Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met...
A new analysis led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers finds that the number of U.S. adults who report they have a disability is 27%, representing 67...
Though virtual learning is seemingly becoming less commonplace across the country, it’s still certainly around and likely will be for some time. And we all know...
Are you a fan of “Bachelor in Paradise?” Whether you realize it or not, this season of the “Bachelor” franchise spinoff took on the topic of...
A key part of anti-racist social work practice is engaging in the art of reflection as we consider the person in the environment. This also involves...
What do you get when you mix the taboo nature of discussing sexual intimacy with the social stigma surrounding intellectual and developmental disabilities? The answer: a...
I taught special education in a sub-separate classroom for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I’ve also worked as a paraprofessional in inclusion classrooms with students...
The social work field is often full of situations that are not straight forward. On a Reddit social media post, a social worker reached out to...
Becoming a social worker is never how I expected my career path to go. I always admired what they did but never believed myself capable of...
These days, many social workers are pretty clear that anti-racism is something they need to consistently work on in their practice, but when it comes to...
Conversations about police violence are happening all over the world from the killing of Mr. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Black and so many other Black,...
The Tourette Association of America (TAA), the premier national nonprofit organization serving the Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Tic Disorder community, will host a series of virtual...
The Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading disability rights organization, published a new white paper which offers recommendations to help health policymakers make decisions to ensure the...
More than half of family caregivers are between the ages of 18 and 49 years old – and as the U.S. population ages, increasing numbers of...
For ages, special education has been developing on its own, together with the development of ordinary education. It emphasizes disorders and the ways special education...
My professor asked me to reflect on the ways in which I have engaged in ableism as a social work student. While I could not think...
My first job right out of high school was working in a public library. I was one of three library pages who would put books away...
While working at a disability group home agency, I came to know“ Jane,” a person with Rett Syndrome. Jane was non-verbal and was unable to walk...
Did you know that over one fifth of the United States population has an impairment that leads to a disability? Given this, social workers are bound to...
The Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care (SJRCC) is inviting submissions for a special themed issue on disability to be published in December 2018. We are...
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A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known...
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health...
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....
Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers...
