Disability Rights

The movement and legal framework advocating for equal rights, opportunities, and full participation of people with disabilities in society. Key legislation includes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and the European Accessibility Act. In the context of technology and AI, disability rights advocacy has been critical in challenging algorithmic discrimination, demanding accessible digital design, opposing harmful AI systems like biased hiring tools and proctoring software, and promoting the principle of "nothing about us without us" in AI development. The rapid deployment of AI systems has created new challenges for disability rights that existing legal frameworks were not designed to address.