A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain
A new report reveals the gradual erosion of employer liability requirements that have left workers alone to shoulder the costs of workplace injury.
Mar 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN
Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.
Dec 11, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Romney Would Worsen Unemployment Among the Disabled How Romney Would Worsen Unemployment Among the Disabled
Repealing Obamacare would make it impossible for many people with disabilities to join the workforce.
Nov 1, 2012 / Ben Adler
This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty
In the second presidential debate, Governor Romney used the word poverty without saying anything of substance about it. President Obama didn’t use the word at all but managed...
Oct 19, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
The End of the Jerry Lewis Telethon—It’s About Time The End of the Jerry Lewis Telethon—It’s About Time
A great day for people with disabilities.
Sep 2, 2011 / Jon Wiener
How The Disabled Were Dehumanized How The Disabled Were Dehumanized
Press coverage of a young man thrown out of his wheelchair during the UK student protests suggests that "real" disabled people are not whole human beings.
Dec 19, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny
Killed by Prejudice Killed by Prejudice
Terri Schiavo's life and death raise issues of acceptance, equity and rights.
Apr 14, 2005 / Laura Hershey
The Other Prison Population The Other Prison Population
Disabled people march on Washington to protest policies that keep them out of sight, out of mind.
Oct 7, 2003 / Feature / Astra Taylor
Handicapping the Crippled Handicapping the Crippled
More than thirty years ago, in an essay called "Uncle Tom and Tiny Tim: Some Reflections on the Cripple as Negro," I suggested that cripples emulate the civil rights movement by f...
Aug 1, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Leonard Kriegel
Disabling a Civil Right Disabling a Civil Right
The Supreme Court has made a decision that is wrongheaded, and wrong.
Jan 24, 2002 / Feature / Mary Johnson