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 ...

States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which hampers the rights of ...

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 ...

Background on the Draft Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities Since 2001, there has been serious movement toward an international treaty ...

Judy was often hailed as the “Mother of the Disability Rights Movement.” As we see US disability rights protections threatened by Trump administration policies, I’ve been thinking about Judy ...

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 ...

The public fight propelled Heumann into the leadership of an inchoate disability rights movement. Two years later, she participated in New York City protests in favor of federal anti ...

Nigeria’s disability rights movement recently reached a historic milestone with the official launch of The Ability Life ...

Disabled rights advocates agree that it’s imperative ... “Inclusion needs to be a movement and not a moment,” says Ladau. “We have really focused on the moments and we always look at ...