Accessing employment and disability support is essential for individuals managing disabilities or chronic health conditions. CareerOneStop offers career, training and job search resources with a ...

Moving to a new place as a child is a challenge in itself. Add to that having to simultaneously learn two languages — the undertaking seems insurmountable. Melanie Rojas, a University of Delaware ...

A woman has said a disability support charity means "the world" to her after a life-changing stroke. Jane Hook has been been using Disability Initiative's (DI) services for 10 years and said the ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

Faculty members play a critical role in supporting the success of students with disabilities. As we kick off the fall semester, you may begin receiving disability accommodation letters from students ...

Roughly 26% of Americans identify as Disabled, yet only 23% are employed compared to 66% of non-Disabled people. Many want to work, but doing so means that nearly two-thirds of unemployed Disabled ...

A La Trobe University pilot study has found that using virtual reality (VR) technology to immerse disability support workers in an experience of the daily life of their clients helps to build empathy.

Disability Support Services (DSS) are integral to any college campus, especially a diverse campus like UAB. Students with disabilities need a campus that is easily accessible to them. Although DSS ...

Because many accommodations require preparation time, it is best to contact the Office of Disability Services well in advance of your need for them, even before your arrival on campus if possible.

Midland’s Theresa Fletcher has been raising her son, who has a disability, silently for 21 years. She said being a parent of a kid with a disability can be overwhelming, lonely and isolating. But when ...