PWD catch a wave toward political clout

Have you signed up for NYDVN yet? The New York Disability Voter Network aims to create a disability voting bloc as a way to increase the political power of people with disabilities. To accomplish the goal, the Disability Rights Center in Rochester has enlisted the...

Civil Rights Summit won’t include PWD: Advocates speak out

A host of prominent speakers, including four US Presidents, will convene in Austin, TX beginning April 8th.  They will lend their voices to the LBJ Presidential Library celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. But the voice of one group in...

USCID separates fact from fiction on Disability Treaty

As the flurry of arguments continues in opposition to the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD), every instrument in the arsenal must come out blazing if PWD are going to win this one.   The United States International Council on Disabilities...

The anatomy of the curb cut

How much do you know about the Disability civil rights movement known as Independent Living (IL)?  Perhaps you’re well-versed in the grassroots advocacy and activism that ignited the Disability community in Vietnam Era America.  Or maybe you’re new to the...

Pittsburgh ‘meets-up’ for access

Pittsburgh disability advocates want to make their city more accessible, and they’re enlisting a broad range of thinkers and problem solvers to get the job done.  Check out the full story here. How is your town or city approaching access for people with...