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‘Been waiting 36 years’: Disability rights advocates cry foul as Trump administration delays school accessibility rules just days before deadline

By Terrina Jairaj Apr 23rd
Nightclub manager kicks wheelchair user out for being a ‘safety risk’ then changes the story when she cites the law

By Terrina Jairaj Apr 16th
‘You’re going to have to ask a stranger’: American Airlines passenger travels to New York. Then flight attendants refuse to help her put luggage in overhead bin

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Sep 5th
Donald Trump’s Nephew Says Trump Told Him His Disabled Son ‘Should Just Die’

By Rachel Ulatowski Jul 25th
The New York City Subway System Is Putting Disabled People’s Lives in Danger for the Sake of Profit

By Sarah Barrett Jan 31st
Does Nintendo Even Care That Its New Tournament Rules Discriminate Against Disabled Gamers?

By Brooke Pollock Oct 26th
This Bipartisan Bill Could Change Lives of Disabled Americans

By Scout Sep 25th
Sen. John Fetterman Gets Personal During Hearing on Disabilities

By D.R. Medlen Sep 22nd
Elon Musk’s Leadership Skills Have Hit a Historic Low … Again

By Julia Glassman Mar 8th
Republicans Can’t Understand Why Kamala Harris Would Self-Describe During a Meeting With Disability Advocates

By Vivian Kane Jul 26th
5+ Beautiful Memoirs and Essay Collections From Disabled Women in Activism & The Arts

By Alyssa Shotwell Mar 29th
Despite Hard-Won Changes, Disability Accommodations Still Take a Backseat at the Emmys and Other Award Shows

By Alyssa Shotwell Sep 20th
Britney Spears Celebrates After Judge Grants Her Request To Hire Her Own Lawyer in Conservatorship Battle

By Lyra Hale Jul 15th
Things We Saw Today: Nike Made a Hands-Free Shoe and It’s Amazing

By Princess Weekes Feb 2nd
ACLU Uses Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Case as a Way to Discuss a Disability Legal Issues

By Princess Weekes Aug 25th
Mark Ruffalo and Other Stars Call for Disabled Inclusion

By Jessica Mason Dec 20th
BBC Elephant Man Remake Facing Backlash for Not Casting Disabled Lead

By Princess Weekes Aug 30th
Claudia Gordon, the First Deaf Black Woman to Become a Lawyer

By Princess Weekes Feb 27th
The House of Representatives Just Voted to Gut the Americans with Disabilities Act

By Marykate Jasper Feb 17th
Betsy DeVos Just Rescinded 70+ Guidelines That Protect the Rights of Students with Disabilities

By Marykate Jasper Oct 22nd