About 26% of Americans live with a disability, whether it's physical or mental, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Advocates say there’s a lot of misunderstanding about a person who has a ...
Most people over 50 were already adults when the Americans with Disabilities Act took effect in 1992 and transformed the ...
A nonprofit watchdog has sued the state of Ohio for failing to hand over records in three investigations into incidents at ...
People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...
The pandemic has revealed some truths: A lack of mental health providers to sufficiently meet the needs of those in crisis (including providers of color); and the stress that COVID-19 has introduced ...
“There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more.” —Robert M. Hensel. Disability Pride Month (July) is a time to promote awareness, educate about disability ...
Three state prisoners are claiming in a state lawsuit that the Massachusetts Parole Board has discriminated against them because of their mental health disabilities, and that the board's actions have ...