Professional with a disability working from home

Inclusive Innovation: The Intersection of Technology and Accessibility

Fighting for a world where individuals living with different disabilities can live fully and freely. Right now, unique challenges present some limitations, like an inability to physically access certain places in public and participate in parts of the digital world.   But progress is being made with the help of technology. New tools continue to…

The importance of disability insurance for Gen X

Hey Gen X: Time to Protect Your Income

If you’re in your mid-to-late 40s, the options to protect your income may be coming to an end. If you don’t have income-protection disability insurance, you may find it’s more difficult to get it and that the cost is increasing.   Disability insurance? Yes, basic disability insurance is most affordable way to protect your income…

LGBTQ+ health challenges

LGBTQ+ Confronted by Increased Disabilities and Reduced Medical Care

As we celebrate Pride Month this June, the world’s LGBTQ+ communities have many hard-won achievements to recognize. In the United States, where the Pride movement began, acceptance of LGBTQ+ people is greater than in many other countries. Yet, the weight of continued discrimination and poor physical health and mental distress is taking a unique toll…

Office worker with an invisible disability

Career Prep for Young Adults with Disabilities

Embarking on a career path in business can lead to countless opportunities, whether young adults pursue corporate roles or entrepreneurship. For young adults with disabilities, the business world offers prospects for every interest and ability. These tips can help you prepare for each stage of working life in business.   Choose the Right Degree Your choice…

Mature couple moving into assisted living

Easing the Process: Moving Into Assisted Living With Limited Mobility

Limited mobility may come with age. It may also be the result of a mobility-related disability, injury, or illness. However limited mobility comes about, it can impact how you live. And the need for assistance with day-to-day activities is often the outcome.   Thankfully, assisted living empowers older individuals living with mobility challenges who need…

Mind the Gap campaign: Caregiving support

Caregiving Support – Insights and Resources for Family Caregivers

This article originally appeared on the Guardian Life website “My life changed in an instant,” said Rosemarie Rossetti during Guardian’s webinar, The Inaccessibility of Accessibility: Helping family caregivers find the resources they need. When a 7,000-pound tree and live power lines fell on her while she was biking with her husband, Rosemarie was instantly paralyzed from the…

Mind the Gap campaign: Mental Health Amid the Pandemic

The First Three Things I Learned About Mental Health Amid the Pandemic

Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in May 2020.   Introduction On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the spread of the new Covid-19 viral disease to be a pandemic. But it wasn’t until the following day, March12, that the stark reality of the new situation became clear to the 330…