Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks during a press conference on reproductive rights for people with disabilities ...

Last week, Andraéa LaVant, a disability advocate and Impact Producer for Netflix’s Crip Camp, took to Twitter to share an incident that she experienced while flying with American Airlines. LaVant, who ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 1924, 17-year-old Carrie Buck was institutionalized, having been deemed ...

The exploitation of learning disabilities in forced marriages has only recently come to light, but it is a practice that has gone on for years, writes Natalie Valios When can consummating a marriage ...

The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 per cent of the world’s population has a disability. Several million are thought to be displaced but often remain invisible within uprooted ...

A man with intellectual disabilities was forced by his caretaker to live in a hut in the backyard of a Florida home, police said. St. Petersburg Police were contacted by the Department of Children and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. Trailers for new films with disabled characters and ...

It is crucial for practitioners to be able to recognise when an adult with learning disabilities is at risk This article summarises a Community Care Inform guide on forced marriage of adults with ...