Workers with disabilities made major gains in 2023. All of this is bad for society, but it’s also bad for business. Here’s what leaders can do to help provide better opportunities for workers with ...

Social workers are dedicated to supporting and advocating for individuals facing various challenges, including those with disabilities. Yet, social workers who have lived experience with a disability ...

The Australian Industry Group and NDIS providers are attacking hard-won penalty rates of disability support workers. [Photo: Facebook/People with Disability Australia] In late 2023, the big business ...

Oct. 25—October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, when those with disabilities are recognized for their contributions to their respective workplaces and to the American economy as a ...

Having the opportunity to work and contribute to one’s community and the economy is important to most of us. But for people with physical or developmental disabilities, having a job can be essential ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Individuals who return to work through Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) Program can benefit greatly and are more likely to have a positive transition when they can access the latest assistive ...

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to the program that had worried some experts. By Mark Miller Many older ...

As we debate what constitutes a livable wage in Minnesota – with the current $15.57 an hour minimum wage in Minneapolis and St. Paul considered by many to be inadequate to cover living costs here — be ...

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