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9 Jan 2013, 6:46 am by Alexis
In all the fiscal cliff nonsense of the last few weeks, here are a few provisions that affect the elderly and the disabled: 1. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 7:03 am by Jim Gerl
I have never suggested or advocated that a litigation option be removed from IDEA. [read post]
2 May 2022, 6:57 am by Resnick Law Group, P.C.
” It notes potential ways in which caregiver discrimination may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), or other statutes. [read post]
16 Feb 2009, 1:52 pm
All we advocate is a level playing field for the injured and disabled. [read post]
8 May 2012, 5:00 am by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
GLAD and CELA filed an amicus brief on behalf of seven Connecticut civil rights groups: the African-American Affairs Commission, the Center for Disability Rights, the Connecticut Alliance for Business Opportunities, the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, the Connecticut Transadvocacy Coalition, the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, and Triangle Community Center. [read post]
25 Dec 2011, 4:00 am
Recently many advocates have voiced concerns that there is shortage of quality at-home care workers. [read post]
5 May 2021, 10:47 am by Greg Reed
Reed is a member of the Travis County Bar Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, past Director of the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, and an Associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 7:24 am by Michael Waterstone
  While awaiting bar results, Stephanie is working as a Skadden fellow at Disability Rights Advocates in Berkeley. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 7:50 am
State officials have failed to provide treatment in the most integrated setting possible, say advocates, and are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA,) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) provisions of the Nursing Home Reform Act. [read post]
24 Oct 2008, 5:29 pm
Those of us who represent personal injury clients and Social Security disability claimants have to see every day the problems caused by lack of health insurance. [read post]
9 Aug 2021, 3:30 am by Eric B. Meyer
If the employers fail to accommodate, do “broad liability protections” under state law also foreclose COVID-19-related claims arising under the Americans with Disabilities or equivalent state disability-discrimination law? [read post]
27 Aug 2007, 11:00 pm
A broad coalition is forming against the corporate class action killing initiative, including: AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment… [read post]
3 Sep 2023, 9:43 am by Richard Hunt
While the lawyers portrayed themselves as advocates for the disabled they very often just took the money and ran, making no effort to make sure the problem that triggered the lawsuit was ever fixed. [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 8:08 am
The families say the state is violating not only the Americans with Disabilities Act, but also a decision by the U.S. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 6:12 am by Walter Olson
When disability advocates raised concerns, Metro realized that going forward would violate the ADA, and the transit agency halted the rollout. [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 12:31 pm by Michele Host
From 2001 to 2009, the number of older Americans at risk of hunger increased by 79 percent. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 8:21 am by Kristin Michelle Ekert
Next year, she will work in the Queens office of the New York Legal Aid Society as a child advocate. [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 9:05 pm by Alexandra Walsh
Lorr of Brooklyn Law School analyzes how family courts have failed to apply the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and protect children from being unjustly separated from parents with mental disabilities and placed in foster care. [read post]