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

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

Kafka was a fixture at the Texas and U.S. Capitols, pushing lawmakers to make housing, transportation and voting more ...

In 2026, disability advocates want expanded access to primary and emergency care — and influence new debates around genetic ...

The Trump administration proposed cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say DOJ pushed ...

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

Disability rights advocates warn that a pending Supreme Court of the United States case could reshape how intellectual ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Earlier this month, the disability community lost an icon. Judy Heumann, who dedicated her life to changing the legal landscape for, and improving the lives of people with disabilities, died on March ...

Since childhood, Judy Heumann has faced ableism — institutionally, socially, and personally. New York’s public school system prevented her from enrolling, and she was often bullied or excluded by her ...

Community Resources for Independence (CRI), a nonprofit organization, is hosting the First Annual Fire & Ice Winter Fest to ...

When I read about disability rights advocates who accept or silently condone abortion, or when I look at pro-life materials and find almost nothing on the disabled, I cringe. Both disability rights ...