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Paralympic Gold Medalist Struggles at the Gas Station

Patrick Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.30.2012

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Patrick Hughes, Jr.

By every standard, Linda is an accomplished person. And yet... like 15 million other Americans with disabilities, Linda finds it to be a challenge every time she gets gas at the pump.

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Professor Says Pregnancy Should Be Treated As Disability

Posted 01.06.2012

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Jeannette Cox, a law professor at the University of Dayton (Ohio), is suggesting that pregnant women experience symptoms that may warrant special acco...

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Deaf Man Sues Adams County Over Arrest

Posted 11.28.2011

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Timothy Siaki, a deaf Colorado man, is suing Adams County for detaining him in jail for 25 days without providing a sign-language interpreter before e...

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Denver Pit Bull Ban To Spark Class Action Lawsuit After Disabilities Decision

news.com | Jeffrey Wolf and Kevin Torres | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER - The federal authorities were clear when they told Denver it cannot deny residents from owning pit bulls as service dogs. Denver's defiant res...

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Open Letter to Governor Jerry Brown: On Budget Cuts and the Lanterman Act

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chantal Sicile-Kira

What is the point of a Lanterman Act -- which is civil rights legislation for those with developmental disabilities -- if there are no monies to enact and protect these civil rights?

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Gov't Wants To Update Americans With Disabilities Act For Cyberspace

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Emergency call centers could be equipped to communicate by text message. Websites might need to be programmed to speak to blind users....

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ADA at 20: The View From the States

David Adkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Council of State Governments, Americans With Disabilities Act, Disabled, Disability Rights, State Disability Policy, Disability Policy, Federal Disability Policy, Ada, Politics News
David Adkins

For Americans living with a disability, the future of the services they depend on to live is tied to a host of tough budget choices and Byzantine requirements faced by policymakers in the state house as well as the White House.

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Jim Langevin, Quadriplegic Rhode Island Rep., Presides Over House For First Time

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Langevin, who is paralyzed from the chest down, presided over the House for the first time on Monday to commemorate the 20...

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Wheelchair Formation Breaks Record On Anniversary Of Americans With Disabilities Act

Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly 200 wheelchair users came together Sunday to break the world record for the longest moving wheelchair formation. The event marks the 20th anni...

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People with Disabilities Are an Asset to the Workplace

Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Gibbons

When I was a child and slowly losing my eyesight, my dad told me I may have to work harder to do everything other people can do with full sight. I bec...

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Is the ADA DOA?

Eve Tahmincioglu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eve Tahmincioglu

Change takes a long time. But things won't change until employers are forced to accept people with disabilities who can do the job -- or who need a little help to make the workplace work for them.

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The ADA at 20: An Appreciation and a Challenge

Peter Wilderotter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Wilderotter

The 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act is a legitimate cause for celebration. A large chunk of what the first President Bush called "the shameful wall of exclusion" came down, yet considerable demolition work still remains to be done.

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Only in America: Candy Maker to Sponsor Our Dietary Advice

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hemi Weingarten

The American Dietetic Association announced yesterday that it has inked a partnership with Hershey Company. The exact sum of the sponsorship was not disclosed.

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Do Homeless People Have Rights?

Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Schanes

If every city with an insufficient number of shelter beds were to pass an ordinance against sleeping in all public places, there would be no place for a homeless person to sleep.

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Rand Paul On 'Maddow' Defends Criticism Of Civil Rights Act, Says He Would Have Worked To Change Bill (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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MAJOR UPDATES: Rand Paul has responded to the controversy over his appearance on Maddow's show. Click here for the latest. Kentucky Senate candidat...

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President Kennedy's "How To" Manual

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

President Kennedy did not capitulate to the knee-jerk criticism of the treaty but forged ahead anyway despite its lack of support on Capitol Hill.

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Rahm Emanuel's "Retarded" Comment

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Natalie Holder-Winfield

Now that Rahm has created the Obama administration's second strike against people with disabilities, I think that this year's Special Olympics should be on the White House's South Lawn.

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New Orleans Mayoral Candidate Blocks Streetcar Line With Wheelchair

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

"Who Dat say Dey Can't Ride Dem Cars", "Let My People Ride" and "Paint a Red One Green" were the chants as New Orleans mayoral candidate Jonah Bascle...

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Congress Pushes Back Against Supreme Court, Returns Civil Rights to People with Disabilities

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cristóbal Joshua Alex

In passing the ADA Amendments Act, Congress is finally pushing back at a Court that has been hard at work dismantling our civil rights infrastructure.

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