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Category Archives: Disability Rights
Clinton Campaign Website Adds Page Dedicated to Disability Rights
Washington, Sept. 13 – Hillary Clinton is the first Democratic candidate to include a page on her website dedicated to people with disabilities. Highlighting disability rights as one of the campaign's issues, the site says, “We …
Take Action: Labor Rights Are Disability Rights | Autistic Self …
Labor Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the first Monday in September every year. For many people, Labor Day means a day off from work and school, barbecues, and maybe a neighborhood parade – but …
'Disability rights in UK could be violated' by welfare reforms, UN to …
United Nations officials are to visit the UK to investigate whether the government's controversial welfare reforms are committing “grave violations” of disabled peoples' human rights. A Scottish disability charity said it had been …
Protection and Advocacy: A Foundation for Disability Rights …
Earlier this year, the Disability Rights Center (DRC), a P&A agency in New Hampshire, was the driving force behind the closing of Lakeview Neurorehabilitation Center, an 88-bed residential facility with a history of complaints …