Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too

The safety and dignity of home health aides is inextricably linked with the safety and dignity of those they care for.

A home health care aide handing her patient a bowl of food.

Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country

For Disability Pride Month, we’re spotlighting a few of our recent battles and wins for disability rights across the country.

Michael Kasey, who is blind, demonstrates a voting machine that allows people with disabilities to vote.

CVS Wants the Supreme Court to Gut Non-Discrimination Protections for People with Disabilities. It Could Set Us Back Decades.

We can’t go back to the old days of exclusion and discrimination. The disability community will fight this outrageous attack on our rights and our history.

Inside of a CVS Pharmacy

The Lack of Covid Mitigation Protocols in South Dakota is a Disability Rights Issue

A simple piece of cloth has become a huge source of controversy, and not just in South Dakota.

By Stephanie Amiotte

Stephanie Amiotte

We the People: Megan Skaff

We the People is a blog series that features the stories of members, supporters, volunteers, and allies of the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota. Together we are accomplishing critical work in our state to protect and advance civil liberties across the Midwest and beyond.

By Megan Skaff

We the People Banner - Megan Skaff with their cat Topanga

Why Britney Can’t Get Out of Her Conservatorship

The pop star is just one of many people trapped in repressive conservatorships, which strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties.

Britney Spears' supporters sit outside holding signs that read "Free Britney" and "End the Conservatorship" during a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship

The Biden Administration’s Disability Rights To-Do List

Vania Leveille, Senior Legislative Counsel, Women’s Rights/Disability Rights, ACLU National Political Advocacy Department

A wheelchair user holding a sign with the text "Disability rights = civil rights."