Last week I had two different people say to me that they have never heard the word “ableism” before. If this is you don’t feel bad, this is actually fairly common. I responded to explain that it was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. If you read more than one or two articles on disability ...

Unlike many creators on TikTok, Mya Pol (@immarollwithit) found herself remaking the same videos over and over again — on purpose. In her words, “at least once a month,” she would upload essentially ...

With October being National Disability Employment Awareness Month, now is a good time to start a national conversation regarding the concept of “rehabilitation” in the context of disability employment ...

American singer Lizzo was recently slammed for using a derogatory term for people with cerebral palsy–a brain condition that affects movement and coordination.In her new song “Grrrls,” Lizzo used the ...

We’ve all heard it said that one picture can be worth a thousand words. Sometimes, one word can make a thousand pictures worthless. Almost 30 years ago, after a disagreement with a moving fire truck, ...

There are many words I use to describe myself: incredibly sexy, wildly smart, a comedic genius, always humble and of course, if you’ve read my column before, totally fabulous. But disabled? That’s a ...

The phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword” dates back to 1839, but still rings true today. As important debates about insensitive language are taking shape across the country — including the ...

People living with disabilities – seen and unseen – comprise more than 12 percent of Americans, making this group one of the country’s largest minority populations, according to a 2015 report from the ...

Natural language processing (NLP) is a type of artificial intelligence that allows machines to use text and spoken words in many different applications - such as smart assistants or email autocorrect ...