- Bruce Darling
- October 2, 2026
We deserve freedom, not a do-nothing resolution. By Bruce Darling H.Res. 1586 is being promoted online as a response to the threat to Olmstead. It…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- September 28, 2026
Services – absent a right – won’t FREE OUR PEOPLE! By Bruce Darling Elena isn’t one particular person. She’s a composite. She represents the people…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- September 22, 2026
by Bruce Darling For decades, disability advocacy has run on a familiar loop. A crisis hits. A waiting list grows. A provider closes. We organize,…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- September 9, 2026
What the LGBTQ+ Movement Understood About Voter Mobilization That the Disability Rights Movement Hasn’t Yet Learned By Bruce Darling When I was in college, I…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- September 9, 2026
Why the Disability Rights Movement Needs to Find Its Way Back to the Grassroots — Before the Next Fight is Lost By Bruce Darling In…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- June 29, 2026
By Bruce Darling, President/CEO, Center for Disability Rights On June 18, 2026, the Trump administration’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a legal opinion that attempts…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- June 6, 2026
By Bruce Darling, President/CEO of the Center for Disability Rights/Regional Center for Independent Living On Saturday, CDR unveiled three banners — each ten feet by…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- May 28, 2026
How ICE Detention and Forced Institutionalization Are the Same Fight by Bruce Darling, CEO Center for Disability Rights and Regional Center for Independent Living They…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- April 17, 2026
My name is Bruce Darling, and I am the President and CEO of the Center for Disability Rights. CDR is a not-for-profit, community-based organization providing…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- April 13, 2026
In Part 1, we explored the difference between compliance and equity in park design, and how the High Falls State Park project’s own equity goal…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- April 9, 2026
Something exciting is happening in Rochester. New York State is building a 40-acre state park at High Falls in the heart of downtown — centered…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- April 7, 2026
Last week, it was reported that the Trump administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Coca-Cola distributor for hosting a women’s networking retreat. The…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- March 4, 2026
Palantir CEO Alex Karp stood before a room of tech executives and investors this week and used a disability slur—twice—to describe people who don’t believe…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- August 14, 2025
The Disability community, like other marginalized groups, continues to fight against systemic discrimination, what we call ableism. Yet even within progressive spaces, disability is too…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- March 12, 2025
Last week, CDR participated in a press conference in Albany urging Governor Hochul and the state legislature to delay the deadline for transitioning folks to…Read More