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, ...

A 58-year-old nonspeaking patient with an intellectual disability was admitted to the hospital for cholecystitis. He also had a well-controlled seizure disorder, secondary parkinsonism from ...

Language (and the questions it forces people to ask and consider) plays an essential role in inclusion and can increase visibility and empathy for groups that have historically been marginalized or ...

First published March 2007. Reprinted March 2011. Do you know what is in store for students with disabilities who graduate from your school and head off to postsecondary education? Do you have the ...

Disability is highly correlated with poverty in developing countries, but NGOs and aid organizations themselves may need to look close to home to help: by hiring more people with disabilities across ...

Annie Baghdayan is Executive Director of the National Center for Disability Education and Training (NCDET), University of Oklahoma, where she leads federally- and state-funded projects. Armenian by ...

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 ...

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are becoming increasingly commonplace worldwide. However, when it comes to these efforts, disability is often not given the same level of attention as ...

UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa Director, Nisha, implored the United Nations and partners to lead by example in advancing disability inclusive through supporting the joint implementation of ...

Not only is the Census delayed but last month, it was decided to simply drop disability-related questions from the sixth National Family Health Survey (NFHS). This act of invisibilisation of persons ...