SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
The San Francisco International Airport has introduced a new sensory room designed to give neurodivergent travelers some relief from flying jitters.
Disability Stories
How a blind college student became a radio broadcaster for an NBA G League team
Allan Wylie, a freshman sports communication major at Rowan University in New Jersey, is a color commentator for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.
Minneapolis esthetician helps restore dignity to elderly and disabled clients
A Minneapolis woman with a knack for pampering people is stepping up amidst a personal care attendant shortage.
New Maryland law requires coverage for special prosthetics used for physical activities
A new Maryland Law, "So Everybody Can Move Act," requires the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and state commercial plans to cover prosthetics designed for physical activities, including running, biking or swimming.
How Oakland's Creative Growth enabled generations of artists
In 1974, psychologist Elias Katz and his wife Florence, an artist, started Creative Growth Art Center, a space where artists with disabilities could make art, some of which has been acquired and shown at such institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Venice Biennale. After 50 years, Creative Growth is still going strong, and has provided a model for nearly 100 similar art spaces nationwide. Correspondent Luke Burbank reports. [Photos courtesy of: California Department of State Hospitals; Cheryl Dunn; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wis.; Museum of Modern Art, New York City; Diana Rothery; Michaela Schulz; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Venice Biennale/Andrea Avezzù.]
Researchers develop robot to help people walk
A robotic exosuit may seem like science fiction, but a team of South Korean researchers is turning the concept into reality. CBS News' Leah Mishkin explains how the new tech is helping people with disabilities walk on their own.
Baltimore-based disability organization brings holiday joy to families
The Arc Baltimore, whose mission is to support people with developmental disabilities, is helping families bring in some holiday joy this season.
CU Anschutz Medical Campus' grant to help restore vision to blind patients
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received up to $46 million in a grant to help develop an innovative treatment to cure blindness.
U.S. looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities
A Biden administration proposal would phase out a program that lets employers pay some workers less than $7.25 an hour.
Combating Parkinson's with rock climbing
There is currently no cure for Parkinson's Disease. But some with Parkinson's are finding that an unusual therapy – rock climbing – is helping them improve their balance, mobility, strength and cognition.
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Kid Cudi opens up in new memoir
Rapper and actor Kid Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, talks about his memoir "Cudi: The Memoir" where he recounts his struggles and the personal milestones that have brought him peace today.
Kid Cudi reveals some of his darkest hours in new memoir
In one of his most candid conversations in years, Kid Cudi tells "CBS Mornings" about some of the darkest moments from his new memoir, his relationship with Kanye West, taking the stand at Sean "Diddy" Combs's trial and more.
Danielle Brooks talks balancing family with second season of "Peacemaker"
Actor Danielle Brooks speaks with "CBS Mornings" about how she landed her role in "Peacemaker," her influence in the show and motherhood.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Sonya Massey Act, reforming police hiring in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey.
Tennis star Monica Seles diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. What is it?
Monica Seles is opening up about her journey with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with three years ago.
Danielle Brooks on new season of "Peacemaker"
Emmy, Tony and Oscar-nominated actor Danielle Brooks joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her role as Leota Adebayo in the hit superhero dramedy "Peacemaker," a spin-off of James Gunn's film "The Suicide Squad."
Fear of immigration raids turns California community into ghost town
Huntington Park, California, is 95.6% Latino, and as many as 45% of the residents are undocumented, according to the city.
NAACP mobilizing Black voters with town halls
America's oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP, is kicking off a series of town halls this week to mobilize Black voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Meet Minnesota's matriarch of women's hockey
Girls hockey became a high school sport more than 30 years ago, but women have been playing in Minnesota long before that. And one woman has been the heartbeat of that movement since the 1970s.
Chance the Rapper debuts "Star Line"
Chance the Rapper's "Star Line" album drops Friday, marking his first studio album in five years. The project's release comes ahead of his "And We Back" North American tour starting on Sept. 26. He joins "CBS Mornings."