Disability Rights

Mainstream M4A proposals just got a lot more inclusive.

The Lone Star state has still not come up with a single method of determining which prisoners should be exempt from the death penalty, despite a Supreme Court mandate.

With Dems running the House, the Trump administration is looking for ways to enact its agenda without legislative approval.

After the 2016 election, disability activists say the bar for prospective Democratic nominees has never been higher.

The ADA stands as one of Bush's greatest legacies. He didn't do it alone.

Applied behavioral analysis has left a legacy of traumatized kids. Why is it still the standard of treatment?

As big data rises in prominence, it's time to consider turning quantitative data into a qualitative experience for those with a temporary or permanent loss of sight.

The National Council on Independent Living is starting to track disabled candidates and train them to run.

In an offhand remark, the embattled comedian implied a correlation between Down syndrome and emotional apathy—and, in the process, he reinforced an old and hateful stereotype.

The real harm against disabled Americans isn't the president's ableist rhetoric; it's his ableist policies.

A cap on ride-sharing companies in New York includes one important caveat: They're welcome to add as many wheelchair-accessible vehicles as they like.

In a new poll, nearly 80 percent of respondents supported companies switching to biodegradable straws.

The groups' opposition hinges on Kavanaugh's general distrust of social programs critical to disabled Americans.

A conversation with Rebecca Cokley and Rebecca Vallas.

Isolation boxes have been used as punishment against students with special needs for decades. Why did it take neurotypical students being isolated for parents to collectively speak out?

The students most at risk for corporal punishment include the most vulnerable groups, such as black students and those with disabilities.

To fight for disability rights in 2018, one must fight for immigration rights.

Right before Christmas, the Department of Justice rescinded key protections for disabled workers.

Child removals due to disability are increasingly common, but parents have begun to fight back.

Ten months in, the damage that DeVos is doing to America's most vulnerable is becoming clear.

America's scarcity model for disability treatment is pushing parents to answer impossible questions.