Disabilities

The Delhi Supreme Court on Wednesday informed the Center and Delhi government of a plea for instructions on the treatment of all disabled people who are given priority for the administration of the Covid under the Disability Rights Act…

A Bur Dubai hospital filed a complaint against the couple after refusing to bring their child home after a six-month hospital stay. Image for illustration purposes only. Photo credit: Twitter…

Political campaigns often do not make their events and literature accessible to all people with disabilities. (Reneshia / Adobe Stock) By Andrea Sears - Producer, ContactApril 30, 2021NEW YORK - Political campaigns need to…

Dr. Kimberly Mills, Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disorders in the Virgin Islands (VIUCEDD), has received the Disability and Disasters Award from the Natural Hazards Center…

"The department must provide services that meet the special needs of parents," the court wrote in the 2016 ruling, overturning a previous order to end the mother's rights. "The department has to obey its rules."Too often, critics say, this…

The pandemic continues to devour the workforce. Unemployment reached 4% in December - after 2.6% in the previous year. However, some of the workforce - people with disabilities - is even more affected. Workers with disabilities had an…

Rep. Robin Bartleman, whose second pregnancy ended in tragedy, tells Florida lawmakers that they have no right to intervene in confidential decisions about the birth or abortion of a disabled fetus. Screenshot: The Florida Canal…

On this week's Take Note, Ola Ojewumi talks with WPSU's Cheraine Stanford. Ola is a public speaker, patient advocate and mentor. A double transplant and cancer survivor, Ola graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with…

The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered the state government to respond to a PIL that, starting May 1, would launch a special campaign in each district to give the COVID-19 vaccine to all individuals with benchmark disabilities and…

For the first time in more than a decade, pediatricians are given new guidance on identifying and tackling abuse of children with disabilities.In a clinical report this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics said…