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Health and Disability Editorials, Op-eds, and Opinions: Publications and Documents

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The Health and Disability Editorials, Op-eds, and Opinions database at Disabled World includes a variety of publications that focus on health and disability issues. This database features editorial pieces, opinion articles, and op-eds that provide insights, personal experiences, and expert commentary on topics related to disability rights, healthcare access, mental health, and social justice. The content is aimed at raising awareness and fostering discussion around the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities, as well as advocating for policy changes and improved services. The articles are contributed by a diverse range of authors including activists, healthcare professionals, and individuals with lived experiences.

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Health and Disability Editorials, Op-eds, and Opinions: Publications and Resources (145 Items)
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In New York City 19% of people with disabilities are food insecure - learn the causes and practical ways to save money on food without losing nutrition.



Disabled Americans lead non-disabled peers in health coverage, vehicle access, and government jobs through policy wins and tech advances.



Legislative changes in 2025 brought accessibility gains for disabled Americans despite significant Medicaid cuts affecting essential services and supports.



Evidence-based suicide prevention for people with disabilities: risk factors, protective factors, crisis resources, and how life experience reduces suicidal ideation.



Insightful analysis of India's disability laws exposing systemic failures and calling for genuine reform, inclusion, and representation of the disabled.


New York's disabled face poverty despite welfare expansion. Analysis argues high-wage jobs, not social benefits, offer real economic opportunity.



Editorial examining political hypocrisy in addressing ableism, calling for consistent condemnation of discriminatory remarks against people with disabilities.



Hollywood's inaccurate disability portrayals, inspiration porn, and erasure in adaptations are critiqued, advocating for authentic representation through the disabled gaze.



This article explains shrinkflation, where companies reduce product sizes instead of raising prices, and its impact on budgets, trust, and consumer strategies.



Market analysis examines how growing assistive technology investments and aging demographics will reshape disability services and economic opportunities.



Exposing critical issue of poor nutrition among disabled Americans, analyzing its causes, consequences, and potential solutions, while highlighting need for targeted interventions.



Examines flaws in scientific peer review, including bias and inefficiency, and explores alternative models for more reliable research dissemination.



Why only 22.5% of disabled Americans are employed compared to 65.8% of non-disabled workers, and how the social benefits system discourages disability employment.



Article emphasizes need for specialized immigration programs to support individuals with disabilities, highlighting challenges and suggesting improvements.



As summer travel season approaches, Cecily Cox pens an opinion piece for Disabled World discussing Disney's latest Disability Access Service.

How California's Dignity for All Act removes offensive disability terms from state law and what political experts say about federal disability language reform.



An examination of whether the Association of International NGOs meets basic web accessibility standards for people with disabilities in Nepal.



Paul Dodenhoff examines the lack of reasoning regarding the Covid-19 anti-lockdown stance currently in Britain.


Opinion article regarding COVID-19 Anti-vaxxers, preventable deaths, and the lifting of masking mandates.


25th May 2020 is Memorial Day in America an occurrence observed annually on the last Monday of May, set aside to honor and remember those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.


Op-ed opinion piece looks at critical struggle in Washington and the states to keep seniors and disabled in their homes and not nursing homes that are proving to be dangerous in this new era.


An editorial examining whether UK welfare reforms and the Work Capability Assessment meet the legal criteria of disability hate crime under UK law.



Op-Ed on unemployment for disabled people asks: why don't we hire disabled people, and comments on the struggle of getting a job.


Explore how Britain's welfare reforms since 2010, influenced by deep-seated prejudices, have perpetuated the marginalization of disabled individuals.



Getting the disabled to work for less than UK minimum wage, surfaced again recently, this time during Rosa Monckton's article for The Spectator.


What kind of a place has the UK become, where people think it is acceptable to lynch a disabled man to death?.


Paul Dodenhoff comments on TV show The Last Leg which launched an attack on UK welfare cuts, likening them to genocide against disabled people.


