DENVER — A small museum tucked inside the offices of Atlantis Community Inc. is working to preserve and share the largely untold history of the disability rights movement in Denver nearly five decades ...

In recent years, global platforms such as the Global Disability Summit (GDS) have become critical avenues for advancing disability rights, especially for marginalised groups within the disability ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When Jerry C. Lee stepped down as president of Gallaudet University, a Washington D.C. higher learning ...

During the Civil Rights Movement, disabled activists helped shape new legal protections. Decades later, local self-advocates ...

Black and underserved communities face disparities in health care access, employment, and insurance coverage. The new Norton West Louisville Hospital aims to bridge the health care accessibility gap ...

A feature film is in the works about a prominent activist known as the “mother of the disability rights movement.” Apple Original Films said it is making a movie about Judy Heumann who was ...

Earlier this month, thousands of disabled persons, caregivers, artistes, government representatives, and allies gathered in Goa for Purple Fest 2025—a landmark celebration of inclusion, accessibility, ...

When Ari Ne’eman heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call autism an “epidemic” that “destroys families,” Ne’eman felt like he had stepped into a time machine — heading in the wrong direction. It was during an ...

This sign shows numbers and groups of Americans benefiting from the federal Medicaid program, which is being threatened with deep cuts proposed in the “Big Beautiful Bill” being debated at the Capitol ...

Childhood -- Institutions, part 1 -- Discrimination, part 1 -- Institutions, part 2 -- The University of Illinois -- Discrimination, part 2, and early advocacy -- The parents' movement -- Activists ...

A project has been launched in the hope of chronicling memories from the disability arts movement. Vici Wreford-Sinnott, from Saltburn, is helping to collect untold stories from people involved. She ...