COVID-19 Likely Resulted in 1.2 Million More Disabled People by the End of 2021—Workplaces and Policy Will Need to Adapt Workplaces will need to adapt to significant increases to both the disabled ...

The pandemic has revealed some truths: A lack of mental health providers to sufficiently meet the needs of those in crisis (including providers of color); and the stress that COVID-19 has introduced ...

Women and people of color made progress across television for the 2021-22 season, but people with disabilities are still severely underrepresented, according to UCLA’s latest annual TV diversity ...

Although disabled people saw increased employment rates in 2021, their rates continue to lag significantly behind those of their nondisabled counterparts, signaling the urgent need for policy reform ...

East Hanover, NJ – January 7, 2022 – Despite a small decline in December, the job numbers for people with disabilities remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to today’s National Trends in ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 26, the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is hosting Rebecca Cokley, a nationally recognized disability policy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover social change and changemakers. Justin Tsang recalls his time living in congregate disability-specific housing with ...

When Kelly Gordon was 18 years old, she was having sex on the floor of a car with a person she didn't particularly know. This might not sound especially risky, but somewhere in the middle of it, ...

A look at UNICEF's programs that are considered critical to protecting child rights — and creating a more inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world. A home visit with 11-year-old ...

In the past, the National Center on Disability and Journalism’s disability language style guide prioritized the use of person-first language — advising language like “person with a disability,” for ...

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