box, including addressing a digital world where 95% of websites are inaccessible and shifting away from institutional isolation toward community interdependence.

Building an accessible democracy is a collective responsibility. Read her reflection on today's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) anniversary. https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/big-ideas/maria-town/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=DRL&utm_content=DemocracyReflectionTown

07/11/2026

07/09/2026

04/22/2026

04/17/2026

04/14/2026

Researchers have traced the loss of neurons in the cortex to a breakdown in the DNA of neurons as inflammation overwhelms the brain. The findings from a pair of studies help explain why brain scans of people with multiple sclerosis reveal damage not only to white matter, the brain’s wiring, but also to the brain’s gray matter and it points to a new direction for the field.

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