With unemployment so high, more people will have to pay close attention to their life and disability insurance coverage as options offered by employers become less available or […]
‘Nothing About Us Without Us’: 16 Moments in the Fight for Disability Rights
As with every other civil rights movement, the fight for disability rights is one that challenges negative attitudes and pushes back against oppression. But it is also more […]
It’s time to revisit your ADA to-do list
Getty Businesses have always, at different times, had to add new tools, techniques, and infrastructure that were not previously required. Adapting to change motivated by new technology, increasing […]
Applying lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis to learners with disabilities
The world is facing a global education crisis of unprecedented scale. At its peak, the COVID-19 pandemic forced more than 180 countries to close schools, leaving 85% of […]
How The ADA Changed Life For People With Disabilities
Joy Johnson, Tatiana Lee and Maggie Lenart have all benefitted from the Americans with Disabilities … [+] Act of 1990. Joy Johnson; Tatiana Lee; Maggie Lenart When Joy […]
“Better to Make Yourself Invisible”: Family Violence against People with Disabilities in Mexico
When I go to school on the bus, I ask to use a diaper because I cannot hold the urge to urinate. My mother says that if I […]
Is AMA Disability Insurance Good? You Get What You Pay For.
[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post author, Lawrence B. Keller, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RHU®, LUTCF, has been a regular blog contributor, advertiser, and generous sponsor of our annual WCI […]
“Disability Is Not Weakness”: Discrimination and Barriers Facing Women and Girls with Disabilities in Afghanistan
The schools do not want girls [with disabilities] to go to the classes. Usually they argue that they are not normal people so they cannot sit in the […]
Top Five Fitness Trends to Help You Rejuvenate Your Workouts
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s […]
My disability will not shorten my life, although rationing of medical care may.
On the 21st day of total quarantine, my husband, David, and I were curled up in bed, sleepily discussing how our toddler was coping with having only us […]