Paul Dodenhoff writes on disability hate crime and the alleged recent attack on a man with disabilities in the U.S..


Equality and Human Rights Commission report states total incidence of hate crime in England and Wales has declined at a time when the overall crime rate has also fallen.


Paul Dodenhoff writes on the banning of Russia from participating in the upcoming Rio 2016 Paralympic Games for allegedly violating international doping rules.

Paul Dodenhoff writes on Britains exit (Brexit) from membership of the European Union and disability hate crime in the U.K..


Oped by Dr. Seth Morgan advocating for autonomy to make end-of-life decisions, including the ability for all people to choose medical aid in dying.


Article regarding the killing of Jo Cox MP, and the influence of negative political and media rhetoric touching on all forms of hate.

The end of the year has me thinking of things I wish for during the coming new year.


Disabled World writer, Thomas C. Weiss, writes on people with disabilities, gun ownership, firearm safety, and self-defense training.



Comprehensive guide to ostomy types including colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy procedures and one-piece or two-piece pouching systems for waste collection.



Editorial on police shootings involving people with mental health disabilities and service dogs, including ADA protections and Fourth Amendment legal analysis.



Information regarding Irukandji syndrome, a medical condition induced by the sting of the box jellyfish Carukia barnesi.


People with disabilities make up at least half of those shot and killed by police each year in the U.S., raising urgent concerns about training and accountability.



An overview of how cities handle snow and yard waste removal for people with disabilities and seniors, including eligibility rules and community options.



Corporations have become so greedy that many people who experience forms of disabilities are simply priced out of the market.


How Title II of the ADA applies to law enforcement during arrests, covering wrongful arrest claims, failure to train, and reasonable accommodation requirements.



What are people with disabilities supposed to do if an unforeseen home disaster strikes.


Thomas C. Weiss takes a look at the current ethics of the fast food industry in the United States.


Examines senior abuse by trusted caregivers, highlighting systemic neglect and financial exploitation risks for vulnerable populations.



Information relating to wages and conditions of employees with disabilities in sheltered workshops.


Article looks at the current advertising industry emphasis on superficial physical perfection and hesitation to use people with disabilities as models.


A look at the nursing profession for nurses who also happen to be wheelchair users.


This article provides an insightful exploration into the United States' lack of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).


Editorial article on food security and the potential for financial and additional hardships for Americans with disabilities.


Information relating to chemicals and herbicides used in America today as well as the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war.


Article looks at police violence in relation to people with disability in particular those who experience forms of developmental or mental disabilities.


Article looks at forfeiture law in Colorado state that involves government seizure of property when connected to illegal activity.


Article looks at low wages for people with disabilities associated with working at some major corporations in America.


Peg Meerkatz, President of Esperanza Enterprises in Long Beach, New York recently endured some highly unfortunate treatment at the hands of an over-enthusiastic theater manager.


Museum refuses wheelchair access to 11-year-old girl with Kernicterus, citing carpet cleanliness concerns despite available simple cleaning solutions.



Perfect health and physical or mental ability also does not mean that a person is automatically happy.


Information regarding smoke inhalation and possible health effects of smoke from wildfires.


As you observe Mother's Day, please bear in mind that it is very much about not only the life of your mother and yourself, but the lives of those around you and their mothers as well.


Chemical weapons are classified as arms that use toxic chemical substances to harm or kill people during war.


Gun-related violence in America frequently results in both fatalities and long-term disabilities.



The U.S. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays benefits to disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources. SSI benefits also are payable to people 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial limits.


SSDI and SSI programs currently under a certain amount of scrutiny related to the costs of the programs.


Explores misconceptions about wheelchair users' mobility, emphasizing that standing doesn't negate disability and advocating for greater public understanding.



The service through the Nursing Home Complaint Center is free to people who have been abused in nursing homes and their family members.


