O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Airlines are required by law to accommodate travelers with disabilities, but sometimes things fall through the cracks -- here ...

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 ...

The Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria and a coalition of advocacy groups have issued a fresh demand for the full inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities in all matters concerning their ...

An excerpt from Silent No Longer on how disability services commodify and devalue the humanity of people with disabilities.

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 ...

Numerous commemorations and celebrations of the nation’s 250th anniversary are planned throughout 2026. They include artistic ...

Activists say climate change is a disability rights issue. It was more than 90 degrees in Moranda Rasmussen's Portland, Oregon, apartment during a historic heat wave late last month when the ...

A report by Disability Rights California and officials say detainees with disabilities inside the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Adelanto detention center are subjected to abuse and ...

A decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, risks undermining meaningful participation by people with ...

Harvard researcher Ari Ne'eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people with disabilities,... When Ari Ne'eman heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call ...