Health and Disability Editorials, Op-eds, and Opinions | Publications
Summary: 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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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
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| Food Insecurity Affects 19% of Disabled New Yorkers 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. | ✓ ✓ | 4 Jun 2026 7 Jun 2026 |
| Where Disabled Americans Outpace the Non-Disabled Disabled Americans lead non-disabled peers in health coverage, vehicle access, and government jobs through policy wins and tech advances. | ✓ ✓ | 3 Feb 2026 28 Feb 2026 |
| New Laws for People with Disabilities in the US in 2025 Legislative changes in 2025 brought accessibility gains for disabled Americans despite significant Medicaid cuts affecting essential services and supports. | ✓ ✓ | 2 Jan 2026 30 May 2026 |
| Suicide Prevention: Risk Factors & Life-Saving Help Evidence-based suicide prevention for people with disabilities: risk factors, protective factors, crisis resources, and how life experience reduces suicidal ideation. | ✓ ✓ | 29 Oct 2025 2 Nov 2025 |
| India's Disability Rights Crisis: 27 Million Left Behind Insightful analysis of India's disability laws exposing systemic failures and calling for genuine reform, inclusion, and representation of the disabled. | ✓ ✓ | 7 Oct 2025 |
| How to Make New York's Disabled Great Again? New York's disabled face poverty despite welfare expansion. Analysis argues high-wage jobs, not social benefits, offer real economic opportunity. | ✓ ✓ | 1 Oct 2025 14 Feb 2026 |
| Hypocrisy in Politics: A Call for Fairness in Disability Rights Editorial examining political hypocrisy in addressing ableism, calling for consistent condemnation of discriminatory remarks against people with disabilities. | ✓ ✓ | 2 Jun 2025 21 Jan 2026 |
| Lights, Camera, Misrepresent! How Hollywood Can't Seem To Nail Disability Representation Hollywood's inaccurate disability portrayals, inspiration porn, and erasure in adaptations are critiqued, advocating for authentic representation through the disabled gaze. | ✓ ✓ | 28 Mar 2025 29 Mar 2025 |
| Shrinkflation Decoded: Hidden Cost Increases in Everyday Products This article explains shrinkflation, where companies reduce product sizes instead of raising prices, and its impact on budgets, trust, and consumer strategies. | ✓ ✓ | 14 Feb 2025 7 Mar 2026 |
| Why Disability Tech Investment Will Transform Lives Soon Market analysis examines how growing assistive technology investments and aging demographics will reshape disability services and economic opportunities. | ✓ ✓ | 27 Dec 2024 21 Jan 2026 |
| Not All Disabled People Ate Turkey on Thanksgiving Exposing critical issue of poor nutrition among disabled Americans, analyzing its causes, consequences, and potential solutions, while highlighting need for targeted interventions. | ✓ ✓ | 30 Nov 2024 28 Feb 2026 |
| Peer Review: A Flawed Scientific Publishing Process Examines flaws in scientific peer review, including bias and inefficiency, and explores alternative models for more reliable research dissemination. | ✓ ✓ | 12 Jul 2024 21 Feb 2026 |
| Why Disabled People in the US Face High Unemployment 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. | ✓ ✓ | 9 Jul 2024 28 Feb 2026 |
| Disabled People Need a Special Corridor to Immigrate to the United States Article emphasizes need for specialized immigration programs to support individuals with disabilities, highlighting challenges and suggesting improvements. | ✓ ✓ | 1 Jun 2024 8 Mar 2025 |
| Opinion: Disney New Disability Access Service As summer travel season approaches, Cecily Cox pens an opinion piece for Disabled World discussing Disney's latest Disability Access Service. | 25 Apr 2024 | |
| California Dignity for All Act and Disability Language Laws How California's Dignity for All Act removes offensive disability terms from state law and what political experts say about federal disability language reform. | ✓ ✓ | 28 Feb 2024 28 Feb 2026 |
| Is AIN's Commitment to Inclusion Reflected in Its Digital Accessibility? Article explores the extent to which AIN's initiatives align with its stated commitment to people-centric development and inclusivity. | 5 Feb 2024 30 Sep 2024 | |
