Education Week

Parents Should Continue to File Disability Rights Complaints, Say Special Ed. Advocates

Parents of students with disabilities have long seen federal civil rights complaints as their last, best hope of ensuring ...
KQED

‘I Know We Can Transform the World’: Remembering Disability Rights Activist Alice Wong

Alice Wong, a disability rights activist, writer, and MacArthur Genius award winner based in San Francisco, died last Friday ...
KQED

Disability Rights Activist and Author Alice Wong Dies at 51

Alice Wong, an author and activist who fought for disability rights and justice, has died. Wong was 51 years old. The ...

Bay Area disability rights advocates mourn Alice Wong, talk about her impact

The San Francisco-based disability justice activist, writer and editor died Nov. 14 at age 51, leaving behind a community in ...

Author, advocate for disability rights dies at 51

Alice Wong, a nationally recognized disability rights advocate and author who founded the Disability Visibility Project, has ...

Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51

Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the ...
mlive

Civil rights charge filed against McLaren over alleged disability discrimination

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has filed a formal charge of discrimination against McLaren Regional Medical Center ...
Hoodline

Renowned Disability Rights Advocate Alice Wong Passes Away at 51 in San Francisco

Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and writer, died at 51 due to an infection. She founded the Disability Visibility ...

DOJ launches investigation into SeaWorld Orlando, other theme parks for disability discrimination

The investigation aims to determine whether the company, which operates popular theme parks such as SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Aquatica Orlando, discriminates against guests with ...