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20 Jan 2006, 12:59 pm
Our special guest is Andy Imparato, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), who shares his moving story of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in law school. [read post]
31 Mar 2015, 11:07 am by Eric Goldman
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is an important civil rights law intended to ensure that people with physical disabilities can enjoy the same social and economic interactions as everyone else. [read post]
3 Mar 2017, 8:01 am by Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman
  Another important point to make is that there should not be any stigma associated with getting disability benefits for having a mental illness. [read post]
26 Feb 2007, 6:35 am
The ADA was enacted to make businesses more accessible to people with disabilities. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 6:16 pm by Robin E. Shea
Is obesity a "disability" entitled to protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act? [read post]
9 Mar 2020, 5:00 am by Stephen Cribben
  People with PTSD often […] The post VA Disability Benefits for PTSD and Depression appeared first on CCK Law. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 5:39 am by SC Divorce and Disabilty
According to a recent blog, "the Associated Press, the number of Americans receiving Social Security disability has doubled since 1990 to 7.4 million while the number of workers processing the claims has dropped. [read post]
26 Jul 2015, 4:50 pm by S2KM Limited
The National Structured Settlement Trade Association (NSSTA) supports the disability community with its sponsorship of the American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD). [read post]
21 Oct 2013, 12:30 pm by Dan Ernst
  Her paper is entitled “What Does Citizenship Mean for People with Mental Disabilities? [read post]
15 Jun 2018, 3:00 am by Jay Butchko
An American Chiropractic Association report demonstrates how serious back pain can be in the context of disability and employment, referring to such statistics as: Back pain is among the most common reasons that a person misses work; While respiratory infections top the list, back pain is the second most frequent reason people visit a doctor; Every year, around 50 percent of Americans admit they experience back pain; and, Low back pain is the number one… [read post]
14 Oct 2020, 2:41 pm by Dave Ratner
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was developed in 1990 to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as anyone else. [read post]
Six Ways Company Leaders Can Make Workplaces More Inclusive for People with Disabilities To help companies make their workplaces more inclusive for people with disabilities, I teamed up with Kanarys’ Advisory Board Member John Register, a Paralympic silver medalist and board member of the American Association of People With Disabilities. [read post]
Six Ways Company Leaders Can Make Workplaces More Inclusive for People with Disabilities To help companies make their workplaces more inclusive for people with disabilities, I teamed up with Kanarys’ Advisory Board Member John Register, a Paralympic silver medalist and board member of the American Association of People With Disabilities. [read post]
11 Jun 2009, 11:58 am
See also this AP report and this post from the blog of the American Association of People with Disabilities.... [read post]
16 May 2023, 12:01 am by Josh Richman
   Henry Claypool is a technology policy consultant and former executive vice president at the American Association of People with Disabilities, which promotes equal opportunity, economic power, independent living and political participation for people with disabilities. [read post]
8 Jan 2016, 4:34 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Pixley is President of the recently founded National Association of Attorneys with Disabilities and is a Commissioner for the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Disability Rights. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 12:42 pm by Lonnie Roach
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities through inaccessible hiring processes or questions and exercises that do not measure skills and qualities directly related to the specific job they are applying for. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 9:13 am by uwlegalscholarship
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) will host the fourth Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Bridging the Gap Between the Disability Rights Movement and Other Civil Rights Movements, on April 14-15, 2011, at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 9:12 am by uwlegalscholarship
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) will host the fourth Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Bridging the Gap Between the Disability Rights Movement and Other Civil Rights Movements, on April 14-15, 2011, at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. [read post]