Tony Coelho, the Americans with Disabilities Act's main author, sees a new wave of threats looming for disability rights.

Discover how Tremmel Watson's journey from deafness to advocacy highlights the importance of real-time communication access ...

President Donald Trump issued an order March 20, 2025, directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to dismantle the U.S.

Stakeholders have cautioned that the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be met unless world leaders take concrete action on disability rights at a major summit this ...

Born before the advent of life-saving vaccines, I suffered with a severe case of measles when I was six months old. I lost ...

The big picture: As the nation marks the 60th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, many have forgotten ...

James LeBrecht moved to the cradle of the disabled rights movement as a young man. After graduating from UC San Diego in 1978, he was drawn to Berkeley; the first Center for Independent Living was ...

Elon Musk, President Donald Trump ’s buddy-in-chief and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is among those who uses the slur ...

Premieres Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Explore the dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film focuses on the determined ...

Arizona has over 140,000 students with disabilities who receive services funded by federal grants. Parents, educators and ...

There are at least 63,000 students with disabilities in the Los Angeles Unified School District, and many may be exempted ...

Students with disabilities are one of the few exceptions in Los Angeles Unified School District’s all-day cell phone ban, but ...