We live in a world shaped by the stories we tell — about ourselves, about others, and about what it means to live a good life. But when society tells only one story about disability — that it is a ...
Coauthored by Scott Frankowski, PhD, Nazanin Heydarian, PhD, and Kathleen Bogart, PhD A person in a wheelchair and a standing person hug. Source: Chona Kasinger / Disabled and Here / Creative Commons ...
Diagnosis can be a tetchy subject in neurodiversity. Diagnosis isn’t distributed fairly across gender, class, race, age or sexuality. There are implicit biases built into diagnostic criteria and ...
Despite significant health disparities experienced by people with disabilities, their needs are poorly addressed and understood in health policy, research, and practice. Estimates of prevalence vary ...
An estimated 15% of the world’s population experience some form of disability. Across Europe and Central Asia, persons with disabilities represent one of the largest segments of the population that ...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a major update to its Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list, adding 13 new conditions. This initiative is part of the SSA's ongoing effort to ...