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

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

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

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

Black history and disabled history are more aligned than people realize, with many Black icons experiencing some form of disability. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth had a ...

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

Act II of Laurie Ahern’s life began in a Uruguayan orphanage. The facility she visited was beautiful and clean. It also kept children with autism locked in cages. Horrified, the mental-health advocate ...

Disability – the one minority you can join at a moment’s notice. Do I have your attention? Extrapolating this truism to recognize that the disability community constitutes approximately 15 percent of ...

© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. Georgia disability rights advocates are sounding the alarm about a change the U.S. Department of Energy ...

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