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13 Oct 2023, 1:14 pm
This sleep disorder affects millions of Americans and causes potentially severe health issues, including cognitive impairments that can disrupt your daily life. [read post]
21 Mar 2022, 2:27 pm
Every long-term disability benefits policy will have a clause that requires recipients to prove they are actively working to treat their anxiety disorder in order to retain their benefits.Hire an experienced disability lawyer: By hiring an experienced disability attorney, you remove the burden from you and your loved ones and gain an advocate who understands the disability insurance system and can negotiate on your behalf.The Importance of Consistent… [read post]
9 Aug 2023, 4:30 am
We highlight (1) the role of disability cases in the retrenchment of civil rights, (2) the vast and underappreciated effects that certain “non-disability” cases are likely to have on people with disabilities, and (3) the difficult choices that disability law litigators and advocates face when disability law cases end up before this Court. [read post]
27 Nov 2013, 11:01 am
Second, by strengthening the treaty, ratification would increase Americans with disabilities’ opportunities to live, work and travel abroad. [read post]
22 Apr 2010, 4:56 pm
72% of respondents at agencies lacking the proper tools and knowledge about hiring and retaining Americans with disabilities see stereotypes as a barrier. [read post]
8 Jun 2021, 10:38 am
Post-polio Syndrome and Qualifying for Disability Benefits Appealing for benefits is best done under the guidance of an experienced disability lawyer. [read post]
9 Sep 2022, 12:02 pm
Whatever sort of denial you suffered, you need an experienced advocate on your side. [read post]
15 Feb 2013, 1:52 pm
According to the Social Security Administration's proposed rule which was published recently in the Federal Register, the agency has been contacted by a number of mental disability advocate organizations that have asked the agency to revise its language for mental retardation, and switch it to "intellectual disability." [read post]
28 Aug 2016, 9:15 pm
The “Arizona attorney general’s office on Wednesday filed a motion to dismiss more than 1,000 cases focused on business parking lots, brought by a Phoenix lawyer … The lawyer, Peter Strojnik, has filed more than 2,000 disability access cases in less than a year on behalf of Advocates for American Disabled Individuals. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 12:58 pm
More than one in six American employees provides care or assistance for an elderly or disabled family member or friend. [read post]
23 Aug 2015, 11:45 pm
However, different disability groups are tackling head on ways to change what some advocates deem outright exploitation of disabled workers in sheltered workshops. [read post]
16 Aug 2013, 2:30 am
This is a news release from NOSSCR, a specialized bar association for attorneys and other advocates who represent people with disabilities. [read post]
11 Jul 2023, 9:05 pm
In addition to the IDEA, disabled students have rights and protections under other federal laws, such as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [read post]
4 Aug 2017, 5:36 am
For example, the framing of disability impacts the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and other legal tools designed to address discrimination. [read post]
24 Nov 2021, 6:34 pm
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of disability. [read post]
26 Aug 2009, 7:01 am
Every senior, every parent of a child with a disability, every advocate for seniors and every elder law attorney should stop today and say a prayer of gratitude for the life and advocacy of the man I've been proud to call my senator. [read post]
17 May 2012, 4:46 pm
The suit, which was also joined by disability advocate group Equip for Equality, was brought against the Illinois High School Association by Mary Kate Callahan of La Grange, Illinois. [read post]
10 Jun 2024, 3:10 am
Private sector leaders and advocates should look to integrate best practices for including individuals with disabilities. [read post]
10 Jun 2024, 3:10 am
Private sector leaders and advocates should look to integrate best practices for including individuals with disabilities. [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 4:05 am
Merco Press reports that the General Assembly of the Organization of American States meeting last week in Guatemala adopted two human rights conventions-- the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Related Forms of Intolerance and the Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance. [read post]
