Alice Wong, an author and activist who fought for disability rights and justice, has died. Wong was 51 years old. The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner died Friday of an infection at the University of ...

2 December 2024 - Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the crucial need to increase the leadership of persons with ...

The Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 held earlier this month in Berlin was a crucial gathering dedicated to driving disability inclusion forward. The energy and commitment at the summit were ...

(New York) – Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, is the 2025/2026 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human ...

At a UNHRC session, Lara Delutis of Sambhali Trust highlighted India's disability rights progress, like the 2016 Act, and ...

Armenia’s appeals court on November 19 significantly weakened protections against disability-based discrimination and further restricted access to justice for people undergoing disability assessment.

In recent years, global platforms such as the Global Disability Summit (GDS) have become critical avenues for advancing disability rights, especially for marginalised groups within the disability ...

Every year on December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is observed. It is a UN day that works towards promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities at ...

See Report H.R.4665/S.2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, children with disability issues. See Report H.R.4665/S.2438, Department of State, ...

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 ...