Protections

Councilor Daniel Dromm introduces a resolution calling for DRIE protection to be extended to all disabled New Yorkers with disabilities. (Courtesy Dromm's office) Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter to…

Last week, Delaware officially added anti-discrimination protection for people of color to its founding document.The amendment to the law, which the legislature passed unanimously on Thursday on Senate Draft 31, adds the words "race, skin…

The Department of Health and Human Services is considering the largest update to disability non-discrimination rules in decades as the pandemic exposed inequalities in the medical system.The HHS Civil Rights Bureau issued a request for…

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Is ADHD a Disability? A diagnosis of ADHD is not enough to qualify for disability benefits. If your ADHD symptoms are well controlled, you are unlikely to be legally disabled. However, if distractibility, poor time management, or…