WASHINGTON — Rachna Heizer will never forget the time she was in the kitchen and heard the sound of nursery rhymes coming from the hallway. She assumed her 3-year-old was playing with a push-button ...
Every July, during Disability Pride Month, disabled people and disability communities struggle with the same fundamental question. Are things really a lot better now for disabled people than they were ...
Maybe it’s the sign of the times, but I’ve been getting a lot of emails recently from senior citizens asking if they can get Social Security disability benefits. The answer depends on a variety of ...
Business associates in 20s, 40s, and 50s relaxing and exchanging ideas in sitting area of modern office. Disabilities affect a quarter of the people living in the United States and abroad. With ...
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 ...
Overactive bladder (OAB) can be a disability if it is a long-term condition that substantially affects a person’s ability to carry out daily tasks or participate in activities, such as working or ...
Life is full of challenges, and obstacles are often easier to overcome when people have some trusted allies in their corner. Certain situations are more easily managed with a little help from a ...
The Affordable Care Act mandated data collection standards to identify people with disabilities in federal surveys to better understand and address health disparities within this population. Most ...
More than sixty-one million Americans have disabilities, and increasing evidence documents that they experience health care disparities. Although many factors likely contribute to these disparities, ...