Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July and is an opportunity to celebrate the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. July is the anniversary of […]
16,000 people with disabilities live in state-run institutions – a situation experts say is changing.
Watch the CBS Reports documentary “No Place Like Home” in the video player above. More than 16,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are institutionalized in the […]
Statement on HHS Health Care Nondiscrimination Rules by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a final rule implementing the Health Care Rights Act, […]
Advocacy: How disability activists shape climate justice
The effects of climate change are becoming clearer. 2023 is officially the hottest year on record. Additionally, extreme weather and natural disasters have increased over the past two […]
Robin M. Powell | American Civil Liberties Union
Robin M. Powell is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the rights of parents with disabilities. Dr. Powell will join the faculty at the University of Oklahoma […]
Reproductive rights groups rally in Washington DC to defend emergency abortion care
Reproductive rights groups rally in Washington DC to defend emergency abortion care WASHINGTON, DC – Hundreds of reproductive rights, health and justice advocates, legal experts, health care providers […]
Voting rights violations are not limited to “red” states
New Yorkers may like to think that voting rights violations only happen in places like Texas, Florida, and Georgia, but the truth is that voting rights suppression happens […]
New group advocates for expanded voting rights for Alabamians with disabilities • Alabama Reflector
A national organization focused on expanding voting rights for people with disabilities is opening a chapter in Alabama. Register, Educate, Vote, Use Your Power (REV UP) is a […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed a protesters’ rights case. Here’s what you need to know.
The Supreme Court recently declined to hear McKesson v. Doe, a case that could have confirmed that the First Amendment protects protest organizers from being held liable for […]
2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Acts of Congress mandate the annual submission of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The Country Reports cover internationally recognized human rights, including those set forth in […]