For more than six decades, the Kennedys were not just allies but architects of the disability rights movement.

Judy Heumann, who has been called the “mother of the disability rights movement, has died at 75. Heumann, who lost her ability to walk at age 2 after contracting polio, lobbied for legislation ...

At the insistence of Justice Neil Gorsuch, she withdrew the allegation that the other side had lied but held firm to the ...

the disability rights movement, people from the private sector, researchers and the United Nations – to work together to change the narrative on disability, and to make human rights-based development ...

The case is being watched closely by disability rights groups, which warned that arguments by a school district could ...

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 ...

Judy Heumann, who has been called the “mother of the disability rights movement, has died at 75. Heumann, who lost her ability to walk at age 2 after contracting polio, lobbied for legislation ...

This course examines the history and progress of the disability rights movement in America, the current state of the law, trends, and prospects for the future, with particular focus on those laws ...