Editorials - Op-eds: Publications and Resources

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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Editorials - Op-eds: Publications and Resources (144 Items)
Title & Author	Ed	Publish Revised
Where Disabled Americans Outpace the Non-Disabled - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2026/02/03 2026/02/28
New Laws for People with Disabilities in the US in 2025 - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2026/01/02 2026/02/14
Suicide Prevention: Risk Factors & Life-Saving Help - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2025/10/29 2025/11/02
India's Disability Rights Crisis: 27 Million Left Behind - Vikas Gupta	✓ ✓	2025/10/07
How to Make New York's Disabled Great Again? - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2025/10/01 2026/02/14
Hypocrisy in Politics: A Call for Fairness in Disability Rights - Richard Natofsky	✓ ✓	2025/06/02 2026/01/21
Lights, Camera, Misrepresent! How Hollywood Can't Seem To Nail Disability Representation - Maheen Naseem	✓ ✓	2025/03/28 2025/03/29
Shrinkflation Decoded: Hidden Cost Increases in Everyday Products - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2025/02/14 2026/03/07
Why Disability Tech Investment Will Transform Lives Soon - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2024/12/27 2026/01/21
Not All Disabled People Ate Turkey on Thanksgiving - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2024/11/30 2026/02/28
Peer Review: A Flawed Scientific Publishing Process - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2024/07/12 2026/02/21
Why Disabled People in the US Face High Unemployment - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2024/07/09 2026/02/28
Disabled People Need a Special Corridor to Immigrate to the United States - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2024/06/01 2025/03/08
Opinion: Disney New Disability Access Service - Cecily Cox		2024/04/25
California Dignity for All Act and Disability Language Laws - Pavel Kuljuk	✓ ✓	2024/02/28 2026/02/28
Is AIN's Commitment to Inclusion Reflected in Its Digital Accessibility? - Jalasa Sapkota		2024/02/05 2024/09/30
Covid-19 in the U.K. Decoding the Anti-lockdown Argument - Paul Dodenhoff		2021/10/26 2023/09/14
Rising COVID-19 Cases Fuel Growing Anger Towards Anti-Vaxxers - Ian C. Langtree	✓	2021/08/19 2024/09/20
In Service : U.S. Memorial Day 2020 - Tsara Shelton		2020/05/25 2021/05/16
During Pandemic, Disabled Activists Fight a Two-Front War for Their Lives - Op-ed by Abe Munder		2020/05/24 2023/09/14
Are UK Welfare Reforms a Form of Hate or Disability Hate Crime? - Paul Dodenhoff	✓ ✓	2020/02/18 2026/02/14
Why Don't We Hire Disabled People? The Struggle of Getting a Job - Disabled World Submission		2019/12/12 2021/02/09
The Continuing Oppression of Disability: The Re-Institutionalisation of Disability Within Britain - Paul Dodenhoff	✓ ✓	2017/06/07 2025/03/03
Why People With Learning Disabilities Should NOT Work For Less Than Minimum Wage - Paul Dodenhoff	✓	2017/03/13 2025/02/03
The Art of Accusation: The Lynching of Intellectual Disability - Paul Dodenhoff		2017/03/09 2018/03/15
British TV Chat Show Slams Disability Genocide - Paul Dodenhoff		2017/03/06 2018/03/15
The Continuing 'Incarceration' of Disability: Facebook Live-streams Disability 'Torture' - Paul Dodenhoff		2017/01/09 2018/03/15
When is a Decrease in Disability Hate Crime Not a Decrease in Disability Hate Crime? - Paul Dodenhoff		2016/10/29 2021/04/28
Russia's Paralympians: A Doping Scandal or Case of Continuing Discrimination Towards Disability? - Paul Dodenhoff		2016/08/08
What Brexit May Tell Us About Hate Crime Committed Towards Disability - Paul Dodenhoff	✓	2016/07/25 2024/10/06
MAID: My Own Decision Making - All My Life - Dr. Seth Morgan		2016/07/24 2024/05/31
The Killing of Jo Cox MP: Have the Chickens Finally Come Home to Roost? - Paul Dodenhoff		2016/06/22
New Year Wishes for American Disabled - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/12/29 2021/07/07
Disabilities, Firearms and Self Defense Training - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/12/10 2025/02/17
Ostomies: Types and Pouching Systems Explained - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/10/06 2025/10/24
Police Use of Force Against Disabled People and Dogs - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/06/28 2026/04/06
Irukandji Syndrome: Information and Treatment - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/05/11 2021/08/16
People with Disabilities and Police Violence in America - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/01/28 2026/04/06
Disability, Snow, and Yard Waste Removal - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/01/26 2021/09/13
Dealing with Companies Taking Advantage of Disabled - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/01/22 2021/09/15
Police Liability Under ADA Title II: Ensuring Rights During Arrests - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2014/11/17 2026/04/06
Unforeseen Home Disasters and Disability - Thomas C. Weiss		2014/11/10 2021/10/19
Ethics and Today's Fast Food Industry - Thomas C. Weiss		2014/10/23 2021/10/28
Elder Abuse: How Trusted Caregivers Exploit Vulnerable Seniors - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2014/04/03 2025/06/23
Wage and Labor Conditions in U.S. Sheltered Workshops - Thomas C. Weiss	✓	2014/03/04 2025/02/03
Disability and The Advertising Industry - Thomas C. Weiss		2014/01/06 2021/08/30
