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28 Dec 2022, 7:33 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
This Article is the first to explore both types of metaphoric uses of disability in American law. [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 7:02 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Dorfman, Doron, Disability as Metaphor in American Law (April 26, 2022). [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 12:29 pm by Steve Lash
The Americans with Disabilities Act has not only empowered millions in the United States during the past quarter century but has spurred global movements to help liberate people imprisoned by physical barriers and change attitudes of those who believe the disabled cannot succeed, a leading disability-rights advocate said Wednesday. [read post]
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that disability rights organizations have standing to sue Lyft for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 10:03 am by Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman
One disability advocate quoted for the article compared the situation to a hostage negotiation in which the hostages where ultimately released. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 3:14 pm by Rodney Mesriani
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) believed that hotel owners had a lot of time to install the amended permanent pool lifts to give easier access to disabled guests but failed to do so. [read post]
16 May 2011, 9:10 am by Legal Talk Network
A champion of rights for the disabled, Tony Coelho, Board Chair of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), who authored, in part, the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, carries on the fight for the rights of the disabled in today’s issues. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 3:14 pm by Rodney Mesriani
  The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) believed that hotel owners had a lot of time to install the amended permanent pool lifts to give easier access to disabled guests but failed to do so. [read post]
21 Mar 2015, 11:30 pm
In addition to this program, with which most of us are familiar, there are two programs to help disabled Americans. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 9:30 am by azatty
Yesterday marked a significant anniversary of the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act. [read post]
5 Feb 2018, 1:50 pm by Rizio Liberty Lipinsky
” The post Daren Lipinsky Elected As Member of American Board of Trial Advocates appeared first on Rizio Liberty Lipinsky. [read post]
12 Jul 2022, 1:40 pm by Joe Keiser
Disability advocates are asking Congress to act to improve customer service at Social Security. [read post]
15 Apr 2022, 9:01 am by Ezra Rosser
Dubin, Social Security Disability Law and the American Labor Market (2021). [read post]
12 Aug 2022, 10:13 am by Tom Smith
The horror stories from Canada about pressure for “assisted suicide” choices on the disabled and those with profoundly-chronic illness rarely make news in American media outlets. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 8:06 am by rstokes
Anti-sterilization arguments More recently, disability advocates have argued that in many cases, these sterilizations are unconstitutional. [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 6:54 am by Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman
The reason disability advocates have such a problem with this is because it may be another way to stigmatize the millions of Americans who receive disability insurance benefits each month. [read post]
House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act over objections from disability rights advocates and Democratic leaders, who warned that the bill would remove incentives for businesses to comply with the law. [read post]
18 Mar 2019, 9:15 am
Yet, in 2015, only 3 percent of fourth grade Black children with disabilities were reading at or above proficiency, along with 5 percent of Hispanic children with disabilities, and 6 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native children. [read post]
6 Sep 2013, 5:45 am
 Papers that are related (broadly) to the ADA are invited from scholars from any academic or professional discipline, disability policy professionals and advocates, and from disability activists. [read post]
5 Mar 2017, 9:11 am by Tim Springer
” As many as 20% of Americans have some sort of disability and about 10% of Americans have a severe disability. [read post]