Signed into law in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act remains a landmark achievement in civil rights and healthcare accessibility.
The disability rights movement is a civil rights movement that works to advocate for and secure equal rights for people with disabilities by breaking down institutional, physical, and social barriers.
When Ari Ne'eman heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call autism an "epidemic" that "destroys families," Ne'eman felt like he had stepped into a time machine — heading in the wrong direction. It was during an ...
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 ...