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

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

Disability rights advocates are demanding urgent reforms to improve accessibility in Nigeria for an estimated 35 million ...

On July 5-6, 1978, on a busy downtown Denver street, 19 people in wheelchairs blocked public buses--which didn't have wheelchair lifts--to demand access to public transit.

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.

A Wisconsin bill would let hospitals discharge incapacitated patients to nursing homes faster, freeing beds but raising ...

The Census 2027, the first after the enactment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, is a historic national opportunity to rec ...

The promise of equal education in the US is clear: every child, including those with disabilities, must receive proper support in school. But a new fe.

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 ...

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 ...

Court directed Himachal govt to appoint a lawyer who was denied post of Assistant District Attorney for having a disability percentage higher than 60%, limit set by HPPSC for the job.

The Supreme Court has held that the percentage of disability cannot be treated as determinative of a candidate’s capability or suitability for public employment, underlining that the State carries a ...