American veterans have been over-represented in the United States carceral system since at least the Vietnam War era. Prior to 1980, veterans who were wounded in the line of duty were entitled to hard-earned, service-connected disability benefits regardless of post-service involvement in the...

Abstract:Many economically activepeople with disabilities do not haveaccess to affordable financialproducts and services. The consequence is that not only do people with disabilities experience social exclusion, but they also struggle to secure their financial lives. Althoughmicrofinance has...

People with disabilities, especially the impoverished among them, have long been the object of legal advocacy. Historically, lawyers acting on behalf of the disabled poor have fashioned litigation strategies to secure basic individual rights and to obtain much needed institutional reforms....

In this study, we examine the effect of disability on mortgage delinquency. Using 2007-2017 data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we study the impact of disability on ex-post delinquency rate and ex-ante self-assessed delinquency risk. We find that disability substantially...

Disability discrimination is a persistent and pervasive problem. Its history in the United States stretches from the ugly laws of the late-1800s to modern-day employment discrimination. In general, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from discriminating against disabled...

As institutions of higher education and financial aid and wellness offices are working through COVID-19, professionals are delivering digital communication across multimedia more rapidly than ever. Although student-focused communication is critical, ensuring that all people have equal access to...

This study investigated the impact of intellectual disability on family income of children with intellectual disability in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was Ex Post Facto design with all available parents of children...

In 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) launched a 3-year effort to survey U.S. employers regarding the requirements of work. The new survey, the Occupational Requirements Survey, captures physical demands, education and skill requirements, and other requirements of work. Coinciding with...

From 2012 through 2018, the Disability Research Center (DRC) at the National Bureau of Economic Research conducted studies on issues related to the well-being of people with disabilities who are current or potential participants in the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Disability...