Disability Rights
Blind man ‘humiliated’ after hotel refuses entry
24 December 2024 Charlie Taylor, Harriet ...
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Advancing Disability Inclusion in Post-Crisis Recovery
December 3, 2024 By Ioana Creitaru, ...
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‘My journey of pain has led to something positive’
Galya Dimitrova 30 November 2024 Celia ...
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A disability policy champion’s time in Congress has come to an end
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey was instrumental ...
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‘I never thought I’d have kids due to my disability’
Isaac Ashe, Natalie Jackson 23 November ...
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Rutgers agrees to changes at golf course to settle disability rights complaint
Gene Myers A golfer with a ...
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WHO/Europe launches first-ever technical advisory group on disability and health
18 November 2024 News release WHO/Europe ...
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‘A disabled South Park character from 24 years ago is getting me harassed today’
Alex Taylor 9 November 2024 I ...
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Amazon makes it harder for disabled employees to work from home
By Spencer Soper Nov. 15, 2024 at ...
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Intellectual and developmental disability services brace for potential Medicaid cuts
Large proposed budget cuts on the federal level could impact disability services in Illinois by Erin Drumm and Medill Illinois News Bureau March 28, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — Intellectual and developmental…
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Disability advocates, families push lawmakers for more services, funding
Over the course of several weeks, people with disabilities have come from across the state to press for the General Assembly to fund services for people with physical, emotional and…
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A big change for kids with disabilities is underway, Trump says. Critics say it’s against the law.
By Kalyn Belsha and Erica Meltzer | March 21, 2025, 8:27pm CDT President Donald Trump made a brief announcement Friday morning of a policy that could upend how the nation serves its 7.5…
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VA mistakenly declared San Diego veteran dead, cut off disability payments
U.S. Navy veteran Sky Lowe fought for five months to prove he is alive. By Alexis Rivas, Mike Dorfman and Mark Sackett • Published March 24, 2025 • Updated on March 25, 2025 at 3:40 pm A San Diego Navy…
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Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much
By Tony Leys March 25, 2025 PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of…
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Developmental disability community ‘tentatively exuberant’ at restored funding
Legislative leaders, House committee restore nearly $300 million Thursday of what would have been ‘catastrophic’ $457 million in cuts By: Danielle J. Brown – March 24, 2025 7:13 am Weeks of persistent lobbying,…
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Lawmakers Try Again on Bill to Give 50,000 Medically Retired Veterans Full VA Disability, Retirement Pay
By Patricia Kime Published March 19, 2025 at 4:39pm ET Members of Congress are trying again to pass legislation that would give medically retired service members full access to both their military retirement pay and…
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Federal DOJ launches probe into Illinois’ treatment of people with disabilities
Investigation includes Choate and other state-operated developmental living centers by Beth Hundsdorfer and Molly Parker March 19, 2025 The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a wide-ranging investigation into Illinois’…
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Parents respond to state senator’s ‘harmful’ comments about students with disabilities
Victoria Moorwood March 18, 2025 Some Ohio parents are upset about a state senator’s comments about students with disabilities. The Lakota Local Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on Wednesday…
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Employees, entrepreneurs with developmental disabilities are integral to Springfield
Susan Szuch March 18, 2025 Gabe Siemens is known for his enthusiasm and hard work among his coworkers and managers at Springfield’s Chuck E. Cheese, where he’s been since 2018. “I…
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