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 ...

Human Rights Watch [1] welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the “Committee”) in advance of its upcoming review of Canada. This ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 26, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is calling for the Americans with Disabilities ...

The Mexico City Congress should seriously consider a proposal submitted by a coalition led by people with disabilities during its new session.

The City Hall led by Mayor Rocío Adame Muñoz of Rosarito hosted the conference “Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities” through the Disability Commission of Playas de Rosarito for cabinet members ...

One in five people reading this has a disability. Some try to avoid that label at all costs; for others, it provides a right to participation in the community and success at school and in the ...

Advocates and families of people with disabilities renewed their push this week for increased state funding for a backlogged program that is relied upon by thousands, and has an even greater number of ...

Standards bodies, access to information technology, and human rights / Judy Brewer -- Accessible ICTs and the opening of political space for persons with disabilities / Janet E. Lord -- Web ...

Kazakhstan is strengthening inclusive education, rehabilitation services and social entrepreneurship to expand opportunities for people with disabilities and advance a human-rights-based approach to ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In 1959, a teenage Kitty Cone was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. The ...