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About 75 minority and progressive activists gathered in Mineola Friday night to urge Nassau County's executive Laura Curran to veto an "unconstitutional" law that would allow police and first responders to sue…

The new executive director of Disability Rights Iowa says one of the challenges she faces in her job is that relatively few Iower see themselves as disabled. Two months ago, Catherine Johnson replaced…

SANTA FE - A newly formed stakeholder partnership that provides ongoing evaluation of the adult guardianship system in New Mexico will hold its first meeting on September 9th. The Supreme Court earlier this week issued an order to…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following 10 individuals to serve in key roles:David R. Gilmour, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of…

WASHINGTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Nov. August 2021--Disability: IN, the global organization promoting the inclusion and equality of…

Leonard C. Boyle, acting US attorney for the borough of Connecticut, announced today that the government has entered into a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) with the Institute of Living at Hartford…

The Republican legislature in the Wisconsin State Legislature tabled a series of bills earlier this year aimed at reducing postal voting in future elections. Several provisions of the enacted legislation raised critics' concerns that the…

The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 is now more than three decades old, but the roots of disability rights go much deeper. Historian Felicia Kornbluh examines the efforts of the National Association of the Blind (NFB) to…

United States:7 helpful tips for interviewing potential employees…

On July 26, 2021, President Biden announced that individuals with long-term COVID (called long-distance COVID drivers) could be protected under several federal civil rights laws, including the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). While…