A woman walking past a man in a wheelchair, who is at the base of a staircase. Source: Viacheslav Yakobchuk / Adobe Stock In 1904, H. G. Wells published a short story titled, “The Country of the Blind ...

The psychiatry profession’s newly revised reference manual on mental disorders changes the definition and classification for many disabilities commonly seen in schools, but those changes—at times ...

Social Security employees are often asked about our disability programs. Disability insurance is an important part of the income protection that every worker and his or her family has under Social ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a piece of civil rights legislation designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities. It was passed into law in 1991 and guarantees equal rights ...

The government is set to widen the definition of “disability” to bring the count of physically challenged persons in sync with the ground situation, heeding complaints that the numbers are highly ...

As many employment lawyers are now well aware, determining what is and what is not a “disability” under the applicable laws can be a litigation minefield. With the enactment of the ADA Amendments Act ...

“Chronic conditions” and “disability” are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we’re treated and how we feel about ourselves. For population data purposes, ...

As a person with disability, I find it irksome when it is made synonymous with limitation, weakness and a barrier to be overcome Paralympic swimmer Sharath Gayakwad has won dozens of medals in ...

A new letter from the Office for Civil Rights at the federal education department details how school districts should act on some changes to federal law regarding people with disabilities. The way I’m ...