February 22, 2021

RICHMOND (February 22, 2021) - A landmark bill on civil rights by Attorney General Mark R. Herring and majority chairman Charniele Herring to make the Office of Civil Rights an integral part of the Office of the Attorney General is on the…

Even before the coronavirus vaccines were approved for distribution, COVID-related workplace issues were already a legal hotbed for employers. In December 2020, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines received FDA emergency approval to begin the…

Hayley Arceneaux, 29, had hoped this would be the year she would achieve her goal of visiting all seven continents before she turned 30.However, she won't have time for it.She goes into space.Ms. Arceneaux, a medical assistant at St. Jude…

To To help deaf and hard of hearing customers easily and effectively interact with employees, the Vermont DMV has introduced the use of a device called the UbiDUO 3 at all locations.The UbiDUO 3 has two facing keyboards and…

If an adult with a developmental disorder is lost, law enforcement can send a Purple Alert. This is under a proposal that has just made its first stop on the House Committee. The Purple Alert is…

Work, COVID-19 and Disability Getty COVID-19 has raised a number of challenging workplace issues as parts of the country relax restrictions and people return to work. Here are a few.…

WEBSTER GROVES, Mon. - Maria Schroeder was worried and increasingly worried. It was weeks after coronavirus vaccine distribution began in Missouri, and it still had 11 residents with intellectual disabilities who…

The lawsuit asks for an explanation that the defendant Attorney General of Canada has “violated the rights of individual plaintiffs under the SS. 7 and / or 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ...…

LANSING - Laura Hall hat alles getan, um ihre Exposition gegenüber dem Coronavirus zu begrenzen. Sie geht selten aus, bekommt Lebensmittel zu ihrem Haus in Okemos geliefert und hat ihre engen Kontakte zu einem kleinen Kreis…

OTTAWA Senator Chantal Petitclerc shared her own experience with a disability when she tried on Tuesday to counter criticism of a bill to expand access to medical care while dying. Bill C-7 has been widely condemned by disability rights…