The mainstream media has had a field day presenting reports concerning Adam Lanza responsible for the school shootings in Connecticut.


The year 2012 was a busy and rather wild one for People with Disabilities in America.


People with Disabilities struggle with cutbacks to Social Security, failure of U.S. to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and minimal increase in Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).


Christmas grocery shopping made easier for people with physical and mobility problems which prevent them getting to the supermarket.


The consequences of the fiscal cliff in relation to People with Disabilities can grow to be rather complicated.


Article looks at what the US fiscal cliff is and the tax effects on Americans including people with disabilities and those with entitlement benefits.


Atelectasis is a condition that may result from an a blockage of a person's airways that affects tiny air sacs referred to as Alveoli .


Aging of population will have broad economic consequences for America particularly federal programs that support the elderly and disabled.


United States continues to spend money locking up its citizens while at the same time cutting funding for higher education.


Examining how age-based stereotypes and discrimination harm older adults through reduced financial security, health impacts, and social isolation in America.



The Vanderhorst family recently experienced one of the worst and most blatant cases of airline discrimination against disability.


The budget cuts that are proposed are coming at a time when the experience of autism has become a national health care crisis.


Long-term care industry issues related to short staffing, low pay, poor benefits, employee retention and disregard for employee safety.


A young man entered a theater presenting the new Batman movie shot and killed a dozen people and wounded more than fifty others.



This editorial explores Goodwill’s subminimum wage policy for disabled workers, examining legal, ethical, and advocacy perspectives in the ongoing debate.



Attempts to reform the SSI or SSDI programs without serious in-depth involvement of People with Disabilities and Seniors is an insult and most likely fruitless.


Literature in America, upon review, reveals that friendships between people with and without forms of disabilities involve an over-representation of women in social networks involving people with disabilities.


How the Money Follows the Person program and the Community Choice Act reform Medicaid to give people with disabilities real long-term care choices.



What is, 'effective communication'? Effective communication means that anything that is either spoken or written must be as clear and understandable to a person with a disability as it is for a non-disabled person..


School behavior programs that are well-designed are essential and must become a part of every single school in this nation.


Safeway supermarkets have grown to become an advocate and supporter of people with disability and one we should be proud of and support.


The basic rights of every person despite their disability status are presented through various different treaties.


Empowering people with disabilities to live independently and contribute to society is both socially and economically beneficial.


How people with disabilities worldwide face barriers in education, employment, voting, and health care, and what governments can do to include them.



Chronic kidney disease CKD includes a number of conditions that damage the kidneys and decrease their ability to keep a person healthy.


Some people disagree with a psychological conceptualization of Morgellons Disease and strongly believe it is a distinct form of medical condition.


Disability justice has the ability to transform the ways people and organizations work towards increased inclusion and sustainability.


Practical strategies for safeguarding Social Security numbers, credit cards, and banking details from fraud when shopping online and using ATM machines.



Following these steps for personal safety can help decrease the possibility someone with a disability may be affected by crime.


The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities contains specific statements regarding disability rights in areas of recreation, cultural life sports and leisure.


Explores how evolving American family structures impact caregiving, aging, disability support, and community life across generations.



Rights concerning homes and families of persons with disability included in Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.


Nations that have signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) have recognized the equal rights of every person with a disability to live in their own communities.


People with Disabilities have the right to an adequate standard of living not only for themselves but for their family.


The debt ceiling debate has left many people with disabilities wondering if they can trust the Republicans or Democrats ever again.


The CRPD is the first human rights convention of the 21st century and addresses disability rights on a world-wide scale.


Cuts to Medicaid or elimination of the program could deny millions of Americans the choice to receive the health care services they need.


The U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan will cost between $3.2 and $4 trillion, including medical care and disability for current and future war veterans. This figure does not include substantial probable future interest on war-related debt.


95 year old woman is viewed as a potential terrorist by U.S. government funded and supported TSA Agents.


