Swenor is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center. Landes is an associate professor of sociology and O’Hanley faculty scholar at Syracuse University. Hall is ...
For many people with disabilities, getting married can come with a steep cost: the loss of federal benefits that provide income and health care. The policy, known as the marriage penalty, affects ...
California Sen. Adam Schiff is leading a bipartisan effort to improve emergency services for older adults and disabled people ...
Gay Pride month was in June. Most people don’t realize it, but since 1990 we have celebrated July as Disability Pride month. People with disabilities can take pride in their identities and reflect on ...
Disability is part of the human condition. Almost everyone will experience a disability at some point in their lives, and more than 40 million Americans are living with a disability today. 1 But ...
Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...
The most concrete goal of National Disability Employment Awareness Month each October is to increase employment rates and job opportunities for Americans with disabilities. This of course assumes that ...
In a world increasingly focused on diversity and inclusion, people with disabilities continue to be sorely underrepresented. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people ...
Intotum founder Hanan Tantush is a UK-based fashion designer who makes adaptive clothing for people with disabilities. In this episode of “Enable: The Disability Podcast,” she speaks about being ...
Disabled people are almost twice as likely to be displaced by natural disasters, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As Reda Rountree and her family packed their bags and prepared to flee ...
Six disabled people of color on a rooftop deck. Source: Disabled and Here / Creative Commons License Co-authored by Kathleen R. Bogart, Ph.D. and Sydney Robertson Imagine that you are interviewing for ...
This project was funded by the Endeavour Foundation Disability Research Grant. Leaving school and figuring out what’s next is challenging for young people. For those with disability, it is even harder ...