User Posts: Karin Willison, MA
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5 Scams That Are Easier (and Way More Common) Than Faking a Disability to Get Benefits
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“Disabled people have it so easy. They live off our tax dollars, buying Xboxes while the rest of us have to work and pay for their lifestyle. Most of them are ...

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It’s Not ‘Profiteering’ to Sue Businesses for Americans With Disabilities Act Violations
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The New York Times published a long-form investigative piece entitled The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits: Is it profiteering — or justice? The ...

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Why Working with a Disability Is So Much Harder Than It Should Be
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October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time when we talk about job discrimination, show employers how much people with disabilities can contribute ...

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Deaf and Hearing Theatre Professionals Collaborate in ‘Stepchild’ the Musical
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At the IRT, a small performance space in New York City’s West Village, a small group of Deaf and hearing performers and crew pioneered a new vision for ...

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Ali Stroker’s Tony Award Is a Victory for People with Disabilities
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On May 31, 2019, I saw Ali Stroker play Ado Annie in Daniel Fish’s dark reimagining of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Oklahoma” at the Circle in the ...

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This Is What Disability Burnout Looks Like
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Like millions of other people, I read Anne Helen Peterson’s viral article “How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation” and found myself relating to a lot of ...

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Learning to Thrive as a Home Invasion Survivor with a Disability
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This article includes details of a violent crime and discussion of domestic violence. On Black Friday 2014, my life changed forever. I woke up early the day ...

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Will We Be Cyborgs? Robots and the Future of Disability
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Robots are in the news a lot these days, especially robots for people with disabilities. In Japan, a café went viral for hiring people with disabilities to ...

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How to Prepare for and Fight Trump’s Attacks on Disability Programs
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If you're worried about the Trump administration and Republicans cutting Medicaid and other disability services, here's how you can prepare -- and fight back.  ...

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Mark Rober’s Stair Climbing Wheelchair Is Only for Those Who Have the Cash
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You may know NASA engineer turned STEM educator Mark Rober from his popular video series in which he exacts hilarious revenge on porch pirates with high-tech ...

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