| Covid-19 in the U.K. Decoding the Anti-lockdown Argument Paul Dodenhoff examines the lack of reasoning regarding the Covid-19 anti-lockdown stance currently in Britain. | 26 Oct 2021 14 Sep 2023 | |
| Rising COVID-19 Cases Fuel Growing Anger Towards Anti-Vaxxers Opinion article regarding COVID-19 Anti-vaxxers, preventable deaths, and the lifting of masking mandates. | ✓ | 19 Aug 2021 20 Sep 2024 |
| In Service : U.S. Memorial Day 2020 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. | 25 May 2020 16 May 2021 | |
| During Pandemic, Disabled Activists Fight a Two-Front War for Their Lives 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. | 24 May 2020 14 Sep 2023 | |
| Are UK Welfare Reforms a Form of Hate or Disability Hate Crime? Paul Dodenhoff writes on disability hate crime and a possible sensitive and controversial issue amongst disability organisations and campaign groups. | ✓ ✓ | 18 Feb 2020 14 Feb 2026 |
| Why Don't We Hire Disabled People? The Struggle of Getting a Job Op-Ed on unemployment for disabled people asks: why don't we hire disabled people, and comments on the struggle of getting a job. | 12 Dec 2019 9 Feb 2021 | |
| The Continuing Oppression of Disability: The Re-Institutionalisation of Disability Within Britain Explore how Britain's welfare reforms since 2010, influenced by deep-seated prejudices, have perpetuated the marginalization of disabled individuals. | ✓ ✓ | 7 Jun 2017 3 Mar 2025 |
| Why People With Learning Disabilities Should NOT Work For Less Than Minimum Wage Getting the disabled to work for less than UK minimum wage, surfaced again recently, this time during Rosa Monckton's article for The Spectator. | ✓ | 13 Mar 2017 3 Feb 2025 |
| The Art of Accusation: The Lynching of Intellectual Disability What kind of a place has the UK become, where people think it is acceptable to lynch a disabled man to death?. | 9 Mar 2017 15 Mar 2018 | |
| British TV Chat Show Slams Disability Genocide Paul Dodenhoff comments on TV show The Last Leg which launched an attack on UK welfare cuts, likening them to genocide against disabled people. | 6 Mar 2017 15 Mar 2018 | |
| The Continuing 'Incarceration' of Disability: Facebook Live-streams Disability 'Torture' Paul Dodenhoff writes on disability hate crime and the alleged recent attack on a man with disabilities in the U.S.. | 9 Jan 2017 15 Mar 2018 | |
| When is a Decrease in Disability Hate Crime Not a Decrease in Disability Hate Crime? 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. | 29 Oct 2016 28 Apr 2021 | |
| Russia's Paralympians: A Doping Scandal or Case of Continuing Discrimination Towards Disability? Paul Dodenhoff writes on the banning of Russia from participating in the upcoming Rio 2016 Paralympic Games for allegedly violating international doping rules. | 8 Aug 2016 | |
| What Brexit May Tell Us About Hate Crime Committed Towards Disability Paul Dodenhoff writes on Britains exit (Brexit) from membership of the European Union and disability hate crime in the U.K.. | ✓ | 25 Jul 2016 6 Oct 2024 |
| MAID: My Own Decision Making - All My Life 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. | 24 Jul 2016 31 May 2024 | |
| The Killing of Jo Cox MP: Have the Chickens Finally Come Home to Roost? Article regarding the killing of Jo Cox MP, and the influence of negative political and media rhetoric touching on all forms of hate. | 22 Jun 2016 | |
| New Year Wishes for American Disabled The end of the year has me thinking of things I wish for during the coming new year. | 29 Dec 2015 7 Jul 2021 | |
| Disabilities, Firearms and Self Defense Training Disabled World writer, Thomas C. Weiss, writes on people with disabilities, gun ownership, firearm safety, and self-defense training. | ✓ ✓ | 10 Dec 2015 17 Feb 2025 |
| Ostomies: Types and Pouching Systems Explained Comprehensive guide to ostomy types including colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy procedures and one-piece or two-piece pouching systems for waste collection. | ✓ ✓ | 6 Oct 2015 24 Oct 2025 |
| Police Use of Force Against Disabled People and Dogs Editorial on police shootings involving people with mental health disabilities and service dogs, including ADA protections and Fourth Amendment legal analysis. | ✓ ✓ | 28 Jun 2015 6 Apr 2026 |
