The FINANCIAL — There were nearly 40 million Americans with a disability in 2015, representing 12.6% of the civilian non-institutionalized population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Yet the ...

Disability is something many people aren’t faced with in a direct way. But the reality is, a 20-year-old worker currently has a one-in-four chance of becoming disabled before reaching retirement age.

My husband is a physician. As often as he writes prescriptions, he also prescribes old-fashioned advice: “Attitude is everything.” It’s true. The medical community isn’t really sure how, but studies ...

Roughly 26 percent of American adults have a disability, making people with disabilities the largest minority group in the country. Although disability is a common experience that will affect you or ...

Globally, people with disabilities have worse outcomes across a wide range of indicators, including poverty, employment, education, health, and violence. 1, 2 The Convention on the Rights of Persons ...

The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ...

July is Disability Pride Month. Like a lot of people with disabilities, I have been trying all month to figure out how I feel about “disability pride” — not so much the emerging, semi-official ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides retirement and disability benefits to eligible workers. If you become disabled, you may be eligible to receive FERS disability retirement ...

Avoid Surprises: A Guide to Verifying Accessibility and Support Before Choosing Your New Home. Articles that list the best places for people with disabilities often appear helpful but can be ...

The New River Valley Disability Resource Center located in Christiansburg opened its doors in June 2016. Once operating as a satellite of the Blue Ridge Independent Living Center in Roanoke, the NRV ...