It is not always clear that disability is included in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) initiatives and though schools and many organizations have made efforts to create fair, open, ...
In a previous editorial I commented on Lindsay Bowe’s powerful expression in the UAB Graduate School “Say It In 6” competition with her insightful words: "Disabled and equally capable as before." Once ...
Even though people with disabilities want to work, their unemployment rate is nearly double that of non-disabled ...
As the number of students with disabilities increases, Tufts is paying greater attention to addressing their needs. "Disabled students, especially those with learning/behavioral disabilities such as ...
The Federal Aviation Administration is actively recruiting workers who suffer “severe intellectual” disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing criticism and concern from both politicians and the public over a diversity hiring initiative that actively recruits workers with "severe ...
Before the mid-1970s, most children with disabilities were educated in “special” schools for “special” children. The word in itself was offensive to parents and children who didn’t want to be labeled ...
President Donald Trump condemned a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiative to hire people with disabilities in the wake of the Washington, D.C., plane collision, despite a similar initiative ...
The president’s disdain for disabled people—and obsession with genetic superiority—harks back to a grim past. Supporters hold up “Save Medicaid” signs outside the Capitol during the Republicans’ ...