NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

People with Disabilities

The intersection of identities is both a source of pride and challenges experienced by many Americans today, and for 61 million people, that includes living with a disability. For those living with a ...
Fast Company

22.5% of people with a disability have a job. Here’s what employers can do support them

Last year, 22.5% of people with a disability were employed, the highest percentage since the data was first collected in 2008. Thanks to a resilient labor market, more remote work opportunities, and ...
Community Care

Learning disabilities/challenging behaviour services lag behind

Provision for people with both learning disabilities and challenging behaviour has "lagged behind" services for other groups, says the author of key guidance published 14 years ago. Services were ...
The Conversation

People with intellectual disability can be parents and caregivers too – but the NDIS doesn’t support them

Research Fellow, Youth Mental Health and Technology Team (Mental Health, Culture, and Global Child Development Research Stream), University of Sydney Susan Collings does not work for, consult, own ...
Human Rights Watch

Care and Support for Children with Disabilities within the Family Environment and its Gendered Dimensions

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the special rapporteur’s report on care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered ...