Many people are reluctant to reveal hidden physical or mental challenges. Revealing invisible challenges within a relationship of trust can equip and empower people. Accommodating invisible ...

July is Disability Pride Month. Like a lot of people with disabilities, I have been trying all month to figure out how I feel about “disability pride” — not so much the emerging, semi-official ...

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...

Disability benefits are available for people with certain types of disabling back pain and their dependents. To qualify, you’ll need supporting evidence like medical records and test results. Share on ...

This month marks 34 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, and Disability Pride Month was officially established nearly a decade ago. As one blind author and illustrator ...

Today it would be unthinkable to nickname a summer getaway for children with disabilities “Crip Camp.” Yet that was the nickname given to Camp Jened, a summer camp for children, teens and adults with ...

Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, certified VITA tax preparer, IRS annual filing season program participant, and tax writer. Jared Ecker is a ...

This interdisciplinary minor examines disability from perspectives in health sciences, humanities and social sciences. Gaining a well-rounded understanding of disability history, rights, and lived ...

A foundational principle of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is that when proper, disabled-accessible facilities are required, created and used in public and private buildings and parking ...