Americans With Disabilities Act

Obama Avoiding Controversy Over Pool Access For Disabled

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Disabled, Video, Obama, Americans With Disabilities Act, Pool Access for Disabled, Justice Department, Disabled People, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more ...

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This Mother's Day, Stand Up for Expecting Moms

Dina Bakst | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Mother's Day, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Expecting Mothers, Pregnant Women and Work, Pregnant Women, Pregnant, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Pda, Pwfa, Parents News

No pregnant worker should be forced to choose between her job and a healthy pregnancy.

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Burger King Worker Claims He Was Fired Due To HIV

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Maldef, Americans With Disabilities Act, Workplace Discrimination, Burger King, Hiv, HIV Discrimination, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Burger King Lawsuit, Latino Voices News

A former manager of several Burger King restaurants in Virginia has accused the fast-food company of firing him because he's HIV-positive, according t...

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Corporate Lobbyists Discriminate, Declare War on Disabled (Show This to Your Legislator)

Anne Stevenson | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Wounded Veterans, Discrimination, Americans With Disabilities Act, Senator Bob Dutton, Senator Patrick Leahy, Politics News

Should disabled litigants be forced to elect between the loss of wealth and opportunities, or alternatively, going broke engaging in excessive litigation? Isn't that just another way of starving the little guy's interests out of court on account of their disability?

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Student Suing Over Right To Keep A Guinea Pig In Her Dorm

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Michigan College Student, Grand Valley State, Michigan Civil Rights Department, Americans With Disabilities Act, Gvsu, Pets, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, Emotional Support Animal, Guinea Pig, Kendra Valzen, Stephen Dane, Student Sues School, Michigan College, Fair Housing Act, Lawsuit, Grand Valley State University, College News

A student at Grand Valley State University in Michigan believes the school violated federal housing policy by not letting her keep Blanca, a pet guine...

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Allen West Is Upset About Rule Allowing Handicapped Access To Commercial Swimming Pools

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Eat the Press, Allen West, Americans With Disabilities Act, Video, Americans With Disabilities, Handicapped Pools, Bv-Politics, Politics News

So, hey, what's Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) upset about today? Oh, you know, the nanny state and its terrible impositions, same-old, same-old. But more s...

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D.C. Playgrounds Should Welcome All Children

Jamie Davis Smith | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Adaptive Playground Equipment, Adaptive Swing, Children With Disabilities, Americans With Disabilities Act, Dc Impact, Playgrounds, DC News

I urge D.C. to bring the adaptive swing back to Chevy Chase Playground and to include at least some adaptive equipment in all future playground renovations. These small acts would provide opportunities for children with disabilities to play.

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Isolating a Child With Disabilities Can Do Life-Long Damage

Carla Lohr | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Nbc, Disability, Americans With Disabilities Act, Spina Bifida, Aspergers, Max Burkholder, Parenthood, Parents News

We as a society need to step back and rethink the view we have of disabled children. And the parents who are raising these children have to get serious about bringing these children up with the understanding that they can live their lives to the fullest.

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Firefighter Sets Suicide Blaze, Loses Job, Sues City -- And Wins

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Video, Tony Pol, Americans With Disabilities Act, Paul Susko, Firefighters, Gerald Villella, Erie Pennsylvania, Erie, Suicide, Pat Brown, Mary Wolski, Erie Fire Department, Crime News

ERIE, Pa. -- A federal jury in Pennsylvania has ruled in favor of Mary Wolski, a former Erie firefighter who was axed for setting a bathtub fire in a ...

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Professor Says Pregnancy Should Be Treated As Disability

Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Jeannette Cox, Video, Americans With Disabilities Act, Pregnancy Disability, Pregnancy-Discrimination-Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ada, Eeoc, Parents News

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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Our Ability: Lieutenant Brown's Journey

John Robinson | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Get Off, John Robinson, Disabled, US Military, Education, Americans With Disabilities Act, Military, Ability, Disability, Air Force Academy, Our Ability, Air Force, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Our, Video, Impact News

Lieutenant Ian James brown exemplifies perseverance. As a person with a physical disability, he has overcome an amazing physical challenge in a very short period of time.

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Enough of the Freak Show Oprah

John Robinson | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Pissed Off, Television, Own, Americans With Disabilities Act, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah, Pbs, Disability, John Robinson, Our Ability, Diversity, Oprah Winfrey Network, Veterans, Tlc, Entertainment News

If you watch TV today, you still get the Little People with the family conflict. You do not get the education, family or business.

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Eight In Ten Disabled Americans 'Outside The Workforce'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Disabled, Labor, Americans With Disabilities Act, Economy, Disability Rights, Labor Department, Hiring, Economic Recovery, Barack Obama, Business News

WASHINGTON -- With an unemployment rate of 13 percent among workers with disabilities, the Obama Administration is now wielding one of the few sticks ...