| Irukandji Syndrome: Information and Treatment Information regarding Irukandji syndrome, a medical condition induced by the sting of the box jellyfish Carukia barnesi. | 11 May 2015 16 Aug 2021 | |
| People with Disabilities and Police Violence in America 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. | ✓ ✓ | 28 Jan 2015 6 Apr 2026 |
| Snow and Yard Waste Removal for People with Disabilities An overview of how cities handle snow and yard waste removal for people with disabilities and seniors, including eligibility rules and community options. | ✓ ✓ | 26 Jan 2015 18 Jun 2026 |
| Dealing with Companies Taking Advantage of Disabled Corporations have become so greedy that many people who experience forms of disabilities are simply priced out of the market. | 22 Jan 2015 15 Sep 2021 | |
| Police Liability Under ADA Title II: Ensuring Rights During Arrests How Title II of the ADA applies to law enforcement during arrests, covering wrongful arrest claims, failure to train, and reasonable accommodation requirements. | ✓ ✓ | 17 Nov 2014 6 Apr 2026 |
| Unforeseen Home Disasters and Disability What are people with disabilities supposed to do if an unforeseen home disaster strikes. | 10 Nov 2014 19 Oct 2021 | |
| Ethics and Today's Fast Food Industry Thomas C. Weiss takes a look at the current ethics of the fast food industry in the United States. | 23 Oct 2014 28 Oct 2021 | |
| Elder Abuse: How Trusted Caregivers Exploit Vulnerable Seniors Examines senior abuse by trusted caregivers, highlighting systemic neglect and financial exploitation risks for vulnerable populations. | ✓ ✓ | 3 Apr 2014 23 Jun 2025 |
| Wage and Labor Conditions in U.S. Sheltered Workshops Information relating to wages and conditions of employees with disabilities in sheltered workshops. | ✓ | 4 Mar 2014 3 Feb 2025 |
| Disability and The Advertising Industry Article looks at the current advertising industry emphasis on superficial physical perfection and hesitation to use people with disabilities as models. | 6 Jan 2014 30 Aug 2021 | |
| Nurses Who Use Wheelchairs A look at the nursing profession for nurses who also happen to be wheelchair users. | 17 Dec 2013 1 Mar 2021 | |
| Frustration at America's Lack of CRPD Ratification This article provides an insightful exploration into the United States' lack of ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). | ✓ | 23 Nov 2013 6 Feb 2025 |
| Political Bickering Finds Disadvantaged Facing Hardships Editorial article on food security and the potential for financial and additional hardships for Americans with disabilities. | 25 Sep 2013 30 Aug 2021 | |
| America's Love of Chemicals Information relating to chemicals and herbicides used in America today as well as the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war. | 11 Sep 2013 30 Aug 2021 | |
| Police Violence and People with Disabilities Article looks at police violence in relation to people with disability in particular those who experience forms of developmental or mental disabilities. | 1 Sep 2013 29 Aug 2021 | |
| Colorado State Forfeiture Laws Article looks at forfeiture law in Colorado state that involves government seizure of property when connected to illegal activity. | 13 Aug 2013 27 Oct 2021 | |
| Companies Guilty of Wage Abuse Against People with Disabilities Article looks at low wages for people with disabilities associated with working at some major corporations in America. | ✓ | 20 Jul 2013 3 Feb 2025 |
| Service Animal Harassment at NYCB Theater 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. | 15 Jul 2013 23 Jun 2023 | |
| Museum Denies Wheelchair Access Due to Dirty Wheels Museum refuses wheelchair access to 11-year-old girl with Kernicterus, citing carpet cleanliness concerns despite available simple cleaning solutions. | ✓ ✓ | 12 Jul 2013 8 Feb 2026 |
| Disability and the Pursuit of Happiness Perfect health and physical or mental ability also does not mean that a person is automatically happy. | 8 Jul 2013 3 Nov 2021 | |
| Health Effects Attributed to Wildfire Smoke Information regarding smoke inhalation and possible health effects of smoke from wildfires. | 15 Jun 2013 3 May 2024 | |
| The Passing of Another Mother's Day 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. | 13 May 2013 26 Apr 2021 | |
| Health Impact of Chemical Weapons Chemical weapons are classified as arms that use toxic chemical substances to harm or kill people during war. | 8 May 2013 29 Apr 2021 | |
