Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy ...

There is a new state law that will help first responders assist individuals with disabilities when responding to countywide 9-1-1 calls.

I am often aghast at the total lack of knowledge people have regarding disability-rights laws. Not only are people without disabilities lacking understanding of applicable laws, so too are people with ...

The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates ...

Is an intellectual disability a condition, or a number on an IQ test? Here's why an Alabama death penalty case at the Supreme ...

As schools scramble to teach students with disabilities during the school closures, a coalition of more than 70 disability rights organization is urging the federal government to uphold special ...

Many COVID vaccination registration and information websites at the federal, state and local levels violate disability rights laws, hindering the ability of blind people to sign up for a potentially ...

Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka, who passed away at 79, devoted his life to protecting vital legal safeguards for people ...

Legal protection applies to “... an individual who has a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities and has a record of having such an impairment; or is ...

After a car crash left him quadriplegic in 1973, the ADAPT of Texas organizer fought for accessibility and inclusion at every level of government.

People with disabilities are four times more likely to be victims of violent crime. Federal funding to bring their abusers to ...