Disability Rights

Protecting the Reproductive Autonomy of Disabled People

Protecting the Reproductive Autonomy of Disabled People

Scholar proposes regulatory solutions to protect disabled individuals’ reproductive autonomy.

How the Administrative State Fails People With Disabilities

How the Administrative State Fails People With Disabilities

Report outlines how administrative requirements limit access to the social safety net for people with disabilities.

Supreme Court Unlocks New Path to Relief for Disabled Students

Supreme Court Unlocks New Path to Relief for Disabled Students

The Supreme Court confirms an alternative avenue for disabled students to enforce their rights to receive an equitable education.

“Making a Fuss” About Disability Rights

“Making a Fuss” About Disability Rights

Judy Heumann’s fight for disability rights in the 1970s spawned an enduring, cross-disability movement.

Opening the Skies to Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

Opening the Skies to Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

Airline transportation needs to address accessibility issues for passengers with disabilities.

Disability and the Right to Move in the World

Disability and the Right to Move in the World

Current regulations limit accessibility of air travel to people with disabilities.

Educating Students with Disabilities During COVID-19

Educating Students with Disabilities During COVID-19

Scholars reflect on regulatory gaps in special education for students with disabilities during the pandemic.

Using Disability Justice to Reimagine Family Regulation Systems

Using Disability Justice to Reimagine Family Regulation Systems

Advocates call for reform of family regulation systems to achieve fairer outcomes for parents with disabilities.

Are Electric Shock Devices Torture or Therapy?

Are Electric Shock Devices Torture or Therapy?

The use of electric shock devices on people with disabilities remains deeply controversial.

Crisis Standards of Care May Discriminate Against Patients With Disabilities

Crisis Standards of Care May Discriminate Against Patients With Disabilities

COVID-19 has triggered discussions around the discriminatory impacts of crisis standards of care in medicine.

Taking Disability Discrimination Out of the Public Charge Rule

Taking Disability Discrimination Out of the Public Charge Rule

The Biden Administration should avoid discrimination against people with disabilities in the redraft of the public charge immigration rule.

Special Treatment Stigma in Higher Education

Special Treatment Stigma in Higher Education

Existing laws and regulations do little to address the stigma that university students with disabilities experience.