To the casual observer, I look pretty “normal.” If you catch me walking down the street, you probably can’t tell I’m in pain, probably dizzy, a little more reliant on my maps app than I should have to ...

In early 1990, the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act was stalling in Congress. After years and years of grassroots lobbying to pass legislation that would ensure civil rights protections for ...

Ableism – that is, discrimination in favor of able-bodied people – is a pervasive issue in our society. People with disabilities often face exclusion and barriers to access in many areas of life.

Dessa Cosma is the executive director of Detroit Disability Power. Detroit Disability Power’s mission is to leverage and build the organizing and political power of the disability community to ensure ...

Former NFL star Michael Oher alleged the Tuohy family 'exploited' him under a conservatorship. Under the conservatorship, the Tuohys had control over Oher's legal, education, and medical decisions.

Fighting ableism is important. But it’s neither simple nor easy. It requires more than attending a disability awareness workshop or scanning a “disability etiquette” list. Some of what we have to do ...

There remains much in showbiz that remains unevolved (we’re still looking at you, Hollywood Press Association), and near the top of the list is ableism. Not as well known as, say, sexism or racism, ...

The state-sanctioned callous treatment of some of us as disposable has put everyone at risk. By Elliot Kukla Rabbi Kukla serves at the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center in San Francisco providing ...

Earlier this summer, candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State Kim Crockett, questioned whether people who need help to vote should even be voting at all: Some habits, practices, and statements from ...

Ableism often arises from assumptions about what disability “looks like.” Seeing someone pushing a wheelchair instead of sitting in it might lead others to assume there is nothing wrong with the ...