Public schools could, and often did, force students with disabilities into separate classes regardless of their abilities. Businesses were not usually accessible to them, and employers could refuse to ...

“This was a civil rights movement where people had to change ... co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, in the film. The telethon represents the “Charity” of the ...

The fight for the civil rights and bodily autonomy of the U.S. disability and LGBTQI+ communities are intertwined—and it is more important than ever for them to remain united as ...

The solution is to help schools build capacity to do this well.” Disability rights advocates fear that waivers will become permanent, and lead to an erosion of a federal civil rights law that’s been ...

He witnessed firsthand the origins of the movement, as his mother and father played integral roles in advancing disability rights. According to Shaw, one of the earliest victories was a 1966 ...

His death helped mobilize the civil rights movement. A new telling of the story of the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi—carried out by the Klan and ...

Faculty and staff members are responsible for requesting accommodations for their disability(s). When an individual requests a reasonable accommodation, a specialist from Office of Civil Rights and ...

Georgian human rights organizations ... making such fines particularly devastating,” the letter says. The disability persons have also experienced alleged political dismissals from the civil service.

An Education Department spokesperson said the Office for Civil Rights ended the pause on its review of disability complaints Thursday, after The Associated Press asked for comment on the findings ...

Northwestern University does not discriminate or permit discrimination on the basis of disability in matters of admissions ... Section 504 and their implementing regulations. The Office of Civil ...