The question of whether to disclose a disability at work is practical, political, and deeply personal, often shaped less by ...

Disability benefits are available for people with certain types of disabling back pain and their dependents. To qualify, you’ll need supporting evidence like medical records and test results. Share on ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...

Mattlin is a Los Angeles-based writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CNN, and elsewhere, and been broadcast on NPR's Morning Edition. He is the ...

A foundational principle of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is that when proper, disabled-accessible facilities are required, created and used in public and private buildings and parking ...

A 20-something today has a one in four chance of becoming disabled before retirement, according to the Social Security Administration. While Social Security disability benefits can help, the average ...

Disability chairs are essential tools that significantly improve the quality of life for handicapped individuals by promoting independence, comfort, and health. These chairs are designed with various ...

Today it would be unthinkable to nickname a summer getaway for children with disabilities “Crip Camp.” Yet that was the nickname given to Camp Jened, a summer camp for children, teens and adults with ...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill last week that will both remove the word "handicapped" from signs for people with disabilities and update the standard wheelchair symbol with a more active ...

Disabled isn't a bad word. That's the message writer Melissa Blake wants to send this Disability Pride Month as she advocates to change people's misconceptions about people with disabilities. "So ...

Illinois House Bill 4284 would replace terms like 'handicapped' with person-first disability language in state laws.