Nurses Who Use Wheelchairs - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/12/17 2021/03/01
Frustration at America's Lack of CRPD Ratification - Thomas C. Weiss	✓	2013/11/23 2025/02/06
Political Bickering Finds Disadvantaged Facing Hardships - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/09/25 2021/08/30
America's Love of Chemicals - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/09/11 2021/08/30
Police Violence and People with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/09/01 2021/08/29
Colorado State Forfeiture Laws - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/08/13 2021/10/27
Companies Guilty of Wage Abuse Against People with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss	✓	2013/07/20 2025/02/03
Service Animal Harassment at NYCB Theater - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/07/15 2023/06/23
Museum Denies Wheelchair Access Due to Dirty Wheels - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2013/07/12 2026/02/08
Disability and the Pursuit of Happiness - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/07/08 2021/11/03
Health Effects Attributed to Wildfire Smoke - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/06/15 2024/05/03
The Passing of Another Mother's Day - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/05/13 2021/04/26
Health Impact of Chemical Weapons - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/05/08 2021/04/29
The Impact of Firearm Violence on Americans with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2013/04/25 2025/02/17
U.S. SSI Program: Personal Resources and Enforced Financial Oppression - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/04/22 2021/11/25
Perspectives on Disability Program Costs - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/04/11 2021/11/27
Why Wheelchair Users May Stand: Understanding Disability Realities - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2013/02/26 2026/05/08
Nursing Home Complaint Center: Reporting Senior Abuse - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/12/28 2021/06/14
People with Asperger's Syndrome and Violence - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/12/24 2021/06/15
People with Disabilities in 2012 - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/12/22 2022/03/04
Not So Merry Christmas for American Disabled - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/12/17 2021/06/18
Online Christmas Grocery Shopping in the U.K. - Sara Flack		2012/12/07 2013/06/02
The Impending Fiscal Cliff and People with Disabilities - The Arc		2012/12/05 2022/01/10
U.S. Fiscal Cliff, Disability and Tax Rises - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/11/22 2022/01/11
Inhaled Chewing Gum and Resulting Atelectasis - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/11/22 2021/06/26
Aging Population Has Long-Term Implications for U.S. Economy - The National Academies		2012/10/13 2021/07/11
Prisons Or Education? Where Should Tax Dollars Be Spent? - Ian C. Langtree	✓	2012/09/23 2025/02/06
Combating Ageism: Discrimination Against Older Adults - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2012/09/12 2026/01/05
Vanderhorst Experience: Airline Industry Needs Educating - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/09/07 2021/07/27
People with Autism and the U.S. Budget - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/08/21 2021/08/06
Abusive U.S. Long-Term Care Corporations - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/08/02 2021/08/12
Batman Theater Shootings: Questions of Mental Health Care - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2012/07/23 2025/02/17
Goodwill’s Subminimum Wage Policy for Disabled Workers Examined - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2012/06/12 2025/06/09
People with Disabilities, NCD, and SSA Reform - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/05/21 2021/09/18
Literature, Gender, Disability and Friendship - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/05/14 2021/09/11
Medicaid, Money Follows the Person and Community Choice Act - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2012/04/25 2026/04/01
Use of Telephone by Government, Businesses Instead of Auxiliary Aids or Services - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/04/19 2021/09/20
Students with Disability: School Behavior Programs - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/03/22 2021/10/02
Safeway Stores and People with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/03/05 2021/10/10
Rights of Persons With Disabilities in America Today - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/02/27 2024/09/01
The Costs of Marginalizing People with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/02/24 2021/10/17
People with Disabilities: School, Work, Voting, Health Care - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/02/23 2021/10/13
Chronic Kidney Disease: Symptoms, Causes, Information - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/02/21 2026/03/28
Morgellons: Psychological or Physical Disability? - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/02/05 2021/10/20
In Pursuit of Disability Justice - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/12/05 2021/11/17
Protect Your Personal Information Online: Security Tips - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2011/10/22 2026/01/25
Disability and Personal Safety: Decreasing Possibility You Will be Affected by Crime - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/10/20 2022/06/17
