From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Al Etmanski is an Order of Canada recipient and co-chaired the federal COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group. His new book is The Power of Disability. Kathleen O’Grady is a research associate at the ...

One of my first assignments as a reporter at The Vancouver Sun was to head out to a city parking lot to keep my eyes on the then-new spots with the blue signs warning: “Disabled parking only.” It was ...

KARACHI: Television host and United Nations goodwill ambassador Muniba Mazari has been at the centre of controversy lately after her ex-husband sued her for defamation. In another case, she has also ...

The Paralympics will be a celebration not only of sporting prowess, but also of the huge advances made in the emancipation of disabled people in Britain. Although there remains far to go – and there ...

Steven Fletcher is the first permanently disabled person to have been elected to the Canadian Parliament, where he served four terms from 2004 to 2015, and the first permanently disabled federal ...

SEDIBENG.- As we celebrate Black History Month every February, it is essential to acknowledge the contributions of Black disabled people to the disability movement. Despite facing the dual oppressions ...

It’s been 27 years since the Disability Discrimination Act was passed, and almost 12 since its provisions were updated and included in the Equality Act. You might think disabled people’s rights were ...

In this op-ed, Emily Flores writes about how the #MeToo movement has excluded the disability community from its narrative. Sometimes, I still look in the mirror and catch myself scrupulously analyzing ...

Disabled people are among the worst affected by climate change and environmental breakdown. Climate change impacts marginalised groups first, and the disabled community is the largest marginalised ...