The Trump administration wants to cut back disability benefits for low-income and older Americans by up to 20%, a move that could affect hundreds of thousands of people. (1) It’s part of the ...
If an employee wears glasses, has high blood pressure or was once diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, is he or she disabled? Based on recent amendments to California’s disability legislation, ...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) provides certain protections for employees and applicants with a “disability,” as defined by the ADA. The ADA defines a “disability” to include: An actual ...
I often begin one of my class lectures by introducing the definition of “disability.” The dictionary defines disability “as a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, ...
Editor’s note: Veteran entrepreneur and investor Donald Thompson writes a weekly column about management and leadership as well as diversity and other important issues for WRAL TechWire. His columns ...
"We have a duty to shed light on the plight of Palestinians with disabilities and demand that those responsible for crimes against them are held responsible." ...
Colorado finally has some good news for people diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. On Aug. 1, the state of Colorado adopted a new rule for defining developmental disability. Historically, the ...
The historical nature of the Disability Economy post World War II has always been seen through the lens of a needs economy often referring to legacy products such as crutches, wheelchairs, hearing ...
In response to questions from employers and employees alike regarding when COVID-19 constitutes a disability for purposes of the nondiscrimination and reasonable accommodations provisions of the ...
Find the needs of those around you, take a chance, and serve. You’ll be doing your part to extinguish the loneliness epidemic ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. Earlier this week, Ricky Gervais chimed in on the furor that ...