April 1, 2021

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont at a news conference on June 3, 2020. Photo: Michael Marciano / ALM A Connecticut statewide advocacy group filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health with the U.S. Department…

Bibian Mentel, a Dutch snowboarder who lost her right lower leg to cancer, returned to the sport a few months later and dominated it for the next 16 years, died on Monday at her home in Loosdrecht, the Netherlands. She was 48 years…

CLEVELAND - You probably never think of elevators if you don't rely on them. People with disabilities in our region have problems. So much so that they sometimes sleep in their cars because of problematic elevators."I can't believe this…

8.1kViewsWorld Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on April 2nd each year to help raise public awareness of the disorder and draw attention to the needs and realities of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. What do…

Like other proposals under consideration at the Texas Capitol, many of the restrictions in Senate Bill 7 target initiatives championed in Harris County to make it easier for more voters to vote.Senate Republicans on Thursday cleared…

The BC Human Rights Tribunal has made it clear that anyone wishing to file a complaint about being asked to wear a mask in a store must actually demonstrate that they have a disability that prevents them from doing so. In a screening…

Photo courtesy of Sinn Féin, Flickr On Wednesday, March 31st at 5:00 pm, the Ramapos Democracy Matters Club hosted an event entitled "The Intersection of Money in Politics and Disability Rights." The event started with a…

Hawaiian government agencies and commissions may not be required to provide access to physical meeting places for virtual hearings following the pandemic. This is a new provision in Senate Bill 1034 that sought to open government…

I also began to see how my stubbornness in the face of this pain, my struggle to defeat it with willpower, reflected the stubborn denial I held onto in the hands of my drug addiction. I was always overwhelmed by my feelings and tried to…

To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. On March 10, 2021, Congress…