Living With An “Invisible” Disability
Even with ADA protections, people with "invisible" disabilities and diseases disclosing their health status to an employer can have grave consequences.
disability rights
Where Is the “Equality of Opportunity” for the Disabled Community?
Today is the 29th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, and yet so many people with disabilities live in poverty. Do the Democratic presidential candidates have a plan for that?
Is the “Green” Menstrual Movement Ableist?
Environmentally friendly menstrual products are touted as saving millions of tons of plastic each year. But for disabled people they're often painful, even impossible, to use. Is there a solution?
Medicare For All Is Great. Unless the GOP Gets Control
Affordable, quality health care has always been a challenge for people with disabilities. But will government-funded health care address these issues—or make them worse?
Raped, Abused, and Ignored: Disabled Women Are Invisible Victims
Eighty-three percent of disabled women experience rape or abuse, often at the hands of caretakers. And without a way to report their violations, the perps frequently go unpunished.
I Prefer That You Say I’m “Disabled”
“Special needs” indicates that the needs of the disabled are extra, and that can be a matter of life or death.
What If the Pre-existing Condition Mandate Is Repealed?
It's not just people with disabilities who are at risk. Half of non-elderly Americans have preexisting conditions and could find themselves uninsured, sick, and out of luck.
Protecting My Son From the Ableist Public
The mother of a child with a rare genetic anomaly is constantly asked by strangers what's "wrong" with her son. Does she owe them an answer?
When Will We Learn to Listen to Black Women?
Black women are culturally silenced—even on the left, and especially among white feminists. Which is one reason many women of color sat out last week’s Twitter boycott.
Disabled People Shouldn’t Have to Fight to Be Parents
As the writer considers whether to become a mother, she reveals this nation's long history of depriving the right of parenthood to the disabled—which continues to this day.