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He had made it through four years of denials and appeals, and Robert Heard was finally before a Social Security judge who would decide whether he qualified for disability benefits. Two debilitating ...

Before the Americans with Disabilities Act, the country was a very different place for people with disabilities, who had to navigate hurdles such as inaccessible public buildings. Yet when it comes to ...

“It’s the greatest professional disappointment of my career,” Bruce Growick told me recently without a trace of doubt in his voice. The former president of the International Association of ...

Three of the nation’s most prominent disability organizations are banding together in an effort to bring about a million jobs for people with developmental disabilities by 2025. Autism Speaks, Special ...

For nearly 20 months, debates about the future of work have dominated meetings and Twitter feeds as the coronavirus pandemic upended every aspect of our jobs from commutes to office dress codes. These ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Terrence Mccoy, The Washington Post BEAVERTON, Ala. – The lobby at the pain-management clinic had become crowded with patients, so relatives had gone ...

A charity says it is more difficult now to find paid employment than it was 15 years ago. Nick Lancaster, 45 from Brecon, Powys is blind and said he struggled for 20 years to find a job. Holly Greader ...

An independent federal agency says it’s time for a decades-old government jobs program for people with disabilities to come to an end. The National Council on Disability, which is charged with ...

Just 19% of people with disabilities are employed, versus about 64% of others. The founder of Bitty & Beau's Coffee believes if her workers are seen, stereotypes will shatter. She wants a global ...