The most concrete goal of National Disability Employment Awareness Month each October is to increase employment rates and job opportunities for Americans with disabilities. This of course assumes that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. After a lengthy medical leave, many are searching for meaningful ...

The number of people with disabilities across the nation who are employed is at its highest level since federal officials started keeping track. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor ...

An awful car accident three decades ago meant partial paralysis, a long hospital stay, a painful rehabilitation and eventual return to walking with an abiding limp for Lisa Smith. Years later, a ...

Hiring people with disabilities is good for business and the economy. Learn the upsides of hiring people with disabilities and fostering inclusivity.

BOSTON - October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Spaulding Hospital is partnering with community organizations to create a pipeline for young people with disabilities to get jobs ...

When I was searching for a job before graduating law school, one question on every application made me feel especially anxious: “Are you a person with a disability?” I’m autistic, so the answer is ...

An independent federal agency says it’s time for a decades-old government jobs program for people with disabilities to come to an end. The National Council on Disability, which is charged with ...

Joe Lupinacci, who grew up in Greenwich, is among the 1 million people with disabilities in the U.S. who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the virus hit in March 2020, Lupinacci was ...