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3 Sep 2018, 1:32 pm by Michel-Adrien
""Yet the Treaty will only be effective, where it has been incorporated into national law, when libraries and others are using it. [read post]
12 Jul 2018, 1:12 pm by Patrick A. Malone
The federal Food and Drug Administration has turned a blind eye to tens of millions of dollars paid by Big Pharma to doctors who play crucial roles in advising the nation’s prescription drug watchdog on the safety and effectiveness of medications sold for billions of dollars annually to the American public. [read post]
12 Jul 2018, 1:12 pm by Patrick A. Malone
The federal Food and Drug Administration has turned a blind eye to tens of millions of dollars paid by Big Pharma to doctors who play crucial roles in advising the nation’s prescription drug watchdog on the safety and effectiveness of medications sold for billions of dollars annually to the American public. [read post]
19 Dec 2006, 6:14 pm
  As Sullum notes: The piece is puzzling because Maurer is the president of the National Federation of the Blind, which is suing Target for failing to make its website easily accessible to blind people. [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
The Journal of American History review of Tomiko Brown-Nagin's Courage to Dissent is here (albeit behind a pay wall if not affiliated with a subscriber, I'm afraid).The Jacobus tenBroek Library of the National Federation of the Blind has established a website for its special collections, among them, "326 linear feet of the Jacobus tenBroek Personal Papers. [read post]
8 Nov 2012, 5:48 am
Goldstein, counsel of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), said the decision could revolutionize university services to their blind and print disabled students. [read post]
24 Jan 2019, 5:03 pm by Michel-Adrien
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has published an update to its Marrakesh Monitoring Report: "The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled marks a major victory in efforts to provide equitable access to information for all. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 11:46 am by Kenneth B. Weckstein
   Today, AbilityOne is the nation’s largest source of employment for people who are blind or severely disabled, providing jobs for more than 45,000 workers and distributing roughly $3 billion of federal money annually through the two programs its administers: National Industries for the Blind and SourceAmerica. [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 6:24 am
The federal government is delaying regulations again on whether new automobiles must come equipped with rearview cameras, which protect people who may be in drivers' blind spots as drivers reverse their vehicles. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 10:34 am
View the article here07/07/2008The Cherokee Nation may tighten monitoring of sex offenders.The Cherokee Nation is taking action to shore up a blind spot in law enforcement efforts to register and monitor sex offenders.The Cherokee Nation's tribal council will consider a resolution next week that would implement parts of the Adam Walsh Act. [read post]
19 Sep 2019, 1:57 pm by Derek T. Muller
The federal law, known as the Ethics In Government Act, or EIGA, was originally passed in 1978 and applies to a range of top federal officials. [read post]
11 Jun 2009, 9:01 am
Citing judicial supremacy and federalism, the Supreme Court has invalidated or curtailed a number of critical federal civil rights laws, including the Violence Against Women Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 2:58 pm by Jim Gerl
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) recently filed a suit against the U.S. [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 2:58 pm by Jim Gerl
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) recently filed a suit against the U.S. [read post]
2 Oct 2008, 6:33 pm
Relying on federal civil rights and diabilities legislation, the National Federation of the Blind has been moving to make such coding mandatory. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 3:12 pm by Michael Kaplen
The lawsuits against the National Football League (NFL) for its misguided policies regarding concussion management are flying fast and furiously. [read post]
6 Apr 2020, 1:08 pm by Beth Duff-Brown
Yet many jurisdictions turn a blind eye, they note, to noncompliance with social-distancing recommendations issued by the CDC, as evidenced by crowded beaches and children congregating in public parks. [read post]