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.

People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...

About 26% of Americans live with a disability, whether it's physical or mental, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Advocates say there’s a lot of misunderstanding about a person who has a ...

As a legislative committee grapples with how to keep people with severe mental illness out of jails and hospitals, advocates say some pieces are there, but an effective community-based system eludes ...

Three state prisoners are claiming in a state lawsuit that the Massachusetts Parole Board has discriminated against them because of their mental health disabilities, and that the board's actions have ...