The archdiocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities and the Deaf Apostolate will offer sessions this March training ...
The Americans with Disabilities Act and New York anti-discrimination laws afford mental and physical disabilities equal protection in the workplace. While physical impairments previously have received ...
Adults with IDDs face disproportionately higher rates of anxiety and depression and barriers to care, prompting researchers to characterize the situation as a ‘mental health crisis.’ ...
People with disabilities (PWD) make up 25% of the U.S. population. They face elevated mental health concerns and are more likely to utilize mental health services compared to non-disabled individuals.
People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...
Living with mental illness can make gainful employment impossible. The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability benefits to people with certain mental illnesses through two federal ...
Universities from Harvard to Hampshire have admitted significantly more students with disabilities over the last decade, as ...
Three state prisoners are claiming in a state lawsuit that the Massachusetts Parole Board has discriminated against them because of their mental health disabilities, and that the board's actions have ...
Sabrina M. Wiley worked as an automobile accident claims adjuster for State Farm. The filing describes her as a strong performer whose reviews were more than satisfactory, who trained fellow adjusters ...
FARGO — Following several recent high-profile crimes in Fargo, questions sprang up about the mental state of the person alleged to be responsible and whether they were legally allowed to have firearms ...
Inevitable Foundation‘s latest survey has found that audiences have expressed “dissatisfaction” with disability representation in the entertainment industry. The “Audiences Are Waiting for Hollywood ...
MILWAUKIE, Ore. — People with intellectual or developmental disabilities say they face challenges accessing mental health services in Oregon — isolated into a separate category of treatment. State ...