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Insights on achieving your goals The Year of Independence is the perfect time to celebrate individuals in our MDA community who are shattering expectations and forging forward to achieve their…

Children and youth with neuromuscular diseases build confidence and make friends at camp When Matthew and Jacob Rovenstine first went to MDA Summer Camp in Arizona in 2018, the brothers…

Meet four individuals who prove that people with disabilities can thrive in challenging fields Although students with disabilities indicate interest and intent to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)…

Teen’s small business saves man’s best friend Some of the best ideas — and friendships — are born from moments of necessity. When 13-year-old Jackson Saville, who lives with spinal…

Being diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy changed my life, and I had to change with it On my 28th birthday, I recognized that something was wrong. I used to be able…

Here’s what you need to know about what service dogs do and how to get one At Payton Rule’s high school in Missouri, the school year always ended with field…

More than 150 hospitals and healthcare institutions provide specialized neuromuscular disease care   We’re welcoming 13 new hospitals and healthcare institutions to the MDA Care Center Network. These Care Centers…

Today, the smart home is a reality. Its story, meanwhile, is less about the latest products and capabilities and more about the ways users are accessing those products and channeling…

Passing on lessons I learned from buying an accessible van When my mom and I had to purchase a new accessible van about two years ago, we were not in…

A Q&A with Stanley Appel, MD   Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative motor neuron disease typically diagnosed in adults in middle age or later. About 18,000 people in…