For those close to the late disability rights advocate Jensen Caraballo, his second death won’t happen in their lifetime. “He was tenacious. He was a jerk. He was really funny. He was really caring.

Disability rights groups throughout the country have voiced their opposition to the lawsuit. The Arc of Texas, which ...

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s a story of resilience and advocacy: Amy Wert’s life changed in an instant, but she turned tragedy into a mission. From a promising law career to ...

A new bill would prohibit discrimination based on a parent's disabilities. Some disability rights advocates are uniting behind an anti-discrimination bill. Senate Bill 26 would preent disabled parents ...

Last year, Republican attorneys general in 17 states sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), asking courts to declare Section 504 unconstitutional. Section 504 is part of the ...

Structured, court-ordered treatment is the right course of action for some brain disorder patients. In such cases, ideology ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parents and disability rights advocates are backing a bill that would codify federal disability law into Colorado law.

Lavina Oduor is a Kenyan humanist social activist, co-founder, and current Director of Heart to Heart Smile, a volunteer-led organization whose mission is ...

Harvard researcher Ari Ne'eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people with disabilities,... When Ari Ne'eman heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call ...