People with developmental disabilities, their families and caregivers clawed back most of last year's proposed $400 million ...

For the past five years, Nick Battiola called his Disability Rights Wisconsin victim advocate, Pam Malin, any time he felt on the verge of a breakdown, whenever memories of the caregiver who became ...

Federal lawmakers are considering taking up legislation that would amend IDEA, a move that advocates fear could open the door to broader changes amid an already tumultuous time for special education.

Local disability advocates will be holding a Disability Pride celebration Saturday as a way to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event, which ...

Bob Kafka, a renowned disability rights advocate, died at his Austin, Texas, home on Friday. He was 79 years old. Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a ...

Disability advocates in Maryland are disappointed that they, yet again, have to fight Gov. Wes Moore’s administration on its decision to cut funding to the Developmental Disabilities Administration ...

After months of uncertainty, federal lawmakers approved a spending package that rejects Trump administration efforts to alter ...

A new Department of Veterans Affairs rule that would tie disability ratings more closely to how well medication controls symptoms has been halted by the VA Secretary. The VA issued the interim final ...

Black history and disabled history are more aligned than people realize, with many Black icons experiencing some form of disability. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth had a ...

In the Loop checks in with community groups to find out what the fight for accessibility looks like on the ground, what the key barriers are for the disabled and what Chicago can do better. GUESTS: ...

The Bemidji Disability Advocacy Council will hold its first meeting of the year from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, at the Bemidji Public Library, 509 America Ave. NW.