Parents of students with disabilities have long seen federal civil rights complaints as their last, best hope of ensuring ...

There have not been recent attempts to repeal IDEA yet, but this is a concern for Nadia Hasan, a woman with cerebral palsy who credits IDEA with helping her succeed in school. “There’s just a lot more ...

A tribute to disability rights advocate Alice Wong, highlighting her influential activism, major works, and health struggles ...

Alice Wong, a nationally recognized disability rights advocate and author who founded the Disability Visibility Project, has ...

The San Francisco-based disability justice activist, writer and editor died Nov. 14 at age 51, leaving behind a community in ...

Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the ...

The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights ...

Some Republican lawmakers also want to ensure the federal government meets its legal obligations to students with disabilities as President Donald Trump seeks to shutter the agency.

Black history and disabled history are more aligned than people realize, with many Black icons experiencing some form of disability. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth had a ...

Denny Daughters interviews Warren Cushman, a systems change advocate with Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) in Hayward. Warren shares the work he’s doing with the Metropolitan ...

Disability-rights advocates are challenging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities, alleging the measure violates federal protections. The ...

Disability-rights advocates are challenging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities, alleging the measure violates federal protections. The ...