It’s not black and white, and it shouldn’t be red or blue, either. When I first started my position at the University of Illinois at Chicago back in 1997, I was a faculty member in a newly formed ...

What do you think of when you think of disability? Someone in a wheelchair? Someone who is blind and has a cane? Whatever they look like, their impairment means life can be harder for them. The fact ...

A woman walking past a man in a wheelchair, who is at the base of a staircase. Source: Viacheslav Yakobchuk / Adobe Stock In 1904, H. G. Wells published a short story titled, “The Country of the Blind ...

Definitions of disability have evolved over time. Consistent with the biopsychosocial model used by the World Health Organization, we conceptualize disability as an interaction between a person’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. Disability communities around the U.S. are getting to know ...