2021

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Nassau County lawmakers voted Monday night after a noisy eight-hour public session to pass a bill to cover first aiders under the county's human rights law. The…

Nya Hardaway, the public relations coordinator for the African American History Initiative at the Missouri Historical Society; Rachel Goldmeier, a UMSL Succeed student support specialist; and Frances Davis, a UMSL…

Authors: Linda Mastandrea, Director, Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, FEMA Reyma McCoy McDeid, Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act:…

TThe COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet for the US, but the Delta variant means the "war has changed," as leaked CDC slides made clear. The development and production of COVID-19 vaccines is an achievement on the order of…

ONMericans with disabilities have seen a sharp surge in health insurance coverage in the past decade since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed, new federal data released Monday shows. The proportion…

The Social Security Agency classifies Crohn's disease as a disability. A person with Crohn's disease may be eligible for Social Security disability benefits if their condition makes them unable to work, provided they can provide evidence…

Local nonprofits are being forced to do more with less as organizations serving some of the island's most vulnerable people face staff shortages and increased hiring problems.…

Employers are threatening litigation if their policies discriminate or fail to adequately address Covid-19 long-distance drivers after the Biden government said workers with persistent coronavirus symptoms could be protected by the federal…

That is the question Claire Robbs, Managing Director of Life Without Barriers, is Questions to employers everywhere as Tuesday approaches International Disability Day. In…