Mobility is the ability to move. A disability is the result of an impairment that affects a person’s ability to carry out tasks. For example, a person may find it difficult to walk very far due to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. “I had a broken leg once, so I know what it’s like to have ...

Independence focuses on one individual achieving a goal or task fully on their own. Interdependence is a dynamic, mutual ...

The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...

(WSVN) - He is a little person with a big problem. After working his whole life, the 11th surgery left him struggling to walk. He can’t work and needs disability, but can he get it? To find out, he ...

People often ask me if neurodivergence is a disability. The answer is not a "yes" or "no"; the issue is quite complex. Individuals and community groups fight about whether neurodivergence is ...

Nov. 14—Question : What do we do with a disability parking placard after the handicapped person dies ? Do we destroy it or send it back ? It doesn't expire for a few more years. Question : What do we ...

American culture is dominated by cars, so much that not driving or being unable to operate a vehicle can attract stigmatizing attitudes. "Clarifying my inability to drive in a society focused on ...

Unspeakable conversations / Harriet McBryde Johnson -- For Ki'tay D. Davidson, who loves us / Talila A. Lewis -- If you can't fast, give / Maysoon Zayid -- There's a mathematical equation that proves ...

The Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities has welcomed a new member, and for the first time, it’s someone who receives services from them. Phill Kirk, of Heath, joined the organization’s ...