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9 Jan 2013, 5:13 am
Now some food allergy advocates are celebrating what they see as a shifting legal trend: schools and other institutions required to treat food allergies as a disability. [read post]
9 Feb 2022, 5:45 am
[Insider] * Doing the rights thing: New York's Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities is back. [read post]
13 Jul 2013, 7:02 am
The Governor may be right about the inclusiveness. [read post]
16 Dec 2014, 10:00 am
For those of you applying for disability benefits, you cannot simply trust the system to do the right thing anymore. [read post]
16 Jan 2022, 12:26 pm
However, the disability advocates were unsuccessful on this front. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 12:58 pm
For example, an employee may be prevented from taking leave to which she is entitled or punished when she exercises her right to such leave; an employee may be penalized for his association with a disabled employee; or an employee may be stereotyped as lazy or uncommitted to her job merely due to her caregiving responsibilities. [read post]
24 Apr 2019, 6:18 am
Winning Disability Benefits in Massachusetts Massachusetts disability attorneys are best able to make sure an applicant’s rights are protected at each stage of the process. [read post]
17 Jun 2021, 12:28 pm
It could also result in discrimination not just against LGBTQ people, but against religious minorities, people of color, people with disabilities, and all women. [read post]
7 Nov 2017, 12:00 pm
Our new governors must be advocates for stronger voting rights and actively battle federal attempts to weaken the franchise. [read post]
Commissioner for Human Rights speaks out against denial of voting rights to people with disabilities
28 Mar 2011, 1:39 am
Last week, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, issued a Human Rights Comment stating that “persons with disabilities must not be denied the right to vote. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 8:22 am
Many cannot navigate the process on their own, so advocates and caretakers for these individuals should not hesitate to reach out to a disability insurance attorney who is experienced in working to secure and maintain these critical benefits. [read post]
20 Jul 2023, 4:00 am
High-risk patients with disabilities have suffered enough.The post A Patient’s Right to Masked Health Care Providers first appeared on Bill of Health.The post A Patient’s Right to Masked Health Care Providers appeared first on Bill of Health. [read post]
30 Dec 2007, 3:41 am
People with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities have the same basic legal, civil and human rights as other citizens. [read post]
6 Jan 2017, 10:59 am
Lieff Cabraser has provided important relevant materials on its site relevant to each of the panels: Panel 1: Hate Crimes, Anti-Semitism and Rise of the White Nationalist Right Panel 2: Government Targeting of Muslim Community Panel 3: Immigrant Rights, Deportations and Dreamers Panel 4: LGBTQ Equality Backlash Panel 5: Protecting People with Disabilities and Medically at Risk Panel 6: Justice Under Attack Panel 7: Criminalization of Communities of Color Panel 8:… [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 5:00 am
Many rights are guaranteed, and right now much creativity is needed to protect those rights. [read post]
25 Mar 2019, 10:30 am
And the clients’ illness prevents them from advocating for themselves. [read post]
18 Apr 2024, 10:03 pm
Joining Disability Rights Advocates in its suit against BART were the nonprofit Senior and Disability Action, Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco, Legal Aid at Work and BART riders Pi Ra and Ian Smith. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 7:24 am
It is also a priority in ensuring Ireland’s compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly with regard to Article 12 on Equal Recognition before the Law and 13 on Access to Justice. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 10:45 am
Then both state and federal legislators must work with prisoners’ rights advocates, prisoners, prosecutors, and judges to reform the system so that its inherent biases are erased and prisoners with physical disabilities are not put in jeopardy simply because of their disability. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 4:29 pm
This year’s amendment proposal is so weak that disability advocates have had to oppose it. [read post]
