A new CT Transit service center in downtown New Haven promises to make things better for bus riders and for Connecticut ...
The Trump administration proposed cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say DOJ pushed ...
Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy ...
Earlier this month, the disability community lost an icon. Judy Heumann, who dedicated her life to changing the legal landscape for, and improving the lives of people with disabilities, died on March ...
Growing up, I always used crutches to get around, and only would use a wheelchair for school field trips or vacations that involved long-distance walking; ableism and issues of inaccessibility are ...
Kafka was a fixture at the Texas and U.S. Capitols, pushing lawmakers to make housing, transportation and voting more ...
Every July, during Disability Pride Month, disabled people and disability communities struggle with the same fundamental question. Are things really a lot better now for disabled people than they were ...
People with disabilities are four times more likely to be victims of violent crime. Federal funding to bring their abusers to justice is dwindling.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Latinx stories and DEI in business & marketing. During a ceremony on the White House's South Lawn, US President ...
Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka, who passed away at 79, devoted his life to protecting vital legal safeguards for people ...
Since childhood, Judy Heumann has faced ableism — institutionally, socially, and personally. New York’s public school system prevented her from enrolling, and she was often bullied or excluded by her ...