Reduction in number of homeless veterans is promising but there are still veterans who have served America and struggle with homelessness unemployment and additional barriers.


People with disabilities cannot be an afterthought where social inclusion, poverty, government, and health care are concerned anymore.


The politicians of America have chosen without question to leave People with Disabilities in last place.


Petit mal seizures can occur hundreds of times daily, often going unnoticed for months while posing real risks of unintentional self-injury to those affected.



Medicare is projected to run out of money by 2024 and Social Security is expected to be broke by the year 2036.


The presence of financial security at some point in a person's life does not ensure that money and health security will remain.


Parents with developmental disabilities who receive negative feedback from others can experience learned dependency on others, as well as a fear of authority figures.


People with Disabilities could be forced into institutions such as nursing homes instead of receiving equivalent care in their homes.


As People with Disabilities we are very capable of working towards achieving rights and creating organizations.


A person's particular social identity does not matter when it comes to social interaction with others.


Protect yourself from foreclosure rescue scams. Discover warning signs of fraudulent loan modification companies and find legitimate help for mortgage problems.



Increased production of biofuels increases the price of food worldwide by diverting crops and cropland from feeding people to feeding motor vehicles.

Information including treatment and symptoms of exposure to harmful dosages of ionizing radiation levels.


Services that assist others in society could be greatly enhanced were it not for the endless desire for profit among various greedy American entities.


People with Disabilities have been a part of every single human society and pre-society since the dawn of humanity.

Families adopt children with disabilities for unique reasons, offering stability and permanence to the 30-50% of waiting children who have developmental needs.



The rights of People with Disabilities, Americas largest minority population are fading at an unprecedented rate.


The veterans who have served America through the armed forces deserve the best this nation has to offer.

The year also found People with Disabilities experiencing molestation by TSA Agents.

Where human societies in our world and their treatment of people with disabilities are concerned what has history shown us.


Editorial examining how TSA enhanced pat-downs and body scanners affect people with disabilities, veterans, children, and sexual assault survivors at airports.



Turmeric extract for reduction of pain and improvement of function in osteoarthritis of the knees.

Despite living with iPads and hybrid cars young Americans are more like the young adults of the early 1900s than the baby boom generation.

Visiting individuals when they have health problems is a must for friends relatives and neighbors.


A biographical account of physicist Stephen Hawking, tracing his education, work on black holes and the Big Bang, and his decades living and working with ALS.



One of the most acclaimed and expensive haute couture designers in the Ukraine.


Veteran Affairs Canada is unwilling to consider funding for the dog and its training.


The National Disability Rights Network is an organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Systems for people with disabilities.


This article exposes the legal wage exploitation of disabled workers in the U.S. and calls for urgent reform to ensure fair compensation and dignity.



Zakh exhibited behaviors that are a manifestation of his Autism disability.


Collaborative project to establish monitoring system that addresses disability discrimination on a global basis.


People with different forms of disabilities have the potential to apply for either SSDI or SSI.

Personal accounts reveal how people with epilepsy face inappropriate restraints, workplace discrimination, and social stigma despite legal protections.



People who experience disabilities are among the most loyal hardworking and dedicated employees to be found.


The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed more than two decades ago to expectations of people with disabilities.


Scammers exploit TTY and IP Relay services for the deaf to defraud restaurants through fake orders, credit card fraud, and wire transfer requests.



Heavy Load is a Anarcho Garage Punk band comprised of five musicians with two of the members having learning disabilities.


Twice as many persons with disabilities are starting their own businesses as people who are non-disabled.


Commentary concerning the overturn of Sonya Sotomayors case related to the Firefighters and Frank Ricci Champion for Persons with Dyslexia.


What really killed Michael Jackson The toxicology report is not yet in because Michael Jacksons autopsy is only now being scheduled.


Commentary concerning imprisonment of persons with mental health disabilities in the United Kingdom.

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