The Orlando-based theme park SeaWorld has landed itself in some pretty hot water with the federal justice department over alleged violations of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The U.S.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Photos show an international feline beauty competition dubbed the ‘Feline Oscars’ that featured more than 200 cats Saturday in Bucharest, Romania. I tested the Jackery ...

In his homeschool curriculum, 12-year-old Luke Lunday is learning about Section 504, a cornerstone of disability rights. Championed by disability rights activist Judy Heumann, Section 504 of the ...

Dozens of models with Down syndrome marked World Down Syndrome Day with a strut down a catwalk at a fashion show in Romania’s ...

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(Bishkek, March 6, 2026) – Women with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan face alarming rates of harassment, physical and sexual abuse, and economic discrimination, despite legal reforms, Human Rights Watch ...

On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted, abused, and killed people with disabilities during their October 26 takeover of the long-besieged city of El ...

President Trump’s January 2025 memorandum delivered a blunt operational directive: End broad remote work in the federal government and restore full-time, in-person duty stations. Although many leaders ...

For eight years, Paul Aronsohn served as New Jersey’s first ombudsman for people with developmental disabilities. He built the office from scratch, took calls at all hours, drove thousands of miles to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Mississippi filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court case Watson v. Republican National Committee on behalf of the ...

Ilana Panich-Linsman Bob Kafka, a renowned disability rights advocate, died at his Austin, Texas, home on Friday. He was 79 years old. Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for ...