DISABILITY SERIES PART ONE - Talk of the Nation, May 4, 1998 · In Part One of TOTN's six-part series on contemporary disability issues, guest host John Hockenberry looks at the culture of disability and the evolution of changing attitudes towards Americans with disabilities. Listen here

DISABILITY SERIES PART TWO - Talk of the Nation, May 4, 1998 · In Part Two of TOTN's six-part series on contemporary disability issues, guest host John Hockenberry will look at the social and economic barriers confronting those with disabilities. Listen here

DISABILITY SERIES PART THREE - Talk of the Nation, May 5, 1998 · What are the ethical implications of genetic screening and neo-natal testing for disabilities? Should people with disabilities be allowed to have children? Do parents with disabilities produce children with disabilties? There are many questions and misconceptions about the reproductive issues confronting America's disability community. Ray Suarez and guests talk about reproduction and disability on Part Three of Talk of the Nation's six-part series on disability. Listen here

DISABILITY SERIES PART FOUR - Talk of the Nation, May 6, 1998 · The Americans with Disabilities Act requires public buildings and public transportation be made accessible for those with disabilities. A concept called Universal Design aims to make everything inside the buildings accessible too -- from wider doorways to light motion detectors to speech-activated software. Join Ray Suarez and guests for Part Four of a six-part series on disability: the future of accessibility. Listen here

DISABILITY SERIES PART FIVE -Talk of the Nation, May 6,
1998 · Thanks to technological advances and civil rights disability laws, people with disabilities can enjoy a variety of recreational and leisure sports. Whether it's the Paralympic Games or summer sports camp, access to recreation can lead to active, fullfilling lives for those with disabilities. Join guest host Sean Collins for PART FIVE of our series: accessible sports and leisure activities in the disability community. Listen here

SCIENCE OF AUTISM - Talk of the Nation, January 24, 2003 · According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autism is now 10 times more common today than it was 10 years ago. Guest host Paul Raeburn and guests look at the science of autism. What's behind the rise in the autism rate? Are we just diagnosing it better? Plus, a look at the genetics of autism, and at the claim that vaccines may be causing autism. Listen here

AUTISM MOVEMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE, NOT CURE - All Things Considered, June 26, 2006 · Michael John Carley is trying to change your image of autism. He has autism and he's happy just the way he is. He thinks that might surprise you. Listen here

SELF DETERMINATION AT WORK - All Things Considered, April 16, 2001. Having a disability in America can mean living on other people's terms and by other people's rules. That's because the money it takes to care for people with disabilities is largely government money, and the government makes the decisions about how that money can be spent. All Things Considered takes a look at a new effort to make financial assistance work better for the developmentally disabled. Listen here

SIBLINGS WORK TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES - Morning Edition, June 14, 2005 · Jeff Daly was a boy when his sister, Molly, a woman with developmental disabilities, was sent away. As an adult, he found her living in a group home and is now challenging Oregon state officials to notify clients with mental retardation when a family member is trying to make contact. Listen here

BROWN V. BOARD - DISABLED CHILDREN - Weekend Edition Sunday, April 25, 2004 · Prior to the 1970s, children with disabilities seeking education could not attend public schools and were either sent to private schools or state institutions and lived there under horrible conditions. Lawyers went to court using the Supreme Court's Brown v. the Board of Education decision, and argued that children with disabilities deserved the same equal education that black children won years earlier. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports. Listen here

STUDY TRACKS VIEW OF "MENTALLY DISABLED" - Morning Edition, June 20, 2003 · Host Bob Edwards reports on the findings from a cross-cultural study of public perception of people with mental disabilities. The study, commissioned by the Special Olympics, examines how participants living in ten countries responded to questions about where people with mental disabilities should live, work and go to school. Listen here

THE COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET - March 16, 2003 - It's a common story across the country -- somebody with mental retardation moves in, and the neighbors are uncomfortable. It's part of a response that has come to be known as NIMBY, or Not In My Back Yard. But in one New York City neighborhood, residents have taken extraordinary steps to make sure they keep a neighbor who has some special needs. Listen here

RIDING THE BUS -Weekend Edition Sunday, January 5, 2003 · Six days a week, Beth Simon rides the buses in her Pennsylvania city. If they ran on Sundays, she would ride them then, too. She's not really trying to get anywhere on the buses; she's turned them into a community. Beth Simon is 42 and has mental retardation. She uses the buses -- and their drivers and passengers -- to try to find her place in the world. As NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports, it's a common challenge as record numbers of people with developmental disabilities move into small group homes or live on their own. Listen here

A LOOK BACK AT SECTION 504 - April 28, 2002 -- It's a little-known moment in a little-known civil rights movement. But for people with disabilities, it's a moment as important as Selma or Stonewall. Twenty-five years ago, a band of disabled people staged a sit-in at a federal office building in San Francisco. Listen here

HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - All Things Considered, February 11, 2002 · Americans with mental retardation are receiving inferior health care according to a report issued today by outgoing Surgeon General David Satcher. The reports targets social stigma and shortcomings in insurance programs as part of the problem. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports. Listen here

NEW BOOK RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT IQ TEST - Talk of the Nation, July 3, 2007 · Despite its critics, the IQ test remains a widely used tool for assessing intelligence. Stephen Murdoch, author of a new book about the IQ test, argues that IQ scores are a flawed measurement of intellectual ability. Listen here