On June 18th, the anticipated issue of Archie Comics featuring a new character that is a wheelchair user had hit comic book stores. Harper, the cousin...
Recently, I had to opportunity to catch up with Philip Patston who is a phenomenal speaker, advocate, and expert on diversity and labeling. Philip is also...
On June 30, 2014, Hobby Lobby won its contentious Supreme Court case under the claim that providing employee insurance coverage for four of the twenty contraceptive...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn-FAiutC_Q[/youtube] Though the 2013-2014 school year is ending for the summer, the bullying of students with disabilities epidemic has made headline...
There are several elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will majorly impact our healthcare system, but one of the most important new provisions is...
This month, we learned that former model and restaurateur B. Smith has been living with Alzheimer’s Disease. Smith, dubbed the “black Martha Stewart” due to her career...
How do you feel when you sit down to unwind in front of the television at the end of the day and you are bombarded with...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW 2014 is a midterm election year, and it is imperative for South Carolinians with disabilities to rock the disabled vote! Voting...
Who is old? What does old mean? Who decides that you are old? Who do you identify as old? Is it age? Do you automatically become...
Did you know that the UK has such a terrible problem with obesity that they have a National Obesity Observatory (NOO)? Since 2005, NOO as it...
The South Winds Women’s Center in Wichita, Kansas has been open since April of 2013, and they just celebrated their 1st year of being open. Opening...
The right to marriage and cohabitation as persons with disabilities are not always granted or respected in society. I learned about a case in New York...
I received a question on how to deal with anxiety in the form of a comment on an Instagram photo that I posted recently, and the question came...
Twice in the last week I’ve been confronted by the issue of asking employment applicants whether they have any health or disability-related needs or requirements. First...
Self-help products can be quite appealing, particularly to those who lack time and resources or are too embarrassed or proud to seek out professional help. Even...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Earlier this month, a college student with a disability was brutally attacked while riding the MBTA train in Boston, Massachusetts. The...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The National Mobility Awareness Month Local Hero contest allows wheelchair users to discuss how acquiring a wheelchair accessible vehicle would improve...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) declares April as Fair Housing Month. Fair Housing Month is HUD’s...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The ABLE Act has the potential to improve the financial and employability statuses of people with disabilities in this country, if...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In late February 2014, a hospital was ordered to pay $75,000 for violating the federal anti-discrimination laws when it refused to...
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...
Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met...
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....