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The Icarus Project (2002-2020) was a network of peer-support groups and media projects with the stated aim of changing the social stigmas regarding mental health.[1]

Disability justice is a social justice movement which focuses on examining disability and ableism as they relate to other forms of oppression and identity such as race, class and gender.[1] It was developed in 2005 by the Disability Justice Collective, a group including Patty Berne, Mia Mingus, Stacey Milbern, Leroy F. Moore Jr., and Eli Clare.[1] In disability justice, disability is not considered to be defined in "white terms, or male terms, or straight terms."[1] The movement also believes that ableism makes other forms of prejudice possible and that systems of oppression are intertwined.[1] The disability justice framework is being applied to a intersectional reexamination of a wide range of disability, human rights, and justice movements.[2][3][4][5]

The disability rights movement is a global[1][2][3] social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities.

Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division between "impairment" and "disability," where impairment was an impairment of an individual's mind or body, while disability was considered a social construct.[1] This premise gave rise to two distinct models of disability: the social and medical models of disability. In 1999 the social model was universally accepted as the model preferred by the field.[2] However, in recent years, the division between the social and medical models has been challenged.[1][3] Additionally, there has been an increased focus on interdisciplinary research.[4] For example, recent investigations suggest using "cross-sectional markers of stratification"[5] may help provide new insights on the non-random distribution of risk factors capable of acerbating disablement processes.[clarification needed]

Invisible disabilities, also known as hidden disabilities or non-visible disabilities (NVD), are disabilities that are not immediately apparent, are typically chronic illnesses and conditions that significantly impair normal activities of daily living.

This is a list of disability organizations, including advocacy groups and charities that provide services to people with disabilities.

A disability-rights activist or disability-rights advocate is someone who works towards the equality of people with disabilities. Such a person is generally considered a member of the disability-rights movement and/or the independent-living movement.

This guide includes links to disability history and current information on disability. Designed for Washington State Disability History Month. The guide is a sample of the materials available. Check with the librarians for additional resources.

List of published articles and documents from the Disabled World Disability Media: Films, TV, Radio and Documentaries category.

This disability rights timeline lists events relating to the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America, including court decisions, the passage of legislation, activists' actions, significant abuses of people with disabilities, and the founding of various organizations. Although the disability rights movement itself began in the 1960s, advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities started much earlier and continues to the present.