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For more than six decades, the Kennedys were not just allies but architects of the disability rights movement. That’s why it’s so deeply painful—and profoundly ironic—that a Kennedy is now ...
HB 25-1017, which has had a lot of bipartisan support, would enshrine the right for a person with a disability to live and ...
Collins’ bill would set up varying levels of education for different disabilities depending on age group, beginning with ...
The House measure was sponsored by Rep. Michelle Salzman, an Escambia County Republican, who said the measure, also known as ...
A London native has written an autobiography discussing her experience with growing up in the area. Dr. Ruth Parsons, 81, wrote and self-published the autobiographical book A Long Way from Rough Creek ...
A new petition backed by disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) aims to unite opposition to the government’s “devastating” ...
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 ...
Union leaders rally for International Workers Day, highlighting the intersection of civil rights and worker rights. A legacy of solidarity and justice.
There remains a significant gap between the rights and the reality experienced by persons with disability people in Bangladesh, Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of the Transparency International ...