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Sen. Patrick Leahy broke his hip last week during a fall at his home in northern Virginia. According to his office, the 82-year-old is recovering, but for older adults, federal data shows falls can be dangerous.

Moving through the world as a person who is blind or has low vision presents unique challenges during the pandemic, including not being able to see signage about mask requirements, maintaining independence for daily tasks like grocery store visits and using at-home test kits.

The federal government relaxed some eligibility requirements for food relief programs during the pandemic. Anti-hunger advocates say the need will still be there even as the economy improves.

Seniors, their families and states are eager to keep older Americans in their homes and out of nursing homes, but those efforts are often thwarted by worker shortages and low pay.

In 2016, the Vermont Legislature passed a bill creating the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Advisory Council. Now the state has acted on one of the�

Without federal tracking, no one knows how many people in disability group housing have fallen ill or died from the virus. And few states are prioritizing them for vaccination.

A group of families in the Brattleboro area opened the Inclusion Center about seven years ago. Before the pandemic, it was a place where adults with�

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