By Jeff Hampton
The Virginian-Pilot

MANTEO, N.C. - Nessie Siler jabbed an index finger at her kitchen table to add emphasis as she spoke of the need to get people with disabilities out of the way of a hurricane.

"All means all," said Siler, 41. "That means everybody has a chance to g...

The News & Observer

Our Views: The ADA at 25
The Americans with Disabilities Act has transformed access in a quarter century.

Twenty-five years ago, President George H.W. Bush signed the Am...

Lydia Coutré
Star News Online

WILMINGTON | Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed a Wilmington resident to serve on the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Cheryl Powell was born with cerebral palsy, but said her family "did not treat me like I was born with a disability."...

Kurt Timothy Reid, of Maiden, recently received the Jack B. Hefner Award from the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Holding an associate’s degree from Catawba Valley Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University, and a master’s degree in library science fr...