Edward Yudelovich

Battle-tested people with disabilities fight for rights

July is widely celebrated as Disability Pride Month in the U.S. This year, the month marks the 27th anniversary of…

July 5, 2017

People with disabilities battle Trump

Ari Ne’eman, president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, warned about Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president: “It’s a disaster.…

April 6, 2017

Cops kill man in wheelchair, no charges

Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn has refused to charge four Wilmington police officers in the shooting death of Jeremy "Bam"…

June 30, 2016

People with disabilities protest police murder of Jeremy McDole

On Dec. 3, protesters rocked the normally mundane New York City Penn Station rush hour to commemorate the International Day…

December 8, 2015

International Day of Persons with Disabilities inspires struggle against disabled oppression and racism

Because of the worldwide struggle of people with disabilities for equal rights, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was…

November 30, 2015

Victory for disability rights, motivation to fight still harder

July marks the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The entire month has been declared…

July 9, 2015

Supreme Court gives cops license to attack

On May 18, the U.S. Supreme Court awarded immunity from liability to two San Francisco police officers who, in 2008,…

June 25, 2015

Police use tasers to kill disabled, people of color

According to a 2012 Amnesty International report, tasers used by police in the U.S. resulted in the deaths of more…

May 4, 2015

Behind the police killings of people with disabilities

In a Jan. 29 letter, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacy said her office found "there is insufficient evidence…

March 30, 2015

WWP supports higher wages for workers with disabilities

This article is based on a talk by Edward Yudelovich at the 2014 Workers World Party National Conference. Comrades and…

December 21, 2014