Disability rights

Philadelphia protesters demand justice for Natasha McKenna

Sept. 21 -- As Philadelphia is gradually being militarized by Homeland Security and the Secret Service in advance of the…

September 29, 2015

Veolia/Transdev – ‘Evil Corp’

As the Boston School Bus Drivers, Steelworkers Local 8751, move into a crucial stretch of their struggle to rehire their…

August 17, 2015

Boston disabled community marches

The disabled community, children, youth, and members of human service agencies and nonprofit organizations gathered in Boston on July 22…

August 2, 2015

People with disabilities say ‘Our struggle is not over’

“We are proud of who we are” and “Our struggle is not over” were the main themes here on July…

July 14, 2015

Victory for disability rights, motivation to fight still harder

July marks the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The entire month has been declared…

July 9, 2015

Supreme Court gives cops license to attack

On May 18, the U.S. Supreme Court awarded immunity from liability to two San Francisco police officers who, in 2008,…

June 25, 2015

Police use tasers to kill disabled, people of color

According to a 2012 Amnesty International report, tasers used by police in the U.S. resulted in the deaths of more…

May 4, 2015

Behind the police killings of people with disabilities

In a Jan. 29 letter, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacy said her office found "there is insufficient evidence…

March 30, 2015

Disabled and civil rights groups raise alarm over Supreme Court case on police shootings

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court which seeks police exemption from the Americans with Disabilities Act has critical importance…

February 10, 2015

People with disabilities half of people killed by cops; disability rights groups protest

Disabled-rights groups are among the most energetic advocates of solidarity with African-American victims of police murder. Some 34 disability activist…

January 24, 2015