The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, Vol. 3, No. 1 (April 2023), pp. 24-41 (18 pages) This article presents an original and critical interrogation of how disabled activists ...

Zona Roberts, recognized as the “grandmother of the disability rights movement” has died at the age of 104. Described as “the embodiment of fierce love” by Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda, the executive ...

Laws define a nation’s institutions and ensure stability across political shifts. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (CBICA) is one such safeguard, ensuring funds allocated ...

Tri-County Independent Living traces its roots back to the pioneering disability work of advocates like Judy Heumann. Find out how you can help disabled community members succeed and live ...

WASHINGTON — Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75. The news of her passing on Saturday in Washington, D.C., was ...

Susan O’Hara, a leader in the disability rights movement, died earlier this month in her Berkeley home at the age of 80. O’Hara grew up in La Grange, Illinois with her four siblings before moving to ...

When Peter Cronis was 8 years old, he was sent to live in a state institution. Cronis has arthrogryposis — which limits his body movements — and a severe form of scoliosis. He uses a wheelchair to get ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Wednesday marks 35 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, and Summit Independent Living in Missoula is celebrating with its biggest event of the year.

Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75. News of her death Saturday in Washington, D.C., was posted on her website ...