The Ability Toolbox is a safe and supportive community for people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and mental health conditions. Check out our latest articles from peer experts — people like you who live with health conditions and share their lived experiences to help you on your journey.
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 story pitted so-called serial ADA plaintiffs, including Albert Dytch, a man with muscular dystrophy who uses a power wheelchair, against small business owners who believe they are being unfairly burdened […]
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time when we talk about job discrimination, show employers how much people with disabilities can contribute to a company and promote self-employment and entrepreneurship in the disability community. There’s no reason you shouldn’t hire a person with a disability. We make great employees. Statistics show we’re dedicated and reliable. […]
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 inclusive theatre with “Stepchild,” a musical that combines songs, spoken word and American Sign Language. Their groundbreaking work-in-progress presentation, funded by a grant from the CreateNYC Disability Forward […]
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 Square Theatre on Broadway. Just over a week later, on June 9, she became the first performer who uses a wheelchair to win a Tony Award, for […]
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 it. I’m on the line between Gen X and Millennials, but I’ve never really felt like I fit into either group. The life circumstances that have shaped me are less about […]
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 after Thanksgiving, November 28, 2014. Like most days in San Diego, California, it was warm and mild; the sun peeked in through my bedroom curtains as I awoke […]
