December 3 marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day where we mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. To mark the occasion, we're ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY Ben Wintner The Fast ...

Pope Francis blesses a woman as he greets people who have disabilities following Mass in St. Peter’s Square on June 17, 2013. (CNS/Paul Haring) The recently released Vatican document “Dignitas ...

(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 ...

One modern advocacy group, Reproductive Freedom for All, states that it fights for “reproductive freedom for everybody.” But who do we mean by “everybody”? Does freedom for some come at the cost of ...

Disability is human. It is quite common. Yet it also makes many of us uncomfortable. You might be looking forward to meeting a new colleague. And then you notice a visible disability, and somehow ...

By Amira Cader The online launch of If You Hug Me, I Will Fall, a reflective memoir by Rihazudin Razik, offered a thoughtful ...

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Maral Karaccusian, MSW, as Director of the Aging & ...

Commentary: People with disabilities want respect, acceptance, and access to services that allow them to thrive. Degrading ...