During the Civil Rights Movement, disabled activists helped shape new legal protections. Decades later, local self-advocates ...

As federal officials begin to outline more stringent Medicaid eligibility rules, worries are running high about what the ...

Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities.

Washington, D.C. leaders are mourning the loss of a "fierce champion" for disability rights, Mathew McCollough.

Kafka was a fixture at the Texas and U.S. Capitols, pushing lawmakers to make housing, transportation and voting more ...

People with disabilities are four times more likely to be victims of violent crime. Federal funding to bring their abusers to justice is dwindling.

The Des Moines private university announced in a news release it will offer a bachelor of science in disability and rehabilitation services in its school of education, with enrollment set to begin in ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the death on social media Sunday evening, saying McCollough served with dedication and compassion.

Local disability advocates will be holding a Disability Pride celebration Saturday as a way to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The event, which ...

Across Pennsylvania’s health systems, hundreds of children with disabilities or complex medical conditions live in hospitals ...

Melanie Watson was born on July 20 1968 in Dana Point California. She grew up with osteogenesis imperfecta a condition also ...