The most concrete goal of National Disability Employment Awareness Month each October is to increase employment rates and job opportunities for Americans with disabilities. This of course assumes that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. After a lengthy medical leave, many are searching for meaningful ...

When I helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act 31 years ago, I could not have anticipated what 2021 would look like. What we did anticipate was that this new civil rights law would empower the ...

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As we settle into the new year, the labor market is still in flux. Employers are more open to remote, hybrid and other work formats, and the economy is still grappling with the possibility of an ...

An awful car accident three decades ago meant partial paralysis, a long hospital stay, a painful rehabilitation and eventual return to walking with an abiding limp for Lisa Smith. Years later, a ...

The number of people with disabilities across the nation who are employed is at its highest level since federal officials started keeping track. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor ...

Job opportunities for LIers with disabilities have improved only marginally, despite economic conditions that have rebounded since the recession of 2008-2009 and near record low unemployment rates, ...

Students with disabilities can succeed in college with the right kind of help. There are programs that can support them. The programs help them live on their own, find jobs, and make a difference ...

Joe Lupinacci, who grew up in Greenwich, is among the 1 million people with disabilities in the U.S. who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the virus hit in March 2020, Lupinacci was ...