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Zoe Brennan-Krohn Imagine that someone else could make every single decision about your life for you. Maybe that person is a parent, maybe they’re a stranger, maybe they’re someone you don’t like very much, and they can decide what you eat, who you see and spend time with, where you live, what medications you take, what job you do, and how you spend your money. This is the reality of being in a conservatorship or guardianship for untold thousands of people in the United States. Sometimes people seek conservatorships in an effort to protect a loved one with a disability. However, conser...

Mexico: Include Protections for Women With Disabilities This post is also available in: Italian Manifestaciones feministas en México de 2019 (Image by Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.) Senate Should Ensure Accessible Services, Access to Justice in Upcoming Vote Mexico’s senate should ensure protection for women with disabilities who are victims of violence, a coalition of human rights groups said today. The senate is expected to vote soon on amendments to the General ...

Senate Should Ensure Accessible Services, Access to Justice in Upcoming Vote Women with disabilities demonstrating on March 8, 2020 against violence against women. © 2020 Mexicanas con Discapacidad (Mexico City) – Mexico’s senate should ensure protection for women with disabilities who are victims of violence, a coalition of human rights groups said today. The senate is expected to vote soon on amendments to the General Law on Women’s Access to a Life Free of Violence. The initial draft of the law, approved by the Chamber of Deputies in December 2020, ...

Britney Spears' father, Jamie, has controlled her career and finances since 2008, a position she's been fighting against for years.