Earlier this month, the disability community lost an icon. Judy Heumann, who dedicated her life to changing the legal landscape for, and improving the lives of people with disabilities, died on March ...
Charlotte Cravins’ son Landry turned 2 in January. He’s a smiley little boy who loves singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and ...
"The rights and services that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities depend on are under active threat, and ...
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...
Commentary: Disability rights aren't a niche issue, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made that impossible to ignore any longer. During her time at CNET, Kim Wong-Shing loved demystifying the world of ...
When Ari Ne’eman heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call autism an “epidemic” that “destroys families,” Ne’eman felt like he had stepped into a time machine — heading in the wrong direction. It was during an ...
Every July, during Disability Pride Month, disabled people and disability communities struggle with the same fundamental question. Are things really a lot better now for disabled people than they were ...
The mother of the disability rights movement knew this: ‘Disabilities are not problems to be solved’
"Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives — job opportunities or barrier-free buildings, for example… It is not a tragedy to me that I'm ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In May, the Department of Energy quietly introduced a proposal to eliminate its ...
"Lawyers more so than anyone have an ethical obligation, in my opinion, to make sure that their websites are accessible so that they create equal opportunities for their customers and the best ...
Families and disability advocates urged state lawmakers to ensure Medicaid funding, expand Innovations Waiver slots and address shortages in the workforce.
The Government is seeking public views on the proposed outline of the combined fourth and fifth reports under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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