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Deaf Man Sues Adams County Over Arrest

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Timothy Siaki, Deaf Man Sues Sheriffs, Americans With Disabilities Act, Rights for the Disabled, Adams County, Adams County Colorado, Deaf Colorado Man Sues Sheriffs, Deaf Couple Get in Argument Arrested, Ada, Kimberlee Moore, Hearing Impaired, Colorado, Denver News

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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An Unemployment Injustice: The Case For Hiring People With Disabilities

John Robinson | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Ndeam, John Robinson, Disabled, Education, Americans With Disabilities Act, Activism, Get Off Your Knees, Employent, Disability, Our Ability, Veterans, Video, Impact News

November comes as National Disability Employment Awareness Month goes, but our work truly begins now! From South Dakota to Ocean City, Md., I have in ...

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Who's Accountable For Disabled Students In Voucher Schools?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Aclu, Americans With Disabilities Act, Wisconsin, Education, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, School Vouchers, Milwaukee Voucher System, Discrimination, Department of Justice, Education News

The Department of Justice has begun an investigation into Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, probing whether Milwaukee's state-administered...

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Crickets Chirping... Silence About the Most Vulnerable

John Robinson | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: John Robinson, Income Gap, Congress, Americans With Disabilities Act, Income Inequality, Economy, Get Off Your Knees, Pew Research Center, Disability, Our Ability, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Unemployment Disabilit, Homeless Vets, Homeless Disabled, Unemployed Vets, Politics News

In April, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was over 20%-comparable with military veterans. You have the greatest country in the world, with a growing wealth gap and minorities, veterans and people with disabilities are losing ground.

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Former Gov. David Paterson, Others Fight Sub-Minimum Wage For Disabled

Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, Mark Kirk, David Paterson, Activism, Unequal Pay Disabled Workers, Good News, Wage Discrimination, Disabled Minimum Wage, National Federation of the Blind, Advocacy, Impact News

Instead of celebrating the triumphs of the Americans with Disabilities Act, members of the blind community are commemorating its 21st anniversary by p...

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St. Barnabas Senior Services Continues to Make an Impact Amidst Budget Battle

Gabrielle Canon | Posted 09.17.2011

St. Barnabas provides a community for those who need daily assistance and enables participants to enjoy a greater quality of life, increased independence, and the opportunity to grow in a social family environment.

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ACLU: Milwaukee's Voucher Program Segregates Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Aclu, Education News, Complaint, Milwaukee Schools, Americans With Disabilities Act, Private School, Catholic Schools, Education, Special Education, Students With Disabilities, Department of Justice, School Choice, Education Reform, Voucher Programs, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Special-Needs Students, Education News

NEW YORK -- Milwaukee's voucher system, which allows low-income students to attend private schools using tax dollars, discriminates based on disabilit...

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Giving Americans With Disabilities The Chance To Work

Jim Gibbons | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Chad Christman, Goodwill Industries, Impact News, Disabilities, Nonprofit, Michael Bulling, Goodwill, Jim Gibbons, Achiever of the Year, Kenneth Shaw Graduate of the Year, Americans With Disabilities Act, Unemployment, Disability, Impact News

For the 54 million Americans with disabilities, the hardest part of making a living often isn't succeeding at work -- it's convincing employers to give you a chance.

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Supreme Court To Decide If Narcoleptic Teacher At Church School Gets Disability Rights

AP | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Cheryl Perich, Americans With Disabilities Act, Teachers, Narcoleptic Teacher, Narcolepsy, Supreme Court, Church Schools, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church, Religious Schools, Education News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether a teacher at a church-run school is a religious or secular worker when it comes to the Americ...

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UPDATE: After Protests, School Eases Policies To Protect Student With Peanut Allergy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edgewater School, Food Allergies, Americans With Disabilities Act, Student Peanut Allergy, Edgewater, Peanut Allergies, Peanut Allergy in Children, Peanuts, Edgewater Peanut, Education News

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- A Florida elementary school beset by parental protests is scrapping some of the more severe restrictions it had implemented to prot...

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Parents Want First Grader Kicked Out Of School Over Severe Peanut Allergy

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, Peanut Allergy Student, Edgewater Elementary School, Volusia County, Peanut Allergies, Peanut Allergy in Children, Peanut Allergy, Edgewater Florida Peanut Allergy, Education News

Some public school parents in Edgewater, Florida, want a first-grade girl with life-threatening peanut allergies removed from the classroom and ho...

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HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day

The Huffington Post | Julia Steers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theater, Greatest Person of the Day, Education, Americans With Disabilities Act, Disability, Slideshow, Arts Education, Impact News

Micaela Connery wants people to relax when it comes to addressing the disabled. "There's a lot of sadness and oversensitivity when it comes to disabi...

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