Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People of color, especially African Americans, are more likely to report medical impairments than whites, and yet popular media ...

A preeminent activist who was instrumental in securing civil rights protections and reimagining life for people with disabilities has died. Judy Heumann, known as the “mother of the disability rights ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disability rights leader, activist and author Judith “Judy” Heumann died on Saturday at age 75, her team confirmed on Saturday.

On Monday, we will celebrate the life and work of one of the most well-known and influential leaders of the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of a group of leaders of the ...

I called up Sandy Ho and asked her to tell me everything she could about one of her favorite people, a woman she knew as Bubbie, even though they weren’t related at all. Sandy’s bubbie had a proper ...

The doc is set to screen at the Eccles Theater, opening this year’s Sundance Film Festival on Thursday night. With a Netflix release imminent and backing from Obama & Co. the hope for filmmakers is ...

July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation ...

How might greater social justice for those who have unjustly been marginalized best be achieved? Perhaps cross-movement solidarity is the answer to this question. And perhaps now is the opportune time ...

An ambitious campaign involving groups ranging from the Paralympics to the United Nations is kicking off with a goal of ending discrimination and promoting inclusion of the world’s 1.2 billion people ...