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An often-neglected population, those with disabilities—visible and invisible—face unique challenges related to physical and mental health.

04.08.2019 a person holding a cane and a bag

Fixing Disability

CAPABLE has the potential to keep costs down without compromising quality of care for elderly populations with disabilities.

Fellow Julia Garcia

05.04.2018 Two graphs showing probability of arrest for people with and without disabilities

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Disability, Race, and the Risk of Arrest

Individuals with disabilities have a higher probability of being arrested across all races, per a study in the American Journal of Public Health.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

05.03.2017 Jini Fairley at a crosswalk, with her service dog

Signaling Accessibility

Lack of uniformity in state or federal laws for crosswalk signal features leaves auditory crosswalks to the discretion of individual municipalities, resulting in inconsistent signals for those who are visually impaired.

Guest Author Kendra Sims

03.10.2017 William “Nick” Crow boarding THE RIDE

The ADA, 27 Years On

William “Nick” Crow discusses THE RIDE, the challenges and gaps in accessibility presented by old architecture, and how the ADA has made countless tiny reconfigurations to our landscape.

Guest Author Kendra Sims