| The Impact of Firearm Violence on Americans with Disabilities Gun-related violence in America frequently results in both fatalities and long-term disabilities. | ✓ ✓ | 25 Apr 2013 17 Feb 2025 |
| U.S. SSI Program: Personal Resources and Enforced Financial Oppression 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. | 22 Apr 2013 25 Nov 2021 | |
| Perspectives on Disability Program Costs SSDI and SSI programs currently under a certain amount of scrutiny related to the costs of the programs. | 11 Apr 2013 27 Nov 2021 | |
| Why Wheelchair Users May Stand: Understanding Disability Realities Explores misconceptions about wheelchair users' mobility, emphasizing that standing doesn't negate disability and advocating for greater public understanding. | ✓ ✓ | 26 Feb 2013 8 May 2026 |
| Nursing Home Complaint Center: Reporting Senior Abuse The service through the Nursing Home Complaint Center is free to people who have been abused in nursing homes and their family members. | 28 Dec 2012 14 Jun 2021 | |
| People with Asperger's Syndrome and Violence The mainstream media has had a field day presenting reports concerning Adam Lanza responsible for the school shootings in Connecticut. | 24 Dec 2012 15 Jun 2021 | |
| People with Disabilities in 2012 The year 2012 was a busy and rather wild one for People with Disabilities in America. | 22 Dec 2012 4 Mar 2022 | |
| Not So Merry Christmas for American Disabled 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). | 17 Dec 2012 18 Jun 2021 | |
| Online Christmas Grocery Shopping in the U.K. Christmas grocery shopping made easier for people with physical and mobility problems which prevent them getting to the supermarket. | 7 Dec 2012 2 Jun 2013 | |
| The Impending Fiscal Cliff and People with Disabilities The consequences of the fiscal cliff in relation to People with Disabilities can grow to be rather complicated. | 5 Dec 2012 10 Jan 2022 | |
| U.S. Fiscal Cliff, Disability and Tax Rises Article looks at what the US fiscal cliff is and the tax effects on Americans including people with disabilities and those with entitlement benefits. | 22 Nov 2012 11 Jan 2022 | |
| Inhaled Chewing Gum and Resulting Atelectasis 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 . | 22 Nov 2012 26 Jun 2021 | |
| Aging Population Has Long-Term Implications for U.S. Economy Aging of population will have broad economic consequences for America particularly federal programs that support the elderly and disabled. | 13 Oct 2012 11 Jul 2021 | |
| Prisons Or Education? Where Should Tax Dollars Be Spent? United States continues to spend money locking up its citizens while at the same time cutting funding for higher education. | ✓ | 23 Sep 2012 6 Feb 2025 |
| Combating Ageism: Discrimination Against Older Adults Examining how age-based stereotypes and discrimination harm older adults through reduced financial security, health impacts, and social isolation in America. | ✓ ✓ | 12 Sep 2012 5 Jan 2026 |
| Vanderhorst Experience: Airline Industry Needs Educating The Vanderhorst family recently experienced one of the worst and most blatant cases of airline discrimination against disability. | 7 Sep 2012 27 Jul 2021 | |
| People with Autism and the U.S. Budget The budget cuts that are proposed are coming at a time when the experience of autism has become a national health care crisis. | 21 Aug 2012 6 Aug 2021 | |
| Abusive U.S. Long-Term Care Corporations Long-term care industry issues related to short staffing, low pay, poor benefits, employee retention and disregard for employee safety. | 2 Aug 2012 12 Aug 2021 | |
| Batman Theater Shootings: Questions of Mental Health Care A young man entered a theater presenting the new Batman movie shot and killed a dozen people and wounded more than fifty others. | ✓ ✓ | 23 Jul 2012 17 Feb 2025 |
| Goodwill’s Subminimum Wage Policy for Disabled Workers Examined This editorial explores Goodwill’s subminimum wage policy for disabled workers, examining legal, ethical, and advocacy perspectives in the ongoing debate. | ✓ ✓ | 12 Jun 2012 9 Jun 2025 |
| People with Disabilities, NCD, and SSA Reform 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. | 21 May 2012 18 Sep 2021 | |
