Employers need to tread carefully when deciding to dismiss a disabled employee whose disability-related absences have triggered the organisation’s attendance policy. In Griffiths v Secretary of State ...

JOE SHAPIRO, INVESTIGATIONS, NPR: My name is Joe Shapiro. I'm a correspondent at NPR. I work on the Investigations unit, but I've had a long interest in disability issues. I've been writing about this ...

Can you imagine your ideal employee? That person might exhibit determination, adaptability, problem-solving and ingenuity.

A recent report finds that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Pa. continue to encounter significant barriers to basic health care — from inaccessible facilities and poorly ...

Maybe it’s the sign of the times, but I’ve been getting a lot of emails recently from senior citizens asking if they can get Social Security disability benefits. The answer depends on a variety of ...

Only four per cent of organizations explicitly consider disability in their inclusion initiatives and over 50 per cent of global boards and executives report never discussing it. Many organizations ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. Disability activism is empowering. For some disabled people ...

It is undeniable that policymakers are responsible for involving persons with disabilities in solutions to address climate ...

Language (and the questions it forces people to ask and consider) plays an essential role in inclusion and can increase visibility and empathy for groups that have historically been marginalized or ...

On January 25, 2013, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” instructing school districts on their responsibilities to serve students with ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a Service Animal is defined as... "...any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the ...