The Institutionalization Missing Data Problem
Efforts to monitor health outcomes of people with disabilities are woefully inadequate. This stems, in part, from widespread institutionalization.

The upswell of advocacy around Long COVID should be mobilized to call attention to and address the challenges faced by newly-disabled adults.
Long COVID plaintiffs seeking disability anti-discrimination law protections have been met with suspicion and demands for evidence.
The ‘needs’ of people who find themselves confronting disability and illness should not be marginalized, as they are simply modes of the human condition.
As more of the workforce returns to the office, some employers are pushing back on the increased accommodations realized during the pandemic.
People with physical impairments can be enabled or disabled by the world around them.
The Manic Monologues highlights diverse accounts of mental health and illness to spread awareness, fight stigma, and foster community.
Employers must take steps to ensure that remote work accommodations are not made at the expense of the employee.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the shortcomings of our current disability laws and policies, particularly those related to economic insecurity.