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In last year's campaign, President-elect Joe Biden stated that his number one legislative priority would be equality law, which would enshrine LGBTQ protection from discrimination in the country's labor and civil rights laws.Biden was in…

In a unique deal, the U.S. Department of Justice, Health, and Human Services say a state agreed to change its behaviors after repeatedly discriminating against parents with disabilities.Under the agreement reached…

Of the many documentaries I saw during the Covid Lockdown, Crip Camp was the standout. Perhaps the fact that I was looking for a summer camp where my son could spend some time independently was why the documentary caught on…

Israel violates the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which the country has signed, according to a report by around 30 organizations representing people with…

Bob Joondeph, whose civil rights actions reshaped Oregon, was recognized by the Multnomah Bar Association Bob Joondeph has spent most of his legal career fighting for a level playing field. He served as an attorney for…

The next battle lines are already being drawn over future gig work regulations. States like Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, and others are currently reviewing gig workers' rights. In the meantime, working groups are…

This November, gig economy companies won a sweeping victory in the California vote. Voters overwhelmingly agreed to keep their workers as contractors rather than employees. Now these companies want to export this…

The world celebrated International Disability Day on Thursday, which raises awareness of the need to make this world a more equitable, humane and inclusive place for people with disabilities. The Pakistani government also commemorated the…

Education for all children, says Brent C. Elder simply, "is a fundamental human right." From the classrooms in Glassboro to those in Kenya, Bahrain, Ghana, Rwanda and beyond, Elder is focused on ensuring that children…

Cynthia McCormick | Cape Cod Times Pamela Kelley Burkley of Hyannis always joked that she was known in the national media as "that girl" - the teenager who was paralyzed in 1973 when a jeep driven by Joseph P. Kennedy II on Nantucket…