Katharine Quarmby / TruthdigDec 10, 2018
Despite promises of reform, Britain is institutionalizing growing numbers of young adults with autism and learning disabilities. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 15, 2018
Owing in great part to the ongoing efforts of women of color and allied groups, the movement is going strong more than a year after it began. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Michael Nigro / TruthdigMay 16, 2018
Hundreds are arrested in Washington, D.C., as they protest inequality and other pressing issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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DAVID SHARP / The Associated PressFeb 18, 2018
“If the president ... did away with that funding, I have no idea how we’d survive in the winter,” says a Maine diabetic who is on disability after losing part of a foot to infection. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eileen Cronin / TruthdigFeb 7, 2018
Seventy percent of the 56 million Americans with disabilities are voters who should not have to fight to join marches and political rallies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mandy Velez / AlterNetJan 11, 2018
Donald Trump got one thing right: The voting system is “rigged"—though not in the way he thinks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJul 12, 2017
Disability rights activists protesting the proposed GOP health care bill’s cuts to Medicaid are being met with slammed doors and, in some cases, police force. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 26, 2017
Demonstrators oppose the Senate's newly unveiled health care bill, which repeals many tax increases for wealthy Americans. Those increases helped expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eileen Cronin / TruthdigMay 8, 2017
When Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks labeled physical illness a moral failing, there were no disabled reporters to question him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Robin Scher / AlterNetApr 16, 2017
As an example: People with disabilities suffered a disproportionate number of fatalities during Hurricane Katrina, according to the National Council on Disability. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eileen Cronin / TruthdigOct 18, 2016
Half of police killings involve people with a mental disorder, but little attention is paid to the issue in media coverage. This failing, whether due to a lack of education or prejudice, is hurting the most vulnerable members of society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eileen Cronin / TruthdigAug 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton and women with disabilities have something major in common: They are not seen for who they are and what they contribute. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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