The mental health industry watchdog International (CCHR) is calling for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ...

Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they ...

A one-year investigation found the county often sends police instead of mental health professionals to help people in crisis Editor’s note: This story contains discussions of suicide. If you or ...

Lawyers at Disability Rights Oregon and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing Washington County and its emergency dispatch agency for their policy of sending police officers rather than health ...

The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates say. Most of the lawyers work either for the Department of Justice or for ...

Disability rights advocates held a rally at the Connecticut state Capitol to call on lawmakers to expand the eligibility requirements for Medicaid services for people with disabilities. Credit: Andrew ...

Inmates with mental illness often wait months for care to give them a shot at being deemed capable to assist in their defense. Disability Rights North Carolina wants a judge to order the state’s ...

ACLU, Disability Rights, and Children’s Rights have sued the state claiming it is denying Medicaid-eligible children access to care PROVIDENCE — A Rhode Island mother said she feels like she has been ...

Mental health patients have legal rights. Learn about reasonable adjustments, consent, ableism, coercion, and how to handle controlling GPs under UK law.