The latest expansion brings the Compassionate Allowances list to 314 conditions.

A real gap is built into the Department of Veterans Affairs' disability rating system. A veteran can be rated at 70% or 80%, ...

For veterans who received a lump-sum separation payment because they left before completing 20 years of service, the ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act always considers bipolar disorder a disability. However, the Social Security Administration sometimes does not. Bipolar disorder can cause significant shifts in ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued a final rule substantially revising the regulations implementing Section 503 of the ...

“I had a broken leg once, so I know what it’s like to have a disability.” Well, maybe … sort of. In an effort to identify and connect with disabled people, non-disabled people sometimes feel moved to ...

The prevailing public perception is that everything people with disability do is a challenge. Sometimes, that is true. In those times, we may ask or say “yes” to a kind and respectful offer of ...

After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) designated disabled people ...

Disabled people are disproportionately incarcerated and segregated from society through a variety of institutions. Still, the links between disability and incarceration are underexplored, limiting ...