Beth Dreher

One in four adults in the U.S. has a disability, including 10% percent of people who live with an “invisible” disability. And yet, the Americans with Disabilities Act, a long overdue law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life, was passed only three decades ago. Today, many still deal with rampant ableism, a set of beliefs or practices that devalue or discriminate against people with physical, intellectual or psychiatric disabilities. We spoke to a variety of peopl…