The number of people with disabilities across the nation who are employed is at its highest level since federal officials started keeping track. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor ...

A Direct Support Professional in Philadelphia argues that essential workers who provide life-changing care deserve living ...

This content is sponsored by Melwood. In an ideal world, America’s workforce would be representative of its population – diverse in background, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, experience and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and public services. This article is more than 5 years old. Finding a job that’s the ...

Anyone can acquire a disability at any time, and in fact 80% of all disabled people acquired their disability in their later ...

An independent federal agency says it’s time for a decades-old government jobs program for people with disabilities to come to an end. The National Council on Disability, which is charged with ...

Iowa's Vocational Rehabilitation Services program is being restructured under Iowa Workforce Development — a move state ...

When I was searching for a job before graduating law school, one question on every application made me feel especially anxious: “Are you a person with a disability?” I’m autistic, so the answer is ...

The Fourth Annual Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Deepwood Job and Resource Fair and Hiring Event, recently held at the Mentor Public Schools Paradigm Building, has continued a “new ...

According to recent data published by Creative Access in the U.K. – less than one-third of individuals working in the creative industries and identifying as disabled feel optimistic about their ...

Joe Lupinacci, who grew up in Greenwich, is among the 1 million people with disabilities in the U.S. who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the virus hit in March 2020, Lupinacci was ...