The major challenges faced by persons with intellectual disability generally is the problem of stereotyping. Disability Stereotyping bears when the society make assumptions, often times wrongly, about ...

(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 ...

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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services office complex at Dorothea Dix Park North Carolina's health agency and a nonprofit defending people with intellectual and development ...

Consumer advocates are pushing for federal agencies to increase scrutiny of a third state’s long-term care system over alleged failures to adequately protect residents with disabilities. The ...

As a disability advocate for over 40 years, I have long admired the Kennedy family’s legacy. I vividly remember U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy’s iconic speech at the 1980 Democratic National Convention: “The ...

(New York) – Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, is the 2024 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights ...

A nonprofit organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Maryland Department of Health on behalf of people who say their ...

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services office complex at Dorothea Dix Park North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities can expect changes in access to ...

A disability rights group has filed a judicial protest about the future of the Wardija Resource Centre, as the school will ...