In its resolution 1997/19, entitled "Equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities," the Economic and Social Council "urges the Secretary-General and Governments to further the effective ...

To coincide with the ‘teachers’ theme of my most recent newsletter I thought it apropos to write a post regarding accommodations for students with mental health issues in a post-secondary setting.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – State lawmakers are considering a bill to make it easier to involuntarily hospitalize people with mental illness – and disability rights advocates are seriously concerned. For ...

—The presence of a psychiatric comorbidity is associated with significantly increased disability among women with multiple sclerosis, with depression being a significant moderator of disability.

The University of California, San Francisco, recently made a new accommodation available to students with disabilities: “release time” to attend medical appointments. “Very often that is therapy,” ...

The Alaska Legislature delegated the state’s responsibility of protecting psychiatric patients with a disability during the grievance process. The Legislature in 1992 put the owners of psychiatric ...

Explore how reasonable workplace accommodations enhance mental health and productivity for individuals with disabilities, ...

Improvements to disability services, an 18 per cent increase in the number of cervical screening tests and an additional ...