| Literature, Gender, Disability and Friendship 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. | 14 May 2012 11 Sep 2021 | |
| Medicaid, Money Follows the Person and Community Choice Act How the Money Follows the Person program and the Community Choice Act reform Medicaid to give people with disabilities real long-term care choices. | ✓ ✓ | 25 Apr 2012 1 Apr 2026 |
| Use of Telephone by Government, Businesses Instead of Auxiliary Aids or Services 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.. | 19 Apr 2012 20 Sep 2021 | |
| Students with Disability: School Behavior Programs School behavior programs that are well-designed are essential and must become a part of every single school in this nation. | 22 Mar 2012 2 Oct 2021 | |
| Safeway Stores and People with Disabilities Safeway supermarkets have grown to become an advocate and supporter of people with disability and one we should be proud of and support. | 5 Mar 2012 10 Oct 2021 | |
| Rights of Persons With Disabilities in America Today The basic rights of every person despite their disability status are presented through various different treaties. | 27 Feb 2012 1 Sep 2024 | |
| The Costs of Marginalizing People with Disabilities Empowering people with disabilities to live independently and contribute to society is both socially and economically beneficial. | 24 Feb 2012 17 Oct 2021 | |
| People with Disabilities: School, Work, Voting, Health Care People with Disabilities around the world experience difficulties with attending school getting a job voting and obtaining the health care they need. | 23 Feb 2012 13 Oct 2021 | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease: Symptoms, Causes, Information Chronic kidney disease CKD includes a number of conditions that damage the kidneys and decrease their ability to keep a person healthy. | 21 Feb 2012 28 Mar 2026 | |
| Morgellons: Psychological or Physical Disability? Some people disagree with a psychological conceptualization of Morgellons Disease and strongly believe it is a distinct form of medical condition. | 5 Feb 2012 20 Oct 2021 | |
| In Pursuit of Disability Justice Disability justice has the ability to transform the ways people and organizations work towards increased inclusion and sustainability. | 5 Dec 2011 17 Nov 2021 | |
| Protect Your Personal Information Online: Security Tips Practical strategies for safeguarding Social Security numbers, credit cards, and banking details from fraud when shopping online and using ATM machines. | ✓ ✓ | 22 Oct 2011 25 Jan 2026 |
| Disability and Personal Safety: Decreasing Possibility You Will be Affected by Crime Following these steps for personal safety can help decrease the possibility someone with a disability may be affected by crime. | 20 Oct 2011 17 Jun 2022 | |
| Disability Participation in Cultural Life, Recreation, Leisure and Sport The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities contains specific statements regarding disability rights in areas of recreation, cultural life sports and leisure. | 22 Sep 2011 11 Jul 2022 | |
| How Traditional American Families Are Changing in Modern Times Explores how evolving American family structures impact caregiving, aging, disability support, and community life across generations. | ✓ ✓ | 15 Sep 2011 15 Apr 2025 |
| People with Disabilities: Respect for Home and Family Rights concerning homes and families of persons with disability included in Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. | 8 Sep 2011 30 Dec 2021 | |
| Living Independently: Community Inclusion 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. | 13 Aug 2011 16 Jan 2022 | |
| People With Disabilities: Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection People with Disabilities have the right to an adequate standard of living not only for themselves but for their family. | 9 Aug 2011 8 Oct 2023 | |
| Regaining Strong Political Support from People with Disabilities The debt ceiling debate has left many people with disabilities wondering if they can trust the Republicans or Democrats ever again. | 6 Aug 2011 12 Jan 2019 | |
| Thoughts on Importance of Ratifying the CRPD The CRPD is the first human rights convention of the 21st century and addresses disability rights on a world-wide scale. | 2 Aug 2011 16 Sep 2023 | |
