disability

As the school year begins across Australia, some students are settling in a new state so they can have access to educational opportunities not available to them at home.Important points:Disability advocates say it is not uncommon for…

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Civil Rights Office (OCR) announces the launch of a Request for Information (RFI) on Disability Discrimination in Health Care and Child Welfare.In…

THE FAMILY of a murdered woman says she wants her to be remembered for achievements in life. Jackie Hoadley was a prominent Eastbourne disability rights activist. She was the mother of three adopted…

Ninety-two disability rights organizations, activists and affected citizens wrote to the Union's Interior Minister Amit Shah on January 20, saying they were "dismayed" that the National Crimes Record Bureau (NCRB) did not have…

A new report from the New Zealand Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) sheds light on the realities and challenges disabled people faced during the COVID-19 emergency. Te Whakatinana i ngā Tika Hauātanga i te wāo…

A full year ago I applied for a background actor role on a major network television show. The casting call explicitly stated that they were looking for people using mobility aids such as wheelchairs, walking sticks, walking aids, etc. As…

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a more detailed look at how common intellectual disabilities are among children in this country. (iStock) Researchers from the Centers for…

Jaipur: At the request of Hemant Goyal of Divyang Adhikar Mahasangh, the Office of the Commissioner for Particularly Disabled People wrote to the director of the secondary school and objected to his proposal to only advise people with…

Around 30 disability rights organizations have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urging them to give priority to people with disabilities when getting COVID-19 vaccination.Disability rights…

01.20.21 President-elect Joe Biden has nominated…