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It’s time to stop paying disabled people sweatshop wages. A little-known program within the Department of Labor allows private employers to apply for 14(c) certificates that waive fair wage laws so ...

Participants in the Jubilee of People with Disabilities share testimonies and prayers in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 29, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Pablo Esparza As a disabled theologian, ...

In 2025, the UN released its sixth progress report, reflecting on how far the system has come and where acceleration is needed. Every year on December 3rd, the world marks the International Day of ...

"Are we not also human beings worthy of feeling good and having a balanced life?" asks writer Cazoshay Marie, who often travels with her son. Photo courtesy of (author) Cazoshay Marie Isatin the ...

The state is baring the history of generations of disabled people and the violence many faced while institutionalized.

I wake up every morning unsure if someone will be there to help me out of bed. That’s the reality for many disabled people like me who rely on Medicaid. It’s the program that allows me to live on my ...

As the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires began last week, Jo-Marie Lawrence was watching a movie in Burbank with her friend when the mall lost power. That meant Lawrence, 32, a quadriplegic actor and ...

With the stroke of a pen Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring intellectually disabled people aren’t executed in Georgia. House Bill 123, which passed both ...

The wildfires that ravaged Altadena and Pacific Palisades last month served as another reminder of the threat that natural disasters pose for people with disabilities and limited mobility as well as ...