If you have a physically demanding career, obtaining disability insurance could be a smart move to protect your income if you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. Where can people with disabilities and their families turn ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. It shouldn’t be a surprise, but it’s helpful to remember ...

It has been a couple decades since an automobile accident on a cold winter's night left me with a quadriplegia diagnosis and a lifetime supply of power wheelchairs. I sustained a spinal cord injury ...

I'll never forget the glare I received from an elderly man when I stepped out of my car into the grocery-store parking lot one frigid January afternoon. Yes, I parked in the handicap spot, as my ...

In 2011, Jessica Slice took a strenuous summer hike on the Greek Island of Santorini. She didn't drink enough water and when she returned to her cruise ship, she felt dizzy and nauseated. She thought ...

Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans and their families by answering ...

There is a new state law that will help first responders assist individuals with disabilities when responding to countywide 9-1-1 calls.

Intellectual functioning. Also known as IQ, this refers to a person’s ability to learn, reason, make decisions, and solve problems. Adaptive behaviors. These are skills necessary for day-to-day life, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Center for Disability Rights and the Regional Center for Independent Living are trying to help people whose aides aren’t getting paid after the state forced everyone to switch to ...