In the field of paediatrics, the concept of normal (ie, typical)—in contrast to different, special, deviant, delayed, or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. A long-time, low-grade worry for people with disabilities ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. Lots of people thought Presidential candidate Donald Trump ...

The return of in-person classes has meant many things for Penn's student body, most of them positive. However, one subgroup of students cannot always fully participate in on-campus activities. Last ...

Culture Amp, an employee experience platform, found that only 7.6 percent of companies include disability in engagement surveys. Culture Amp’s data indicates that disabled women are recognized less, ...

As reported in a new systematic review by Sally Lindsay and Kristina Fuentes at the University of Toronto, ableist attitudes and resistance are stigmatizing disabilities, stifling faculty and staff ...

In January 2021, President Joe Biden issued executive order 13985 calling for the federal government to establish a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people with ...

In early 1990, the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act was stalling in Congress. After years and years of grassroots lobbying to pass legislation that would ensure civil rights protections for ...

A couple of things are happening in the recent controversies about the use of ableist lyrics in popular music: One is the inherent and systemic ableism in our culture that normalizes the use of ...

July is Disability Pride Month, and one Southern California author says churches are no exception when it comes to the stigma and discrimination against disabled people. Dr. Amy Kenny is currently a ...

Of all the Left’s litany of “isms” — and no group has as many as liberals do — my favorite is “ableism.” Like “ageism,” which is a form of “bias” against people because of their age, “ableism” is ...

Candidate John Fetterman is recovering from a life-threatening stroke. In the Pennsylvania race for a seat in the U.S. Senate, Democratic candidate John Fetterman has had to continuously defend his ...