The Supreme Court’s 2023-2024 term will be remembered above all for one case: Trump v. United States, in which the court absolved former President Donald Trump of criminal […]
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Disability rights group tells state hospital history through ‘people, not patients’ • SC Daily Gazette
COLUMBIA — In 1866, Samuel Able, then 10 or 11 years old, was admitted to what was then called the South Carolina Asylum with a cleft palate so […]
Why the film ‘Srikanth’ was recognised as disabled and ‘Aankh Micholi’ was not.
On July 8, the Supreme Court laid down a framework for the representation of persons with disabilities in visual media. The ruling came in response to an appeal […]
Disability rights group files lawsuit challenging Louisiana voter suppression law
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (right) speaks in the state Capitol chamber. (Michael Johnson/The Advocate via AP, Pool, File) The Louisiana Disability Rights Association filed a lawsuit this week […]
Distinguish between ableist and anti-disability humour: Supreme Court | Hindi Movie News
what happenedâ– On Monday, the Supreme Court laid down guidelines for sensitive portrayals of people with disabilities in visual media, emphasizing the distinction between ableism and crippling humour.â– The […]
Sexual and reproductive health rights for women with disabilities: discrimination widespread
Only nine EU Member States explicitly criminalize forced sterilization, while 13 permit sterilization of people with disabilities, three of which also apply to minors. When it comes to […]
Supreme Court sets framework for portrayal of people with disabilities in visual media
The Supreme Court has laid down a framework for the portrayal of people with disabilities in visual media, reports Bar and Bench. A bench comprising Chief Justice of […]
Republicans target Alabama’s disabled with voting restrictions
Part of the series “Voting Errors” Alabama may be the birthplace of the civil rights movement, but today it has some of the most restrictive voting laws in […]
Labour demands reform of ‘dysfunctional disability benefits system’
James Taylor, strategic director at disability equality charity Scope, said: “Change on disability equality needs to start now. For too long, the voices of disabled people have been […]