Disability rights

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, protest demands for equality, access and an end to police murderOn International Day of Persons with Disabilities, protest demands for equality, access and an end to police murder

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, protest demands for equality, access and an end to police murder

New York - For the fourth consecutive year, the People’s Power Assemblies organized a rally to commemorate the International Day…

December 11, 2018
Riders say, ‘No fare hike, Bezos can pay!’Riders say, ‘No fare hike, Bezos can pay!’

Riders say, ‘No fare hike, Bezos can pay!’

The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority is asking riders to pay more for a subway system that has become a…

December 6, 2018
Disabled artists and activists fight for minimum wage equalityDisabled artists and activists fight for minimum wage equality

Disabled artists and activists fight for minimum wage equality

Brooklyn, N.Y.  — The Fair Wages Task Force began its campaign to eliminate subminimum wages for disabled workers at a…

November 5, 2018
Disability, racist profiling and the Portland policeDisability, racist profiling and the Portland police

Disability, racist profiling and the Portland police

Portland, Ore. — Police shot and killed Samuel Rice, a 30-year-old man with a history of mental disabilities, here on…

October 16, 2018
Disability groups reject racist Georgia voter suppressionDisability groups reject racist Georgia voter suppression

Disability groups reject racist Georgia voter suppression

A proposal by the Randolph County, Georgia, Board of Elections to close seven out of nine polling places in one…

September 10, 2018
Murdered by power failure in BrooklynMurdered by power failure in Brooklyn

Murdered by power failure in Brooklyn

Elizabeth Ramos, 56, beloved activist in the disability community, died early Sunday morning, July 29. She did not die as…

August 15, 2018
Chicago Disability PrideChicago Disability Pride

Chicago Disability Pride

Chicago's Disability Pride Parade on July 21 gathered together over 1,000 people from as far away as North Dakota to…

July 30, 2018
NYC Disability Pride parade targets potential service cutsNYC Disability Pride parade targets potential service cuts

NYC Disability Pride parade targets potential service cuts

On a glorious Sunday morning, after a thunderstorm had cleared the air, thousands of disabled New Yorkers with their friends…

July 25, 2018
Philadelphia Disability Pride parade rocksPhiladelphia Disability Pride parade rocks

Philadelphia Disability Pride parade rocks

By Mary Kaessinger and Edward Yudelovich Philadelphia’s Disability Pride Week came to a spirited end with a parade in Center…

June 21, 2018
Protesters shut down MTA eventProtesters shut down MTA event

Protesters shut down MTA event

https://www.facebook.com/pplsmta/videos/1920163074660651/?hc_ref=ARSphCyNyZfL9CIdpUN0Az6-tnvNSGjVKBcdtDA2P9VhiOHAsCtJRNxJyPbdxxqMkMA&fref=nf New York — With the main rallying cry for greater subway accessibility, protesters disrupted and ultimately shut down an…

May 3, 2018