To mark Disability Pride Month, which celebrates the rights and achievements of disabled individuals, we spoke with some leading disabled soap stars to highlight the importance of authentic ...
Disability is a fact of life; it is not rare or marginal. One in four adults in the United States has a disability. That means a significant number of students on campus navigate their days as people ...
Legal experts are warning nursing home leaders that inappropriate conversations with employees about disabilities, medical conditions or their general health can be costly, after a federal court ...
This column is a thought piece on the evolution of Disability Pride and the importance of generating a conversation between persons with disabilities and the larger culture and why that will have ...
P&G announced the launch of a new podcast series focusing on topics important to the disabled community. Entitled “Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality,” the six-part podcast series is produced by ...
In 2012, Vilissa Thompson received her masters degree in social work. As she was job searching, she started to blog about social work and disability. A year later she turned that blog into her own ...
Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...
Disability advocacy isn’t just about accessibility — it’s about dignity, autonomy and the fundamental right to live fully. As the first person of color to chair the board of the Center for Independent ...
Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...
As assistant professors who work in disability studies, we’ve all had some version of the following experience. This particular case happened to Tara: A faculty member — let’s call him “Jeff” — ...
Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Recently, an Alberta ...
When it comes to disability, a lot of ableist language and tropes are perpetuated by the media. Here's what experts have to say about how to talk... Disability can be difficult to talk about ...