By Joan Borysenko — 2013
Letting your heart’s voice be heard. A small step toward the stillness of Being.
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Individuals with disabilities frequently encounter workplace discrimination, bias, exclusion, and career plateaus—meaning their employers lose out on enormous innovation and talent potential.
New research has found nine meaningful reasons that prevent people with disabilities from seeking work.
The ongoing dialogue I have with my own perspective and emotions is the biggest job I’ve ever undertaken. Exploring this internal give-and-take forces me to grow in surprising ways.
Often, disabled people have their disability treated, but they don’t have their emotional or spiritual needs addressed.
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Depression and suicidal ideation are more likely among people with disabilities due to factors like abuse, isolation, and stressors related to poverty, among others.
The author and clinical psychologist Andrew Solomon examines the disabilities that ramps and designated parking spots don’t address.
Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities.
This guide is for people who are considering working with and for disabled people, perhaps for the very first time. It includes a brief introduction to disability justice, and then focuses on artistic and pedagogical work with the disability community.