Disability rights

<div class="streamer">WW Commentary:</div> People with disabilities fight to be counted in the battle vs. COVID-19 and depression

“When the able-bodied community gets the sniffles, we get pneumonia. … The difficulties are multiplied tenfold,” said Damien Gregory, an…

April 22, 2020

As coronavirus spreads disability activists fight for their rights

New York “The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has reminded us that from one moment to the next anyone can become a…

March 26, 2020

Resistance grows to planned cuts on disability benefits

Feb. 4 -- While impeachment, the Iowa caucuses and the State of the Union message dominate the news cycle, the…

February 7, 2020

Justice for Malaysia Goodson — Subway elevators NOW!

New York City Malaysia Goodson, a 22-year-old African-American mother, fell down the stairs in a New York City subway station…

February 4, 2020

Rally defends special education in Puerto Rico and U.S.

Austerity imposed on Puerto Rico's educational system by the unelected colonialist fiscal board was the target of a street rally…

December 28, 2019

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, disabled activists, allies demand elevators, not more subway cops

The United Nations established the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, 1992, in a victory for the…

December 18, 2019

Elderly and disabled people win victory against Veolia

Disabled and elderly paratransit riders in Seattle have won a victory over the corporate criminal, Veolia corporation, which for years…

November 22, 2019

Climate crisis poses life-and-death threat to people with disabilities

“It’s time to recognize climate change as a disability rights issue” was the headline for an article by Tiffany Yu,…

September 18, 2019

Led by Disability Rights Pioneer Nadina LaSpina, Disability Pride Parade rocks NYC for fifth consecutive year

Many thousands of people with disabilities and our allies endured oppressive heat July 14 to march, roll, ride and scoot…

July 25, 2019

Disability Pride rocks Philadelphia for 8th consecutive annual parade

Many hundreds of people with disabilities and their allies commemorated Disability Pride Week by attending Philadelphia’s 8th annual Disability Pride…

June 30, 2019