Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) invites you to join us for a hybrid event titled “Awareness and Promotion of Worker and Disability Rights Protection” on Thursday, March 30, 2023 […]
Census Bureau’s proposed changes could lead to undercounting of people with disabilities, advocacy groups say • New Jersey Monitor
The Census Bureau has proposed making sweeping changes to questions about disabilities in its annual American Community Survey that supporters say could reduce the number of people counted […]
Inclusive social security for people with disabilities in Romania
Reforms to ensure independent living In recent years, Romania has embarked on important efforts to deinstitutionalize children and adults with disabilities and strengthen social welfare services. Through the […]
Explained: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian disaster and devastating human rights crisis’
Tribal and ethnic conflicts are not uncommon, but the situation worsened in 2003 when rebel groups such as the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality […]
National Disability Radio: Holiday Haiku
On this episode of National Disability Radio we sit down with author Jules Sherred, who wrote the cookbook “Crip Up the Kitchen” about how he rediscovered his love […]
EU Commission highlights rights of people with disabilities in Ukraine
As Russia’s war against Ukraine takes a heavy civilian toll, the European Commission has made disability rights one of Russia’s priorities for the next 12 months as part […]
Colombian disability rights activist honored
(New York) – Mariana Lozano, a young activist from Colombia, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Malca Bristo Fellowship for Leadership in […]
Why Disability Inclusion Matters | Human Rights Watch
Over 1 billion people. That’s the number of people living with a disability worldwide. That’s 1 in 6. When we consider our family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc., we […]
First European Parliament Disability Rights Week – 27 November to 4 December 2023 | Other Events | Events | EMPL | Commission
© European Parliament 2023 The European Parliament strives to ensure that all people with disabilities can live independent lives and be fully integrated into society. To analyse existing […]
Department of Education finds disciplinary measures against students with disabilities unfairly harsh
New civil rights data from the U.S. Department of Education finds that students with disabilities are more likely to face disciplinary action than other students. (Anne Meadows/Flickr) For […]