Introduction According to the WHO (2021), more than a billion people worldwide experience some form of disability including almost 240 million children whose well-being is endangered. As also […]
Barriers and Facilitators in the Transition From Higher Education to Employment for Students With Disabilities: A Rapid Systematic Review
Introduction As individuals, we create our unique identities and life meaning through occupation (Christiansen, 1999). Higher education is a time during which many students will develop professional identities […]
A new chapter in disability support
A year ago, I told a friend, “I’m so tired.” She replied, ‘You’ve been doing this for a long time, you deserve to retire.’ We were talking about […]
Disability is not powerless – World Relief
Did you know that people with disabilities make up 16% of the world’s population? That’s 1 in 6 people. Yet in communities around the world, people with disabilities […]
Oklahoma executes Michael Smith despite suspicion of mental disability
Michael DeWayne Smith, 41, was executed on the morning of Thursday, April 4, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was convicted and sentenced to death for […]
‘Pausing’ disability support causes confusion, trauma and distrust – Colleen Brown
Travers Brown, 43, has Down’s syndrome, and his mother, Colleen Brown, says cuts to disability support are causing sadness and confusion for carers. opinion: Our son, Travers, is […]
Georgia Executes Willie James Pye Despite His Mental Disability
Willie James Pye, convicted of the rape and murder of his former girlfriend in 1993, was executed by lethal injection by the state of Georgia on Wednesday night. […]
More than one in three people suffer from neurological disorders, making them a leading cause of illness and disability worldwide.
A major new study published in the Lancet Neurology journal has revealed that more than three billion people worldwide will be living with a neurological disorder in 2021. […]
Why disability discrimination in Utah matters to everyone
Some disability advocates and people with disabilities themselves feel that disabled people have been abandoned to fend for themselves, which is evident in places like Utah, where important […]
Efforts to include students with disabilities in schools in rural Indonesia
Globally, children with disabilities are among the most likely to be excluded from education. In Indonesia, around 30 per cent of children with disabilities are out of education […]