Disability often framed as a ‘problem’ in medical school curriculum for doctors to diagnose, treat Negative ideas about disability have a direct, negative effect on workforce diversity in medicine ...

Editor’s Note: While some communities prefer disability-first language (“disabled person”), others prefer person-first language (person with disabilities). Terminology in this article is adapted to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Denise Brodey reports on inclusion, disability and healthcare. Is there a lack of disabled talent or is there a shortage of people ...

Disability access remains a problem in public spaces, and regardless of the strides we made during the pandemic, many of those accommodations were too quick to be eliminated. Having been a critic for ...

Much of the current disability narrative is emphasizing the need for full participation and gainful employment highlighting the social, economic and commercial advantages of disability inclusion ...

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, ...

According to the preliminary findings of a study on the cost of secondary conditions among women with physical disabilities (n=443), the majority (60 percent) reported problems with circulation. In a ...

We cannot escape disability. If you live long enough, you will experience some kind of disability. It might be a “hidden” disability such as depression, alcohol addiction, or an eating disorder. It ...

On a simple math task — indicating which of two amounts is greater — kids with math learning disability get the right answer as often as their good-at-math peers, but behind the scenes, their brains ...

"Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives — job opportunities or barrier-free buildings, for example… It is not a tragedy to me that I'm ...

The latest Social Security Administration data document that Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) rolls reached a record high of 8.85 million in March 2013, an increase of 1.6 million or 21 ...