| Medicaid: Major Senior and Disability Lifeline Cuts to Medicaid or elimination of the program could deny millions of Americans the choice to receive the health care services they need. | 18 Jul 2011 9 Feb 2022 | |
| Cost of War Post 9/11: 225,000 Lives, 4 Trillion USD 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. | 2 Jul 2011 20 Feb 2022 | |
| 95 Year Old Woman Viewed as Potential Terrorist by NSA 95 year old woman is viewed as a potential terrorist by U.S. government funded and supported TSA Agents. | 28 Jun 2011 11 Jan 2022 | |
| Homeless American Veterans: Facts and Statistics 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. | 19 Jun 2011 3 Mar 2022 | |
| The World Bank and People with Disabilities People with disabilities cannot be an afterthought where social inclusion, poverty, government, and health care are concerned anymore. | 15 Jun 2011 6 Mar 2022 | |
| America: We Don't Care - We Don't Have To The politicians of America have chosen without question to leave People with Disabilities in last place. | 8 Jun 2011 13 Mar 2022 | |
| Petit Mal Seizures and the Risk of Unintended Injury 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. | ✓ ✓ | 29 May 2011 28 May 2026 |
| U.S. Social Security and Medicare Going Broke Medicare is projected to run out of money by 2024 and Social Security is expected to be broke by the year 2036. | 14 May 2011 3 Aug 2023 | |
| Disability, Class Migration and Perceptions The presence of financial security at some point in a person's life does not ensure that money and health security will remain. | 12 May 2011 28 Sep 2023 | |
| Equal Chance and Support for Parents with Disabilities Parents with developmental disabilities who receive negative feedback from others can experience learned dependency on others, as well as a fear of authority figures. | 7 May 2011 7 Apr 2022 | |
| Medicaid, CORPD, U.S. Legislative Efforts Against Disabled People with Disabilities could be forced into institutions such as nursing homes instead of receiving equivalent care in their homes. | 6 May 2011 8 Apr 2022 | |
| Disability Rights Struggles: Success and Current Challenges As People with Disabilities we are very capable of working towards achieving rights and creating organizations. | 4 May 2011 21 May 2016 | |
| Caring for Each Other Through Friendships A person's particular social identity does not matter when it comes to social interaction with others. | 10 Apr 2011 3 Dec 2023 | |
| How to Spot Foreclosure and Loan Modification Fraud Scams Protect yourself from foreclosure rescue scams. Discover warning signs of fraudulent loan modification companies and find legitimate help for mortgage problems. | ✓ ✓ | 7 Apr 2011 25 Jan 2026 |
| Bio-fuels Policy May Kill 200,000 Per Year Increased production of biofuels increases the price of food worldwide by diverting crops and cropland from feeding people to feeding motor vehicles. | 28 Mar 2011 | |
| Radiation Sickness Information and Facts Information including treatment and symptoms of exposure to harmful dosages of ionizing radiation levels. | 15 Mar 2011 29 May 2017 | |
| U.S. Public Service and American Greed Services that assist others in society could be greatly enhanced were it not for the endless desire for profit among various greedy American entities. | 26 Jan 2011 23 Jun 2022 | |
| It's For The Children - Genetic Screening of Parents People with Disabilities have been a part of every single human society and pre-society since the dawn of humanity. | 14 Jan 2011 | |
| Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities Families adopt children with disabilities for unique reasons, offering stability and permanence to the 30-50% of waiting children who have developmental needs. | ✓ ✓ | 13 Jan 2011 4 Feb 2026 |
| Fading of Disability Civil and Human Rights in America The rights of People with Disabilities, Americas largest minority population are fading at an unprecedented rate. | 9 Jan 2011 20 Apr 2023 | |
| U.S. Veterans, The Government, and Plans for the Year 2011 The veterans who have served America through the armed forces deserve the best this nation has to offer. | 5 Jan 2011 | |
| Christmas Day Wishes Concerning People with Disabilities The year also found People with Disabilities experiencing molestation by TSA Agents. | 25 Dec 2010 | |
