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People with disabilities face challenges that prevent them from being fully included. Here’s what YOU can do to make your social media more accessible.

This Father’s Day, Team AbleLight would like to recognize and pay tribute to all those dads out there who rise to the challenge, often while quaking in their boots. What do fathers of kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) do that’s so amazing?

Mother’s Day is upon us once again! At AbleLight, we especially like to celebrate all the mothers of children with disabilities like Sandy.

April is Autism Acceptance Month and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate autistic digital creators. Here are 4 YouTubers you should be following.

It’s a new year and we have a new name! In alignment with our new name, this blog is now the AbleLight Empowerment Blog.

You’ve protected them for the past 18 years. Now, how do you help them explore the independence of adulthood while avoiding the pitfalls?

Make a Connection is an ongoing series about organizations and programs that can help people with an intellectual and developmental disability achieve more and thrive in their communities.

TikTok has given thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a voice and a platform to freely share their lives with audiences craving something new.

Every year around Father’s Day, we see ads for the perfect gift for dad. The tie, the tool set, the mega-grill, the membership to the steak of the month club. This year, especially for fathers of people with a disability, an even better gift may be simple appreciation.

For many, smart technology is about convenience, or trying out the latest gadget. But for people with developmental disabilities, smart tech can be a critical part of their everyday lives by increasing accessibility, enabling independence, promoting safety and security, and so much more.