The number of Americans who have disabilities is on the rise. Tuesday is Disability Advocacy Day in Minnesota, so WCCO found out how to respectfully interact with people who have disabilities.

Disability advocacy isn’t just about accessibility — it’s about dignity, autonomy and the fundamental right to live fully. As the first person of color to chair the board of the Center for ...

Leaders and experts in disability advocacy spoke at The Hill’s Disability Summit, hosted by executive editor Bob Cusack and sponsored by SourceAmerica. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), said she ...

At times, the biggest wish for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities is just to be heard, and agencies and nonprofits came together this week to encourage them to advocate for ...

From there, Eaker created a career as an advocate for those with disabilities. In 2000, she was asked to serve on the Cleveland County Children’s Collaborative. “In having us at the table ...

National developmental disability advocacy groups are inking multimillion-dollar partnerships with some big players in health care in a push to better address co-occurring conditions. The Arc of the ...

2, GNA – Mr Auberon Jeleel Odoom, National Coordinator of Inclusion Ghana and Secretary General of the Africa Disability Forum ... governance, and advocacy training to strengthen OPD autonomy.

"That's exactly why I've become a disability advocate," he told CBS News Colorado. Continuing, "I got into this wonderful field that we call 'advocacy' due to recently losing two very good friends.