News & Commentary about Disability Rights

Striving for an America free of discrimination against people with disabilities, where they are valued, integrated members of society with full access to education, homes, health care, jobs, voting, and beyond.

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Michael Kasey, who is blind, demonstrates a voting machine that allows people with disabilities to vote.

Jul 8, 2022

Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country

May 19, 2022

The Impact of Intergenerational Immigrant Trauma

Apr 28, 2022

Pain Relief Is a Civil Right

Mar 31, 2022

Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling

A photo of President Biden in the Oval Office wearing a mask.

Jan 24, 2022

One Year Later: How the Biden Administration is Doing on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

The view of a housing unit at a correctional institution in Pennsylvania.

Dec 22, 2021

As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever

Britney Spears' supporters sit outside holding signs that read "Free Britney" and "End the Conservatorship" during a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship

Dec 16, 2021

An Update on Our Biggest Stories of 2021

Nov 19, 2021

We Are Holding Arizona Accountable for the Needless Suffering and Deaths of Incarcerated People

Nov 11, 2021

Judy Heumann on Disability Discrimination and The Fight For Rights

Oct 29, 2021

CVS Wants the Supreme Court to Gut Non-Discrimination Protections for People with Disabilities. It Could Set Us Back Decades.