If you meet the definition of permanent disability under your state’s rules, you may be entitled to receive ongoing workers’ compensation disability benefits. These are usually equal to a ...

(Hurst, 2000) Defining Disability Most official definitions of disability are crafted by agencies responsible for determining who is eligible for benefits, services, or accommodations (Wasserman ...

The ADAAA made significant changes to the definition of "disability," making it easier for an individual seeking protection under the ADA to establish that they have a disability as defined within ...

I often begin one of my class lectures by introducing the definition of “disability.” The dictionary defines disability “as a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that ...

Swenor is the founding director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center. Landes is an associate professor of sociology and O’Hanley faculty scholar at Syracuse University.