Disability Rights

By Hannah Sandhu Sunday 7 September 2025 07:24, UK “I no longer want a life with a wife who is disabled”. Although Brenda and her husband had been suffering marital issues, his admission came as a surprise. Brenda started to get ill two years into their relationship and was diagnosed with primary lateral sclerosis, a…

Mass layoffs at federal agencies have affected workers who were focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. By Nicole Leonard Updated Aug. 18, 2025 11:36 am When Adam Fishbein was offered a position in the U.S. Department of Labor in 2021, it felt like he’d achieved a goal that he had worked toward…

By Sabrina Franza August 30, 2025 / 10:43 PM CDT / CBS Chicago It’s happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a disability and cannot…

Delaware professionals who care for adults with disabilities earn around $15 an hour, making it difficult for many to make ends meet. By Johnny Perez-Gonzalez Updated Aug. 28, 2025 11:49 am Angela Hendrickson spends her days helping Delawareans with disabilities live fuller lives — coaching them on the job, taking them grocery shopping or monitoring…

Sydney Johnson Aug 25, 2025 Nearly five decades ago, frustration over the government’s lack of urgency to make public buildings more accessible reached a flashpoint. It was April 1977, and more than 100 disabled protesters staged a nearly month-long sit-in at a federal building in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza. After 26 days, and with support from…

Thousands of workers could see relief after a judge struck down the state’s ban on unemployment insurance for Social Security Disability recipients. by Janelle Mella / Wisconsin Watch August 21st, 2025 A federal judge has ordered Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development to compensate disabled workers who were denied unemployment benefits under a state law struck down as discriminatory.…

Scooby Axson August 14, 2025 A former Denver Nuggets mascot is suing the team’s owner, alleging a violation of Colorado disability protection laws after he was fired following a hip injury. The lawsuit, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, was filed Tuesday in Denver District Court. It states that 31-year-old Drake Solomon, who donned the Rocky mascot mountain…

The boy’s mother said one agent told them the mistake amounted to an “exciting story to tell.” Aug. 13, 2025, 11:05 PM CDT By Lolita Lopez, NBC Los Angeles and Helen Jeong, NBC Los Angeles The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who was briefly detained by federal agents at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity recalled the terrifying interaction in…

By David Begnaud, Analisa Novak August 11, 2025 / 12:47 PM EDT / CBS News James Robert III was born with no fingers on his left hand, and he is using his disability to fuel a passion to help others like him. The recent Louisiana State University graduate is pursuing a master’s degree in prosthetics and health care administration while…

Aug 08, 2025 | 11:00 pm ET By Danielle J. Brown An increasing number of people with developmental disabilities are falling through the cracks of Medicaid, going months without health care coverage because the state can’t keep pace with new applications and wrongful termination appeals. Concrete numbers are hard to come by, but providers and developmental…