The Capitol building in Harrisburg on Oct. 12, 2023. It isn’t often that Pennsylvania creates a new department, but that is what Jessica Benham is trying to accomplish. The Allegheny County Democrat ...

The Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium is expanding its advocacy efforts within the disabled community, while also delving into the history of people of color with ...

Jan. 27—HARRISBURG — A bipartisan bill proposal in the Pennsylvania House looks to consolidate certain state programs for the disabled into a new executive department led by a cabinet-level secretary.

Pam Auer, director of advocacy at Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania, is assisted by a Capitol Police officer as she exits a chair lift near Senate hearing rooms inside the North ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — State officials joined together in Harrisburg on Thursday to discuss disability rights and how technology affects disabled people. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission held ...

In March, a comprehensive settlement agreement was reached in a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP) against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services over claims of abusive ...

Broadcast version by Danielle Smith for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the Pennsylvania Independent-Public News Service Collaboration Josie Badger doesn't know where she would be without ...

I am a person who is blind and up until the onset of the pandemic I worked for 30+ years aiding other persons with disabilities achieve their independent living and vocational goals. For 25 of these ...

Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP), a nonprofit that protects and advances the rights of people with disabilities, says its independent investigation found that a teacher and a teacher's aide at ...