Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

Curbing disability discrimination in the workplace is everyone’s responsibility. And it’s unfair, though all too common, to place all of the burden on people with disabilities to absorb, defuse, or ...

Dices with letters on that spell Inclusion and Exclusion. Discrimination of people with disabilities is a protracted tale – but this should be a motivator or an opportunity to be accountable and take ...

A new survey study of 103 people with disabilities examined experiences of racism and ableism among people of color and white ...

Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner, Graeme Innes, has settled his dispute with Adelaide Airport. His complaint to the Human Rights Commission was lodged after being denied ...

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools ...

In a tangled decision, the justices ruled against a disabled firefighter who sued her former employer for refusing her health benefits after she had retired. By Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak ...

Disability Discrimination Laws Are Hard to Enforce 10 Things to Know About Disability in America Enforcement of the ADA is difficult for many reasons. While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ...

Life is full of challenges, and obstacles are often easier to overcome when people have some trusted allies in their corner. Certain situations are more easily managed with a little help from a ...