A documentary about the decades-long fight for disability rights culminating in the passage of the Americans with ...

I was born in 1990 with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC), a condition affecting my joints and muscles. From an early age, I navigated the world in a power wheelchair, but thanks to Section 504 ...

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 ...

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

Kalogon’s technology adapts in real time to the user’s body shape and movement, automatically shifting pressure points to simulate the health benefits of standing.

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 ...

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

Rey Berkeley, California is an important home and reference for disability rights movement and culture. The vision and advocacy Judy Heumann and Ed Roberts, for example, inspired the Independent ...

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 ...