The DOJ's recent legal shift questioning the Olmstead decision's integration mandate, combined with Medicaid funding cuts, threatens community-based services for over 8 million Americans with disabilities, sparking fears among activists like law student Kaleigh Brendle.
A disability rights group in Seoul staged a subway boarding protest on Lines 1 and 4, causing brief suspensions, to demand sufficient government budget allocation for disabled people next year. Further protests are planned every Monday at Hyehwa Station until Aug. 24.
A disability rights group, SADD, resumed its subway boarding protest in Seoul after a six-month break. Activists demanded government budget allocation for disabled rights and reinstatement of laid-off workers, causing minor delays.
A disability rights group resumed its subway boarding protest in Seoul after a six-month break. Sixty activists occupied six train cars at City Hall Station, advocating for mobility rights and government budget allocation for disabled individuals.
Disability rights advocates express grave concern over recent policy shifts by the Trump administration's Education Department and Department of Justice, fearing a return to institutionalization and marginalization. Concerns are heightened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential oversight of special education and DOJ guidance reinterpreting the Olmstead ruling.
A new Justice Department memo questions decades of civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities, arguing states aren't required to provide in-home or community-based care. Advocates fear this could lead to the re-institutionalization of disabled individuals.
David Turner's new book on UK disability history argues that while public attitudes remain poor, disabled people have consistently fought for progress. It highlights figures like Duncan Campbell, May Billinghurst, and Megan du Boisson, showcasing their resilience and determination.
Labour MP Lauren Edwards is reintroducing the assisted dying bill to the Commons, aiming to bypass potential obstruction in the House of Lords. Disability rights campaigner Marie Tidball and former minister Alex Davies-Jones will co-sponsor the bill, which previously ran out of time in the Lords.
A disability rights advocacy group staged a road occupation protest in central Seoul during Tuesday morning rush hour, causing severe traffic congestion. About 40 members of the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination began the protest near Jonggak Station at 8:15 a.m., occupying bus lanes for about 35 minutes. A police officer sustained rib injuries after colliding with a wheelchair while attempting to snatch a banner. Similar protests occurred at Sejongdaero and Gwanghwamun Square.