Disability Participation in Cultural Life, Recreation, Leisure and Sport - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/09/22 2022/07/11
How Traditional American Families Are Changing in Modern Times - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2011/09/15 2025/04/15
People with Disabilities: Respect for Home and Family - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/09/08 2021/12/30
Living Independently: Community Inclusion - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/08/13 2022/01/16
People With Disabilities: Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/08/09 2023/10/08
Regaining Strong Political Support from People with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/08/06 2019/01/12
Thoughts on Importance of Ratifying the CRPD - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/08/02 2023/09/16
Medicaid: Major Senior and Disability Lifeline - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/07/18 2022/02/09
Cost of War Post 9/11: 225,000 Lives, 4 Trillion USD - Brown University		2011/07/02 2022/02/20
95 Year Old Woman Viewed as Potential Terrorist by NSA - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/06/28 2022/01/11
Homeless American Veterans: Facts and Statistics - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/06/19 2022/03/03
The World Bank and People with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/06/15 2022/03/06
America: We Don't Care - We Don't Have To - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/06/08 2022/03/13
Petit Mal Seizures: Potential for Self-Injury - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/05/29 2023/06/04
U.S. Social Security and Medicare Going Broke - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/05/14 2023/08/03
Disability, Class Migration and Perceptions - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/05/12 2023/09/28
Equal Chance and Support for Parents with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/05/07 2022/04/07
Medicaid, CORPD, U.S. Legislative Efforts Against Disabled - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/05/06 2022/04/08
Disability Rights Struggles: Success and Current Challenges - Ian C. Langtree		2011/05/04 2016/05/21
Caring for Each Other Through Friendships - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/04/10 2023/12/03
How to Spot Foreclosure and Loan Modification Fraud Scams - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2011/04/07 2026/01/25
Bio-fuels Policy May Kill 200,000 Per Year - Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)		2011/03/28
Radiation Sickness Information and Facts - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/03/15 2017/05/29
U.S. Public Service and American Greed - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/01/26 2022/06/23
It's For The Children - Genetic Screening of Parents - Ian C. Langtree		2011/01/14
Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2011/01/13 2026/02/04
Fading of Disability Civil and Human Rights in America - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/01/09 2023/04/20
U.S. Veterans, The Government, and Plans for the Year 2011 - Ian C. Langtree		2011/01/05
Christmas Day Wishes Concerning People with Disabilities - Ian C. Langtree		2010/12/25
Disability Today - Civilized Society - Thomas C. Weiss		2010/12/15 2018/04/22
TSA Pat-Downs and Disability Rights - A Civil Liberties Issue - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2010/12/15 2026/02/14
Turmeric for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain and Reduction - Ian C. Langtree		2010/07/16
Americans Delaying Adulthood - Oregon State University		2010/04/27
People with Disabilities: Social Life in Jordan - Saleh ALoraibi		2010/04/27 2015/12/13
Stephen Hawking - A Journey Through Life - Thomas C. Weiss		2010/03/23 2024/04/14
Blind European Couture Designer Debuts His Collection in Dallas - American Foundation for the Blind		2010/02/16 2026/03/30
Thames Center Service Dogs and Veteran Affairs Canada - Derrick Zimmerman, CD		2010/01/29 2010/10/18
National Disability Rights Network Working For Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Thomas C. Weiss		2010/01/14 2017/02/25
Exposing Wage Exploitation of People with Disabilities in the U.S. - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2010/01/12 2025/06/09
Autism - Zakh, ASAN, and Wrongful Felony Charges - Thomas C. Weiss		2010/01/11 2016/01/04
Disability Rights Promotion International: A Human Rights Perspective - Ian C. Langtree		2010/01/07 2023/04/20
Social Security - Review in Progress - Ian C. Langtree		2009/12/27
Epilepsy: Comments on Experiences of Adria Gross - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2009/12/26 2025/11/04
Employment and People with Disabilities - A Changing World - Thomas C. Weiss		2009/12/22 2017/06/28
ADA Access - Where Are We Now - Thomas C. Weiss		2009/12/10 2010/03/28
TTY and IP Relay Scams Targeting Businesses and Restaurants - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2009/08/03 2026/01/25
Disability Punk Band Heavy Load Says, Stay Up Late! - Ian C. Langtree		2009/07/15 2023/09/29
Persons with Disabilities and Entrepreneurship - Ian C. Langtree		2009/07/04 2010/06/24
Frank Ricci - Champion For Persons with Dyslexia - Ian C. Langtree		2009/07/03 2010/03/28
What Really Killed Michael Jackson? A Message from the Grave - Dr. Eric Carter		2009/06/29 2024/02/05
Incarceration of Disabled Persons in the United Kingdom - Ian C. Langtree		2009/06/27 2024/02/05

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