Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks during a press conference on reproductive rights for people with disabilities ...

Last week, Andraéa LaVant, a disability advocate and Impact Producer for Netflix’s Crip Camp, took to Twitter to share an incident that she experienced while flying with American Airlines. LaVant, who ...

More than 100 private and Catholic schools – including the elite Sydney Grammar School – have been ordered to pay back $4.5m ...

This Facilitator’s Guide on Strengthening Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Forced Displacement is designed to support UNHCR staff, partners and other stakeholders at the field level to: ...

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A homeless person's cardboard sign and belongings on the street in New York City on August 15, 2018. Last week, on August 7, new mental hygiene laws quietly went to effect in New York, allowing for ...

A 40-year veteran of the Centereach Fire District said he was forced to retire because of his disability. Lou Cassara, of Centereach, says he proudly dedicated four decades to the Centereach community ...

The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. Several million are thought to be displaced but often remain invisible within uprooted ...