SAN DIEGO — It all started with a parking spot. On a breezy afternoon in September 2017, Chris Langer couldn’t find one that would accommodate his van and the ramp he uses for his wheelchair behind a ...

Disability care workers Ricardo Zegri and Niurka Sureda-Jackson sit outside the California state Capitol on April 10. Zegri says Taco Bell would pay him more than the $19 an hour he makes as a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California department that distributes workers' disability benefits has frozen 345,000 claims to battle suspected organized fraud rings and fake applications. There has been ...

Four disability groups have filed a lawsuit to overturn California's assisted suicide law — saying it devalues their lives and encourages discrimination against them. Disability groups are challenging ...

Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of ...

Tens of thousands of Californians have come off the Social Security disability payroll and gone back to work, part of a national trend that reflects a surging U.S. economy, a shift toward less ...

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