Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. A little over a quarter of all Americans have some kind of ...
The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...
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 ...
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. Subscribe to our ...
Relocating changes daily routines, surroundings, and expectations. For disabled individuals, these changes affect more than ...