With October being National Disability Employment Awareness Month, now is a good time to start a national conversation regarding the concept of “rehabilitation” in the context of disability employment ...

What’s the right way to refer to someone in a wheelchair, or a someone who can’t see, or see well, or a person who can’t hear, or hear well, someone who doesn’t speak, who has noticeable trouble ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. If you read more than one or two articles on disability ...

American singer Lizzo was recently slammed for using a derogatory term for people with cerebral palsy–a brain condition that affects movement and coordination.In her new song “Grrrls,” Lizzo used the ...

With a new campaign, Special Olympics wants to take back the word “special” and other language that they say has been turned against people with disabilities. The international sports organization for ...

Following Jesus’ example in John 9, I want to see beyond ‘the problem’ when I encounter people with disabilities. It’s great to draw attention to a hurtful word. But the problems within our culture go ...

We’ve all heard it said that one picture can be worth a thousand words. Sometimes, one word can make a thousand pictures worthless. Almost 30 years ago, after a disagreement with a moving fire truck, ...