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All the news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia. ACOSS New research carried out by UNSW Sydney's Social Policy Research Center for ACOSS and the COSS network…

Companies will modify kiosks for use by people with visual impairments The New York State Human Rights Department today announced the settlement of three disability discrimination complaints filed against newsstand…

This comment is from Jessica Morrison of Burlington, a nurse and a member of the Vermont Workers' Center. At that meeting, Vermont lawmakers established a Task Force on Affordable, Accessible Healthcare, charged with soliciting public…

SCHENECTADY - A woman who worked at Ellis Hospital for 30 years has sued the hospital saying she was discharged for raising concerns about her safety at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Terry Brino is seeking $ 2 million in damages…

New York, NY - Many New Yorkers are struggling to find affordable housing across the city, and so is District 5. Recently, District 5 candidate Rebecca Lamorte announced her housing plan, which is one for them in the city The focus will be…

The complainant alleged belief and disability discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code). In particular, he gave the following reasons in his application:"1. Creed. My creed does not…

By Leah Bordlee Many would argue that acts such as forced sterilization, persistent restrictions and solitary confinement and food deprivation are grave human rights violations. When such abuses are committed by or with the consent of…

In Sharma v Toronto (City), 2020 HRTO 949, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) provides a roadmap for how employers should determine whether to include workers and customers requesting exemptions from wearing the Toronto City mask…

The BC Human Rights Tribunal has made it clear that anyone wishing to file a complaint about being asked to wear a mask in a store must actually demonstrate that they have a disability that prevents them from doing so. In a screening…