It is with heavy hearts that we remember the life and legacy of Judith “Judy” Heumann (1947-2023), a champion for the rights of disabled people and widely known as “the mother”...
Tag: Disability
Musk Trolls Twitter Employee Asking If He Was Fired And Questions Worker’s Disability
Topline The world’s second-richest man and Twitter CEO Elon Musk went on another trolling escapade this week, this time targeting the founder of a business acquired by his new company who asked if he ...
Nic Novicki Celebrates A Decade Of The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
Nic Novicki, a Disabled Comedian, Actor and Producer launched the Disability Film Challenge in 2013 in response to the under-representation of Disabled talent both in front of and behind the camera. N...
I’m Retiring at 62 & Waiting for Disability. What Should I Do?
retiring at 62 to 67 while waiting for disability Social Security Disability pays you the amount you’d receive at your full retirement age. If you’re between age 62 and 67, you may find yourself runni...
Damar Hamlin’s Story Shines A Light On Pro Football’s ‘Cruel’ Record On Disability Payments
Buffalo Bills teammates of Damar Hamlin watch as he’s loaded into an ambulance in the January 2 game against the Bengals in Cincinnati. Kevin Sabitus/getty images The NFL — and its players union...
A Different Labor Day Story
In “A River Runs Through It”, the Reverend Maclean laments that often we are least able to help … [+] those we are closest to. So too, on Labor Day 2022, those who want to work most ...
What Do Beyonce And Lizzo Have To Do With The Evolution Of The Disability Economy?
Lizzo recognized the usage of ablest language and changed the lyric to a song illustrating the power … [+] of language as central to business and culture. GC Images Culture change can be seen as...
Disability Pride And The Next Wave Of Inclusion
Accessibility is a throughline to a larger society, and if Disability Pride has one thing to teach … [+] us, it is the power of Accessibility as a central tool toward a more inclusive culture. g...
Disability Pride Month July
People from Italian disability organisations take part in a ‘Disability Pride Parade’, in front of … [+] the Altare della Patria, the Monument of the unknown soldier, on July 14, 201...
Mental Health, The Disability Economy And The Future Of Work
In this changing corporate culture the role of mental health is being amplified as an essential tool … [+] of business practice. getty If we’ve learned anything over the past two and half years,...
An Interview With The Cast and Crew Of ‘Skyward’ An Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Hopeful
Actor, Producer and Comedian Nic Novicki launched the Disability Film Challenge in 2014 in response to seeing disabled people underrepresented both in front and behind the camera. Novicki created the ...
Why Music Videos Present A Unique Opportunity For Disability Inclusion
Poster for Delta Spirit’s What’s Done is Done which made its debut at SXSW 2022 Delta Spirir Over the past few years, the issue of disability representation and including more disabled tal...
Ricky Gervais’ Dismissive Alopecia Comments Spark Debate On Disability Definition
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 15: Ricky Gervais attends AOL Build to discuss ‘Special Correspondents’ at AOL … [+] Studios on June 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Wir...
How The Grammys Got Accessibility Right, And What They Could Have Done Better
Lachi, a blind award-winning vocalist, writer and community leader, has dedicated her platform, career and craft to amplifying disability culture, promoting inclusion, highlighting intersectionality a...
An All-New Disability Inclusive DreamWorks Animation
Team Zenko Go is an all-new DreamWorks Animation series produced with Mainframe Studios. The series follows a secret squad of young do-gooders determined to make their town the happiest town in the wo...
Delta Airlines Issues An Apology To Neglected, Disabled Travelers
For Latinx community organizer and historian, Lilac Maldonado, the holidays are a time to visit her chosen family in Portland, Oregon. After booking her flight back in December, she spent nearly two h...
‘I can no longer be an executive at a high level’: Workers with disabilities, including long COVID, are finding their place as companies become more flexible
Dana Pollard started a new job at the end of 2022, after spending three years recovering from a 2019 stroke. Pollard, 56, lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife. After the stroke, he could not reco...