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When the disability rights movement began in the 1970s, the disability community started forging the path for those living with disabilities to have access to equal rights, inclusion, and the…

Tips for finding funding—from scholarships to financial aid—to help students with disabilities start and finish college.

Just four days prior to my inaugural public engagement as National Ambassador in 2024, I began  not feeling well. Confronted with this situation, I was faced with two options: notify…

Quest Media is an innovative, adaptive lifestyle platform from MDA. With the power of this platform, we foster awareness and empowerment and have important conversations with experts, thought leaders, and…

Researchers at Sardocor Corp are seeking adults with cardiomyopathy (heart disease) secondary to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to participate in a phase 1b clinical trial to evaluate the safety and explore…

As the holidays approach, ‘tis the season for holiday hacks and tips. One key (and sometimes daunting) task on many people’s holiday to-do list after the busy hustle and bustle…

Progress in neuromuscular research has always depended on collaboration — scientists, families, advocates, and organizations uniting to accelerate the path to treatments. This spirit is at the heart of the…

With the busy holiday travel season, many members of the neuromuscular community may be wondering about the latest policy developments in accessible air travel. This blog provides a round-up of…

Bio: Sonali Gupta is an essayist, journalist, and audio producer. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and previously worked as an audio producer in Mumbai,…

In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with Muscular Dystrophy Association’s National Ambassadors, Lily S. and Ira Walker. Lily is a dedicated advocate finishing her first year as a National…