Federal government probing alleged Pitt disability discrimination
By Jon Moss, News Editor
December 17, 2019
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into two possible violations of federal disability laws by Pitt.
Disabled activists take part in nationwide day of mourning
By Hannah Schneider, Staff Writer
March 2, 2018
Andrea Mauro was physically restrained, force-fed horseradish and shocked with play buzzers as a child when they had tantrums or failed speech therapy exercises. All of this was done to them by the people their parents had sought out to “help” them. Mauro, an autistic activist and student studyi...
Individuals rally to improve accessibility
By Caroline Bourque | Assistant News Editor
September 21, 2017
Disability advocates crowded the sidewalk on the corner of Bigelow Boulevard and Forbes Avenue Wednesday, Sept. 20, to spread information on three key issues they want to reform. These three initiatives — distributed to passersby on multi-colored flyers — focused on problems with accessibility in ...