Stories tagged "disability"

A Palestinian couple locked their disabled son and daughter in two stinking, urine-stained rooms for four decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, police said today.

**Giveaway alert! Read through to the end!** One frugal blogger realizes that her financial situation may, in fact, be what most people dread. Then she wonders what all the fuss is about.

New research finds evidence that good leadership has positive effects on employee health and well-being, including lower rates of anxiety, depression, and job stress as well as decreased sick leave and disability.

Families with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed health and dental care. But according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, these challenges are now fa

A handful of violent and degrading attacks on disabled people have provoked outrage among the press and public. But are they isolated cases or one end of a spectrum of intimidation and violence that many disabled people encounter?

An Indian court on Monday refused a mother's plea to abort a 26-week fetus with a serious heart defect, saying the law does not permit such late-term abortions.

Service dog thinks nothing should slow you down. Borias has fun pulling owner Tami Michael's wheelchair at fast speeds, spreading smiles wherever they go.

Actor and disability rights activist Robert David Hall ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") will be a speaker at The National Forum on Disability Issues

“I think most able-bodied people would say that they’d rather die because they have no point of reference. So the thought of disability is scary and intimidating,” said Whitney Sivill, a Disaboom blogger. “But if they were ever put in the situat

All businesses must provide Workers' Compensation coverage for the benefit of their employees who may be injured while on the job. This is a requirement of