Jaipreet Virdi was living and teaching in Canada, where she had grown up and earned her doctorate in the history of science, technology and medicine, when she found out about a job opening on the ...

Disability history; disability, race, gender, class and sexuality; intersectionality; ableism; African American history; history of slavery, emancipation and the U.S. Civil War Jenifer Barclay is an ...

IDPD is celebrated annually on December 3, this year it is being observed on Wednesday, with the 2025 theme: “Fostering ...

Vici Wreford-Sinnott, from Saltburn, is helping to collect untold stories from people involved. She has been part of ...

The Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. But like any civil-rights legislation, it required a fight. And photographer Tom Olin was on the front ...

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Public History Project held a live virtual presentation event about the history of disability at the ...

Every year, millions across the globe come together to recognise the strength, resilience, and remarkable potential of ...

A group of Massachusetts 11th-graders spent the school year collecting documents and artifacts, including an early 20th century precursor of a... These High Schoolers Are Calling For A National ...

Throughout history, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have been misunderstood and mistreated, from legal sterilization to poor conditions at institutions. People with ...

When I arrived on Georgetown University’s campus as a freshman in 2016, the disability studies minor did not exist, and the primary way I thought about my own ability was as “not disabled.” The ...

The 2024 Oscars will include confidential accessibility requests for all nominees and guests, captioning, audio description, in-theater assisted listening devices, accessible seating and parking, and ...