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A website is not a “place of public accommodation” and an inaccessible website does not necessarily mean denying goods or services. So did a federal appeals court in a landmark decision on Disability Discrimination under…

opinionAmber Marcy | Disability Network LakeshoreOn June 23, 1996, my life changed forever when I was a passenger in a car accident and became paraplegic. I was 15. On July 1, 2021, my life will change forever if more insurance reforms…

The 1967 Abortion Act allows dismissal of children with disabilities up to their date of birth. "People shouldn't be treated differently because of their disability." That feeling, recently voiced by a young woman with Down syndrome, is…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed new election restrictions Thursday that restricted access to votes in one of the country's critical battlefield states.Florida, which former President Donald J. Trump won by around three…

When 8-month-old Tim Kolb was diagnosed with a rare disability, a doctor told his parents that he would not make it until his first birthday.Instead, the Franklin native died on Saturday at the age of 74. A…

Crowter, 25, from Coventry, West Midlands said: “The law says babies should not be aborted until birth. However, if a baby is found to have Down syndrome, it can be aborted until birth. This is the current UK law and I don't think it's…

"What he could do with just the muscles in his face was amazing," she said. "He enriched the world so much."Kolb was born with a rare condition known as Werdnig-Hoffmann disease or spinal muscular atrophy that eventually led to…

While many Granite State buyers and renters are being pushed out of the market, some face a more stealthy barrier to housing: discrimination.In March, the New Hampshire Senate voted unanimously to revise the…

The Oscars are advertised by activists who have just noticed something important. The Oscars this year were different for a lot of reasons - and one of them is a legitimate legal issue.…

At home news 2nd Circuit throws rehabilitation from Harvard Law grad ... Disability Act 2nd Circuit raises the Harvard Law grad Rehabilitation Act's right to bar examsBy Debra Cassens Weiss April 30, 2021, 10:47 a.m. CDTImage from…