A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...

Judy Heumann, who has been called the “mother of the disability rights movement, has died at 75. Heumann, who lost her ability to walk at age 2 after contracting polio, lobbied for legislation ...

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...

Relying on archival footage and interviews with activists, lawmakers and other key players, the one-hour film chronicles how the disability rights movement organized and took to the streets to lobby ...

the disability rights movement, people from the private sector, researchers and the United Nations – to work together to change the narrative on disability, and to make human rights-based development ...

Disability Law Colorado says the move will strip essential protections for students with disabilities and weaken enforcement ...

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

Judy Heumann, who has been called the “mother of the disability rights movement, has died at 75. Heumann, who lost her ability to walk at age 2 after contracting polio, lobbied for legislation ...

He witnessed firsthand the origins of the movement, as his mother and father played integral roles in advancing disability rights. According to Shaw, one of the earliest victories was a 1966 ...

James LeBrecht moved to the cradle of the disabled rights movement as a young man. After graduating from UC San Diego in 1978, he was drawn to Berkeley where the first Center for Independent Living ...