June 2021

Brought on by Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson:Dear delegates,The UK strongly supports the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.We are committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities and…

Shirley Pinto, the first deaf member of the Knesset, was sworn in in sign language on Wednesday morning. Pinto, a MK from Yamina, after the resignation of one of the party's ministers by “Norwegian law” to the Israeli parliament,…

June 15, 2021 From Hannah Grabowski's first year as a bachelor's degree at Arizona State University to her current PhD student, her studies and free time have focused on supporting and advocating for…

Divergent judicial positions on the ADA's application on websites lead to a possible Supreme Court case.As the pandemic forced people to access the internet, a question circulating in the US judicial system became increasingly important:…

Disability advocates have supported calls for a full independent investigation into a "terrible" case of alleged…

Law360 (Jun 15, 2021, 4:35 p.m. EDT) - Uber cannot evade a group of Pittsburgh area wheelchair users who allege the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing wheelchair accessible vehicles, Since a federal…

ASBURY PARK, NJ - Corey Mohr wakes up at 6 a.m. each day, brushes his teeth, and eats breakfast that he prepares with the help of his mother. Patty Mohr makes sure that he gets dressed before she goes to work.Then…

PHOENIX — When two police officers found Dante Butzberger sitting in a walk-in closet at his family’s Scottsdale home, the 14-year-old refused to leave. Dyslexia and ADHD had made his time in eighth grade so miserable that not even…

United States:July Is The New January: A Post-Pandemic Look At Emerging Labor And Employment Law Trends…

PORTLAND, Oregon - An Oregon company is closing its group homes and services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities after years of state and federal scrutiny for abuse and neglect of the people they…