| Disability Today - Civilized Society Where human societies in our world and their treatment of people with disabilities are concerned what has history shown us. | 15 Dec 2010 22 Apr 2018 | |
| TSA Pat-Downs and Disability Rights - A Civil Liberties Issue Editorial examining how TSA enhanced pat-downs and body scanners affect people with disabilities, veterans, children, and sexual assault survivors at airports. | ✓ ✓ | 15 Dec 2010 14 Feb 2026 |
| Turmeric for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain and Reduction Turmeric extract for reduction of pain and improvement of function in osteoarthritis of the knees. | 16 Jul 2010 | |
| Americans Delaying Adulthood Despite living with iPads and hybrid cars young Americans are more like the young adults of the early 1900s than the baby boom generation. | 27 Apr 2010 | |
| People with Disabilities: Social Life in Jordan Visiting individuals when they have health problems is a must for friends relatives and neighbors. | 27 Apr 2010 13 Dec 2015 | |
| Stephen Hawking: His Life, Science, and Life With ALS 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. | ✓ ✓ | 23 Mar 2010 26 Jun 2026 |
| Blind European Couture Designer Debuts His Collection in Dallas One of the most acclaimed and expensive haute couture designers in the Ukraine. | 16 Feb 2010 30 Mar 2026 | |
| Thames Center Service Dogs and Veteran Affairs Canada Veteran Affairs Canada is unwilling to consider funding for the dog and its training. | 29 Jan 2010 18 Oct 2010 | |
| National Disability Rights Network Working For Rights of Persons with Disabilities The National Disability Rights Network is an organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Systems for people with disabilities. | 14 Jan 2010 25 Feb 2017 | |
| Exposing Wage Exploitation of People with Disabilities in the U.S. 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. | ✓ ✓ | 12 Jan 2010 9 Jun 2025 |
| Autism - Zakh, ASAN, and Wrongful Felony Charges Zakh exhibited behaviors that are a manifestation of his Autism disability. | 11 Jan 2010 4 Jan 2016 | |
| Disability Rights Promotion International: A Human Rights Perspective Collaborative project to establish monitoring system that addresses disability discrimination on a global basis. | 7 Jan 2010 20 Apr 2023 | |
| Social Security - Review in Progress People with different forms of disabilities have the potential to apply for either SSDI or SSI. | 27 Dec 2009 | |
| Epilepsy: Comments on Experiences of Adria Gross Personal accounts reveal how people with epilepsy face inappropriate restraints, workplace discrimination, and social stigma despite legal protections. | ✓ ✓ | 26 Dec 2009 4 Nov 2025 |
| Employment and People with Disabilities - A Changing World People who experience disabilities are among the most loyal hardworking and dedicated employees to be found. | 22 Dec 2009 28 Jun 2017 | |
| ADA Access - Where Are We Now The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed more than two decades ago to expectations of people with disabilities. | 10 Dec 2009 28 Mar 2010 | |
| TTY and IP Relay Scams Targeting Businesses and Restaurants Scammers exploit TTY and IP Relay services for the deaf to defraud restaurants through fake orders, credit card fraud, and wire transfer requests. | ✓ ✓ | 3 Aug 2009 25 Jan 2026 |
| Disability Punk Band Heavy Load Says, Stay Up Late! Heavy Load is a Anarcho Garage Punk band comprised of five musicians with two of the members having learning disabilities. | 15 Jul 2009 29 Sep 2023 | |
| Persons with Disabilities and Entrepreneurship Twice as many persons with disabilities are starting their own businesses as people who are non-disabled. | 4 Jul 2009 24 Jun 2010 | |
| Frank Ricci - Champion For Persons with Dyslexia Commentary concerning the overturn of Sonya Sotomayors case related to the Firefighters and Frank Ricci Champion for Persons with Dyslexia. | 3 Jul 2009 28 Mar 2010 | |
| What Really Killed Michael Jackson? A Message from the Grave What really killed Michael Jackson The toxicology report is not yet in because Michael Jacksons autopsy is only now being scheduled. | 29 Jun 2009 5 Feb 2024 | |
| Incarceration of Disabled Persons in the United Kingdom Commentary concerning imprisonment of persons with mental health disabilities in the United Kingdom. | 27 Jun 2009 5 Feb 2024 |
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