(New York) – Mariana Lozano, a young activist from Colombia, is the 2023 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced ...

"The rights and services that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities depend on are under active threat, and ...

Despite international recognition of the human rights of persons with disabilities, they still suffer widespread discrimination. The Commissioner’s approach advocates a shift towards rights-based, ...

Three in 10 LGBTQ+ youth have at least one formally diagnosed disability, making them particularly vulnerable to in-school victimization and exclusion, according to a new report. The 2024 Disabled ...

December 3 marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day where we mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. To mark the occasion, we're ...

(New York) – Authorities in the Delhi government should act on recommendations of the governing board of a shelter for people with disabilities to end the lifelong institutionalization of its nearly 1 ...

Texans with disabilities can wait almost two decades for certain Medicaid programs. During a House Human Services Committee ...

Standards bodies, access to information technology, and human rights / Judy Brewer -- Accessible ICTs and the opening of political space for persons with disabilities / Janet E. Lord -- Web ...

On Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) announced via a press release that it had appointed members ...

A newly identified neurodevelopmental disorder may explain tens of thousands of cases of intellectual disability whose cause was previously unknown, according to a new study. Subscribe to read this ...

Most importantly, the new law recognises that disability is not experienced uniformly and provides holistic and targeted ...