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

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

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

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

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

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

The Trump administration wants deep funding cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say the Justice Department pushed out many of its lawyers who worked on such ...

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

A federal judge has denied a motion to pause upcoming changes to RTD's Access-on-Demand​ program that go into effect Jan. 1.

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 ...

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