Featured Content

A doctor wearing a mask sits at the front of a room and addresses a group of women and children.
Blog Post

What Do Genetic Counselors Do?

By Jason Henninger | September 13, 2023
Young smiling manager with cup of tea looking at you while sitting by office window
Blog Post

Can Women and Girls Have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

By Larry Luxner | September 7, 2023
Playground with blue spinning equipment in the foreground, and a grassy hill with blue slides and a colorful playhouse in the background.
Blog Post

Accessible Playgrounds Give Everyone the Benefits of Play

By Annika Tourlas | August 23, 2023
Asian man as a masters degree student with his wheelchair, looking and finding some books in university library for his work project.
Featured Article

Beyond High School: Top Strategies for Finding a Career Path

By Elizabeth Millard | August 22, 2023
A drawing of a man pushing another man in a wheelchair. A couch, plant, and a lamp are in the background.
Featured Article

How Palliative Care Can Support Your Health Journey

By Emily Blume | August 8, 2023
A young girl with blonde hair sitting on a doctor’s table as a doctor, a woman with brown hair, uses a reflex hammer on the girl’s knee. Both girl and doctor are smiling.
Featured Article

Advances in the Treatment of Friedreich Ataxia

By MDA Staff | August 8, 2023
A photo of Ken Yorgan surrounded by a group of men and boys wearing blue Orlando Magic shirts. Everyone is smiling. Yorgan is seated in the middle, wearing a black Orlando jersey under a tan plaid blazer. Ken is a 59-year-old man with blue eyes and salt-and-pepper hair.
Featured Article

How a Positive Attitude Benefits an Army Administrator With SMA

By Rebecca Hume | August 8, 2023
Featured Article

MDA Advocacy: Influencing Change in Washington D.C.

By Maggie Callahan | August 8, 2023
Graphic design with a male in a yellow shirt and blue pants sitting in a wheelchair talking to a female with a notepad in her hand separated by two large hands creating a heart.
Featured Article

Overcome Embarrassment of Asking for Help in Daily Life

By Andrew Zaleski | August 8, 2023
A group of three friends chat in the hallway at school with their friend in a wheelchair.
Featured Article

How to Help Your Child Make Friends in School

By Claire Sykes | August 8, 2023