What’s the point of working against disability prejudice — also known as ableism? Sometimes it seems like the fight against ableism boils down to little more than making sure not to offend disabled ...

Over the last two years of news coverage about the pandemic, there's been a creeping trend of characterizing the coronavirus’s effects on society — the labor shortage, the national debt, the infection ...

Ableism is a term that refers to the practices or ideas that discriminate against those who have disabilities. It suggests that society puts higher value on people with typical abilities. Ableism ...

Ableism often arises from assumptions about what disability “looks like.” Seeing someone pushing a wheelchair instead of ...

Even after decades of progress against ableism, people with disabilities still face significant barriers to social inclusion, equal opportunity, health and safety, and financial security. And while ...

Yesterday, I was blocked from commenting or posting in a Facebook group for parents of autistic children for 24 hours. What did I say to garner such a punishment? In response to a commenter who ...

“Did you read that story in the Stanford Report about the affordable ‘smart cane’ that uses robotics? Wasn’t it cool?” Whenever articles about disability technology come out, I’m asked for my thoughts ...

Yesterday, I was blocked from commenting or posting in a Facebook group for parents of autistic children for 24 hours. What did I say to garner such a punishment? In response to a commenter who ...