Watch documentaries about the history of the disability rights movement and meet artists and families whose stories examine their disability experiences.

The disability rights movement advocates for equal rights and access for Americans with disabilities. Learn the history of the movement, laws that made a difference, and where things are now.

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

She was known as the “mother of the disability rights movement.” Sandy was just starting out—organizing mentorship programs for young people like her.

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 ...

A preeminent activist who was instrumental in securing civil rights protections and reimagining life for people with disabilities has died. Judy Heumann, known as the “mother of the disability rights ...

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 ...

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 ...

Known as the “mother of the disability rights movement,” Heumann organized protests, advocated for new legislation and served in two presidential administrations.

This course examines the history and progress of the disability rights movement in America, the current state of the law, trends, and prospects for the future, with particular focus on those laws ...

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 ...