In March 1990, several demonstrations led by the disability rights group ADAPT served as an impetus to passing the Americans with Disabilities Act. Signed 35 years ago this month, the ADA was the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For decades, American hospitals have been subject to Section 504 of the ...

Activists participate in a Section 504 demonstration on April 5, 1977, in front of San Francisco City Hall. This demonstration, one of a number held around the country, occurred hours before activists ...

While many services will continue, Congress’ failure to fund the government could have big implications for people with disabilities who depend on a wide array of federal programs. Democrats and ...

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 ...

Disability-rights advocates have long insisted that, as a matter of public policy, disabled people’s lives should resemble those of nondisabled people to the greatest extent possible. They have argued ...

Eight years ago, Sara Fernandez flew into Newark, New Jersey, on her way back from the Dominican Republic, where her boyfriend lived. As she was going through airport security, she heard a T.S.A.

The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates say. Most of the lawyers work either for the Department of Justice or for ...

The U.S. Department of Education is bringing back hundreds of staffers to tackle a backlog of civil rights cases — including complaints of disability discrimination in schools — after keeping them on ...

Americans must resist this dangerous attempt to undercut foundational disability rights laws.