Tag: Disability

Did you know that over one fifth of the United States population has an impairment that leads to a disability? Given ...

Ableism is the idea that people with disabilities are not typical and are, therefore, inferior. Upon reflection, I have engaged ...

Working on a boarding high-school campus, I have the opportunity to be exposed to different students. During my first year, ...

Photo Credit: Big Sister Association I am a social work intern at the Big Sister Association of Boston. This is ...

Photo: AP The state of Florida has called for 17,000 volunteers to help out with the post-Irma recovery process, but ...

Officer patrols in front of a recent KKK rally in Charlottesville, Va. - Jill Mumie I am currently teaching a ...

Autonomy is often used to mean independence. Though their dictionary definitions are similar and they are synonyms of each other, I ...

Sometimes we need to be the change that we want to see in the world. Philip Patson - Creative and ...

The Presidential Policy Series covers where the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, respectively, stand on healthcare ...

If you have a client with a disability or mental illness, he or she may want to apply for Social ...

I attended a workshop on accessible employment recently and was reminded, as I've written about before, what a fraught topic ...

Colorful shiny jelly set on the dark background Sensory toys, games and activities have so many benefits to children with ...

It concludes about 80% of the job postings I find require a driver's licence and vehicle as a condition for ...

I've recently changed how I describe myself or, more accurately, my experience. I now talk about "my paradoxical experience as ...

The Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) was signed into law by the President on December 19, 2014. Tax-free ...

Though it may be the most wonderful time of the year, the Holiday season can be dangerous for individuals and ...

For our youngest disabled children, assistive devices that would allow them to gain independence by moving freely in their homes ...

In late September, HUD’s Secretary Julián Castro made the announcement that nearly $8 million in grant funding will be used to ...

Recently, the United States Department of Justice announced the launch of the Elder Justice website which was created to help ...

A new school year means that disabled college students are adjusting to their new environments, and are making accommodation requests ...