The disability rights movement blossomed out of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, but it had been brewing long before that. In the 1800s, the treatment of people with disabilities was abysmal.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Every July we celebrate Disability Pride Month to commemorate the passage of this landmark civil rights law.

The disability rights movement developed in the 1960s and ’70s, using many of the same techniques and strategies practiced by the civil rights movement. The core of the movement was peaceful ...

Disability rights activist Judy Heumann passed away recently, at age 75. As someone with epilepsy, writes Laura Beretsky, I am one of many who stood on Giant Judy’s shoulders when I relied on ...

Remembering the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement. By Mary Harris. March 14, 2023 11:15 AM. Judy Heumann in Los Angeles in 2021. ... If that is not the goal of self-determination, ...

Judy Heumann, known as the “mother of the disability rights movement,” passed away Saturday at the age of 75 in Washington. Information posted to her personal website did not specify the cause.

James LeBrecht moved to the cradle of the disabled rights movement as a young man. After graduating from UC San Diego in 1978, he was drawn to Berkeley where the first Center for Independent ...

Id: 035292 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3 Description. This course examines the history and progress of the disability rights movement in America, the current state of the law, trends, and prospects ...

As reconciliation bill makes its way through Congress, public pressure could still limit the damage to Medicaid and Medicare.

Disability rights activists have big goals at the Colorado Legislature this year, to strengthen discrimination protections and reshape access to everything from government buildings and housing ...

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