Open, candid conversations about diversity and inclusion in our society must continue in order to support an equitable workplace. Bloomberg sponsors and encourages these dialogues in various forms and ...
Disability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity, by Tracy Worrell, professor of communication. Published by Lexington Books. When a character with a disability is portrayed on a television show ...
This week, Mad in America examines four studies related to the use of language around disabilities and mental health ...
Sighted people tend to fear blindness as much as or more than other disabling impairments (Enoch et al., 2019; Scott et al., 2016). They view blindness as tragic and assume that blind people are ...
People are often surprised when I call myself "disabled." Over the years, society has shifted toward person-first language (i.e. person with a disability) to describe disability. However, many people ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. The CDC estimates that 61 million American adults have some ...
Andrews is a practicing board-certified psychologist, having published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and given more than 50 public lectures. Her book was the first ...
An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher examined the development of disability identity in Japan’s disability community. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three Japanese participants ...
Most people over 50 were already adults when the Americans with Disabilities Act took effect in 1992 and transformed the rights of people with physical and mental conditions. Now, a new poll finds ...
Each October, Miami is excited to celebrate Disability Identity and Culture Month, stemming from the nationally recognized Disability Employment Awareness Month. Miami uses this time to highlight ...
Why does the disability community have so much less political power or policy influence than its size would suggest? How can it be that a population of over 61 million and a voting cohort of well over ...