To the casual observer, I look pretty “normal.” If you catch me walking down the street, you probably can’t tell I’m in pain, probably dizzy, a little more reliant on my maps app than I should have to ...

In early 1990, the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act was stalling in Congress. After years and years of grassroots lobbying to pass legislation that would ensure civil rights protections for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. No matter how they were edited or intended, these remarks ...

Ableism – that is, discrimination in favor of able-bodied people – is a pervasive issue in our society. People with disabilities often face exclusion and barriers to access in many areas of life.

A long-time, low-grade worry for people with disabilities has become a red alert in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Most disabled people at one time or another worry that we and our so-called ...

ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability ...

Dessa Cosma is the executive director of Detroit Disability Power. Detroit Disability Power’s mission is to leverage and build the organizing and political power of the disability community to ensure ...

Former NFL star Michael Oher alleged the Tuohy family 'exploited' him under a conservatorship. Under the conservatorship, the Tuohys had control over Oher's legal, education, and medical decisions.

There remains much in showbiz that remains unevolved (we’re still looking at you, Hollywood Press Association), and near the top of the list is ableism. Not as well known as, say, sexism or racism, ...

The state-sanctioned callous treatment of some of us as disposable has put everyone at risk. By Elliot Kukla Rabbi Kukla serves at the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center in San Francisco providing ...