There is still time for disabled voters to ask candidates about their most pressing disability concerns. But time is running out, and it can be hard to know just what to ask. It’s getting closer to ...

Preparing for employees to take a disability leave for an illness or injury can be a stressful experience for benefit and HR managers. With a full plate of work on top of arranging for reasonable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. What is the shape of disability activism? There is a lot of ...

The disability community is a growing political constituency, and the debates have yet to really address policy priorities affecting the 57 million people in this community. A man pushes a woman in a ...

Sometimes the answers we receive to our questions are unpleasant and raise more questions. Recently, my answers to questions about the relationship between Social Security Disability Insurance and ...

Note to Readers: This is an extremely long post that I’m breaking into two parts. Before the jump, is a summary of the controversy involving senate candidate Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter’s (pictured, right) ...

Age and chronic illness can take a toll. A June 2017 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the costliest health conditions in the U.S. include: heart disease, cancer, ...

The U.S. Census Bureau says it will hold off on changes to the way it determines the number of Americans with disabilities that advocates warned could lead to a severe undercount. Census Bureau ...

The U.S. Census Bureau will not make any changes to the way it counts the number of Americans with disabilities for at least two years following concerns that planned updates could lead to a severe ...

Question: I was turned down for disability. Do I need a lawyer to appeal? Answer: Whether or not to have a representative is up to you. In fact, you can file a Social Security appeal online, with or ...

With an increasing number of employees being diagnosed with COVID-19 and requiring a leave of absence to recover from the virus, the question arises whether having COVID-19 renders an employee ...

Preparing for employees to take a disability leave for an illness or injury can be a stressful experience for benefit and HR managers. With a full plate of work on top of arranging for reasonable ...