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3 Aug 2010, 10:58 am
Advocates claim one of the men was held in custody for 5 years without an opportunity to challenge his detention. [read post]
25 Jul 2008, 2:21 pm
The ADA Amendments Act (the ADAAA), which would overturn several Supreme Court cases that limited the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in the House last month and is now before the Senate. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 10:59 am
Indian Healthcare Services clinics are tribally-administered and provide healthcare services to Native Americans. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 8:26 am
The issue in the case is undoubtedly important to many American families: What kind of “educational benefit” does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require public schools to provide to students with disabilities? [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 1:10 pm
As a disability attorney I am an advocate for my client. [read post]
7 Oct 2015, 4:00 am
VA largely relies on the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders when evaluating mental disabilities. [read post]
21 Apr 2014, 4:15 am
When the Americans with Disabilities Act was new, there was hopeful talk among some disability advocates of what some wary employers nicknamed “two-for-one” hiring — demands that a second employee be put on payroll to assist the first. [read post]
24 Oct 2013, 8:34 am
Bloch (2012) Compiled Laws and Governmental Materials The Social Security Act Sourcebook, by the American Bar Association West’s Code of Federal Regulations Annotated. [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 9:49 am
Most Americans today receive their health benefits through “welfare benefit plans,” that are governed by ERISA. [read post]
1 Jul 2019, 12:02 pm
The RISE Act has been endorsed by: The National Center for Learning Disabilities AIM Institute for Learning and Research American Association of People with Disabilities Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Decoding Dyslexia Network Eye to Eye Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Learning Disabilities Association of America National… [read post]
4 May 2017, 12:52 pm
He practiced law for a short time–only a few years–before an accident left him temporarily disabled. [read post]
29 Jun 2020, 10:24 am
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]
10 Oct 2022, 3:34 pm
If you notify your employer that you have a condition that qualifies as a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act and/or the Law Against Discrimination and that you desire an accommodation, then your employer is required to engage in a “good-faith interactive process” with you for finding a reasonable accommodation. [read post]
26 Aug 2019, 11:46 am
Disability rights advocates hope to see not just some, but all police officers go through similar disability training across the country. [read post]
16 Nov 2014, 4:54 pm
While the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows only for the recovery of attorneys’ fees and not damages, California’s law allows plaintiffs to recover a minimum of $4,000 in damages in addition to attorneys’ fees. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 2:54 pm
Under the Maine Human Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers may not discriminate against employees with disabilities. [read post]
29 May 2019, 6:14 pm
This issue deeply divides liberal communities with some advocates arguing that aborting fetuses with disabilities such as down syndrome devalues people with down syndrome. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 2:36 pm
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March calls on Americans to provide the encouragement and opportunities necessary for people with developmental disabilities to reach their potential. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 2:36 pm
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March calls on Americans to provide the encouragement and opportunities necessary for people with developmental disabilities to reach their potential. [read post]
31 Jan 2009, 5:45 pm
The hearts of consumer-directed health care advocates will surely be gladdened by one innovative Georgia family's effort to pay for care for their two disabled children: Facing snowballing medical expenses for their two young disabled children, Gregg and Brittiny Peters quipped they might need to sell everything they owned to stay solvent. [read post]
