Over the past few months, the Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice has been interviewing families about how early intervention is impacting the lives of Utahns. Many […]
Union County Inclusive Summer Festival for People with Disabilities
The festival will feature a wide range of activities and attractions suitable for people of all ages and abilities. June 24, 2024 12:58 PM EDT UNION COUNTY, NJ […]
New study finds ChatGPT is ableist towards applicants with disabilities
Not surprisingly, ChatGPT is still not a reliable alternative to human recruiters and recruiters. A recently published study from the University of Washington found that intelligent AI chatbots […]
Senate Finance Committee Unites Against Federal Regulatory Trappings on Disabled Workers
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon). Photo by Diego M. Radzinski/ALM Democratic and Republican senators agreed Tuesday that Congress and the Social Security Administration must stop Social Security rules from […]
Study Finds Ingenious Ways to Increase Employee Disability Disclosure
DEKALB, Illinois – Despite the benefits to both employee and employer of disclosing a disability, many American workers hide their disability. Now, new research identifies a simple way […]
Social Security Administration to eliminate outdated employment data used to deny disability claims
For decades, the Social Security Administration has denied disability benefits to thousands of people, arguing that they could work in jobs that have all but disappeared from the […]
Study finds ChatGPT is biased against resumes that list disabilities
(Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The practice of recruiters deploying artificial intelligence to scan and categorize candidate resumes […]
Ohio father calls for bill to be passed after daughter’s throat is slashed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After a developmentally disabled woman had her throat slashed at an Ohio nursing home, her father is calling for state lawmakers to pass a […]
Companies Exposed for Misusing Veterans’ Disability Claims
In recent years, private companies have been found to be illegally profiting from veterans’ disability claims. This controversial issue has raised major concerns about the integrity and oversight […]
Treating people with disabilities right in politics is right for all of us
And as someone with long-term health issues, I know how complicated the process of identifying with the word “disabled” can be. For example, we at the Disability Policy […]