2021

The trap of fines and a rigid court system that ignores disability can lead to years of imprisonment and homelessness, according to research.Justen Thomas, a 43-year-old Aboriginal man from NSW, has heard of the Royal Commission on the…

The Council for the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) has finally decided to take action. At its first meeting on February 18, the council decided to set up a secretariat and formulate rules. It is worrying that the current…

David Cawthorn has struggled for years to get easy access to Hobart's $ 200 million redevelopment of Parliament Square, which has bars, restaurants, and cafes - and the latest twist on the case "amazed" me, he says.Important points:The…

Peter's Take is a bi-weekly opinion column. The views expressed are those of the author only. Historic Virginians voted in the 2020 presidential election. Virginia Democratic lawmakers have introduced important new voting laws that…

Zanzibar - Ms. Mwantatu Mbarouk, Legislator on Special Seats for Women, said little has been done so far, despite local and international calls for measures to promote the rights of people with disabilities. "We are talking about…

With the aim of encouraging people to marry people with disabilities, The Odisha government has increased the cash incentive from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2.50,000 per eligible couple.The incentive amount under the program has now been increased…

LONDON - Like many across England, Sarah Rennie has lost sleep over fears her building will catch fire, especially as inspectors have found the skyscraper to be wrapped in a combustible material similar to the one that caused the deadly…

The Calcutta Supreme Court has overturned an order removing a blind professor from Haringhata Mahavidyalaya from the position of head of the Bengali department, mainly due to his physical disability. A single judicial bank, Ravi Krishan…

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the trilogy of cases of access to disabilities, Ninth Circuit comes to the conclusion that complaints must expressly assert illegal conditions. Over the years, the ADA Title III complaints filed by the plaintiff's bar…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An information technology consultancy insists that the drive for job diversification extends to a candidate's brain.Auticon, a Berlin-based company that employs only adults in the autism spectrum as…