Disability Politics

This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]

In a lower Manhattan off-Broadway theater, tucked away from the traffic and bright lights, an old farm house nestled on 40 acres of remnant prairie introduces theatergoers to a Wisconsin […]

People with mobility challenges will have easier access to state parks and forests as the Department of Natural Resources launches an outdoor wheelchair program throughout Wisconsin. Later this month the […]

State authorities and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are seeking to train 10,000 people this year as certified direct care professionals with a new online program. The $1.85 million program […]

Milwaukee’s temperature hit 101 degrees Wednesday. This high beat the previous record of 98 degrees, which was set on the same date in 1947. The Midwest is currently covered by […]

Prisoners locked in their cells for days on end report walls speckled with feces and blood. Birds have moved in, leaving droppings on the food trays and ice bags handed […]

She was late for school. Her grades were slipping and she didn’t want to go to soccer practice. That’s when Angela Reilly knew something was off with her teenage daughter. […]

Wisconsin schools reported nearly 6,000 instances of seclusion and nearly 7,000 occurrences of physical restraint during the 2021-22 school year, according to the latest data available from the Wisconsin Department […]

Shelley Peel moved into Apple Creek Place in Appleton nine months ago. Apple Creek Place advertises itself as a facility with 22 beds and care options tailored to those who […]

When Chamomile Harrison returned to the hospital for another oncology appointment, she noticed the change immediately. The workers taking her blood for tests were maskless. So were the workers who […]