Disability rights advocates

The MTA and disability rights advocates settled a decade-long lawsuit over elevator accessibility in subway stations. The settlement requires the MTA to improve notifications for elevator outages, add signage for alternate routes, and provide mandatory accessibility training for employees.

Disability rights and patient advocacy groups in Illinois filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new law allowing terminally ill patients to seek medication to end their lives. The lawsuit claims the legislation discriminates against people with disabilities by offering lethal prescriptions instead of equal access to care and support services.

Disability rights advocates protested outside the state Capitol to oppose Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed cuts to in-home supportive services. The protest aimed to push back against the cuts to these services.

Disability rights advocates protested outside the state Capitol to oppose Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed cuts to in-home supportive services. The protest aimed to push back against the budget reductions targeting these services.