Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. Oct 14, 2019, 12:17pm EDT Oct 14, 2019, 07:23pm EDT This ...

"Chronic conditions" and "disability" are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we're treated and how we feel about ourselves. Although definitions serve an ...

A woman walking past a man in a wheelchair, who is at the base of a staircase. Source: Viacheslav Yakobchuk / Adobe Stock In 1904, H. G. Wells published a short story titled, “The Country of the Blind ...

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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a piece of civil rights legislation designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities. It was passed into law in 1991 and guarantees equal rights ...

Different institutions have different criteria and definitions of disability. Some people with depression may get financial assistance if they can show how depression affects their capacity to work.

Panelists discuss how robust clinical evidence from major studies like the EPIC and OPERA trials demonstrates that progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) is the primary driver of confirmed ...

For Occupation classes 5A and 3A, (see “Definition of Occupation Classes” below) you are unable to perform the substantial and material duties of your regular occupation, you are not engaged in any ...