The chief accessibility officer speaks from experience

Released ahead of World Down Syndrome Day, and set to a soundtrack by Sting, the ad shows how inclusive hiring can set off a chain of new opportunities.

Eighteen-year-old Alexandra “Zandy” Wong, Alexandria resident and freshman at Johns Hopkins University, has an inspiring story, have a read!

Despite equal opportunity laws, people with disabilities still face discrimination and significant barriers to employment in Indonesia. Over the past year, a project supporting creative entrepreneurs with disabilities from across the country is working to break down barriers – and to raise the bar for other businesses, too. Our Young Storymakers from the UK and Indonesia, Cass Hebron and Astari Sarosa, report.

CALGARY — Unemployment is high in the adult autistic community and the Society for Treatment of Autism is working to change that through its Adolescent and Adult Services Program, according to Arwen Caines, the clinical director.

Imagine you are a human resources professional or in-house employment counsel and you learn that an employee in your organization is seeking a job transfer or other accommodation because with a body weight of almost 600 pounds, he is too overweight to do his present job. What do you do?

Culture turns human traits into disabilities.

Chemists with disabilities share their stories on overcoming challenges in the workplace

Born with Muscular Dystrophy in 1940, Ralph refused to accept being a shut-in, a helpless invalid as he would have been viewed at the time.

Film producer Ken Ross: ‘ hadn’t fully grasped until Max’s birth how excluded people with Down syndrome, or other disabilities, really were.’

Indonesia’s 26m disabled people face stigma and prejudice, but a recent partnership between experts in London and Jakarta is supporting disabled people to run their own enterprises and become productive members of their communities.

It is commonly held that the inception of the modern US disability rights movement occurred amidst the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Specifically, two major developments figure prominently in this narrative.

One of the key factors in running a successful business is attracting and retaining talent. But when businesses strategize to expand their pool of skilled workers, they might be overlooking a key demographic: people with disabilities.

There are people who are amazing athletes and who have everything going for them. Then, there are the people on this list: Amazing athletes who succeeded, even with all of the odds stacked against them.

People with disabilities run the risk of being excluded from jobs - discrimination still happens in many European countries. Cedric Hocepied, who's deaf, knows that all too well.

Companies that offered the most inclusive working environment for disabled employees achieved an average of 28% higher revenue. Here’s why.

Living with paralysis, blindness, hearing impairment, etc., these men and women are waging war against adversities with remarkable courage, inspiring millions.

Successful leaders are strong and decisive. So, when a president is diagnosed with a disability, it’s easy to see why they hide it. But the U.S. has elected many presidents with chronic health issues. Some world leaders have secret ailments, too. Whether people know about it is a different story.