Disability Rights Laws

Doug Ford and Bonnie Lysyk have grown into a strong tag team with one common opponent: rising welfare costs.Their common remedy: restricting the right of appeal of those claiming disability payments.Armed with criticism from the Auditor…

THE ANGEL, December 9, 2020 / PRNewswire / - Today the 9th Appeals Court overturned a lower court ruling that five HIV patients owned by "John Doe" could bring CVS Caremark discriminatory lawsuits for asking HIV and AIDS patients to mail…

The state of Texas allows the use of restraint in a school if a student is considered a threat to themselves or others under the Texas Education Code.The rules stipulate that restraint systems may only be used by trained employees and only…

Fourteen organizations identified as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center or the Anti-Defamation League have a total of 4.3 funding from the Paycheck Protection Program, according to the Small Business Administration that…

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) gives a speech on the second day of ... National Democratic Convention at the Wells Fargo Center on July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Paul…

Disability advocates in Indiana say the state does not provide adequate and necessary provisions for blind voters to its email voting system. Justin Hicks / IPB News A group of Hoosiers who are blind say that Indiana's email voting…

In the Catholic District Board of London v. Mikhail1, the Ontario Supreme Court considered a motion under S.137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act (commonly referred to as "anti-SLAAP provisions") in the context of a motion for a statement by…

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Some people with disabilities say the National Disability Insurance Scheme appeals process is "soul-destroying." An overwhelming number of them attend hearings before the Administrative…

A coalition of blind hoosiers and disability advocates accused Indiana's foreign ministers of violating…