Opportunity. The American Heritage College dictionary defines opportunity as a favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances; a chance for progress or advancement. The El ...

People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...

Max was a fun-loving Labrador retriever who enjoyed going for car rides and greeting clients at his owner’s office. But around age 16, Max suddenly started having accidents in the house and stopped ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act and New York anti-discrimination laws afford mental and physical disabilities equal protection in the workplace. While physical impairments previously have received ...

A new lawsuit charges that Verizon Communications discriminates against the mentally disabled in adult homes by failing to provide them with access to a federally funded low-cost phone service.

Disabled people are enduring average waits exceeding 100 days for crucial support applications designed to help them secure ...

Please allow us to comment on Tom Venesky’s July 30 column concerning computer-aided remote hunting. Point-and-click remote hunting is another shameful aspect of the disgraceful “canned-hunting” ...

ELKHART, Ind.ELKHART, Ind. — A mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman has reached an $11.7 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Are there any animals with mental disabilities? ...