Credit: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock HARTFORD, CT – An advocate for the disability community is raising alarms over the budget implementer bill the legislature is debating today based […]
NSF program helps students with disabilities access STEM – Letters & Science
Jillian Cervantes, who is graduating this month with a degree in mathematics, is described by her instructors as a talented mathematician and effective teacher. She also has ADHD. […]
Protecting the rights of voters with disabilities
Not only voters with disabilities can bring lawsuits under Section 208. Organizations that represent and advocate for voters with disabilities can also bring these lawsuits. This includes civil […]
Civil rights, voting rights and disability rights groups ask court to block law that criminalizes helping people apply for absentee ballots
View a PDF of our statement here. MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Today, a coalition of civil rights, voting rights, and disability rights organizations filed a motion for a preliminary […]
Civil rights, voting rights and disability rights groups ask court to block law that criminalizes helping people apply for absentee ballots
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Today, a coalition of civil rights, voting rights, and disability rights organizations filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in Alabama NAACP et al. v. […]
Disabled students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh strike to denounce university discrimination
A small group of students staged a walkout at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh this week, accusing the university of discriminating against people with disabilities. The students claim the […]
Federal government bans disability discrimination in health care
New regulations would prohibit health care workers from making treatment decisions based on biases about disabilities and mandate greater availability of accessible examination tables and other medical equipment. […]
Pressley praises new regulations strengthening protections against disability discrimination
Finalized HHS Rule Promotes Equity and Strengthens Protections for People with Disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Pressley has long called for the administration to improve […]
California disabled workers’ pay raises at risk as Governor Newsom faces budget deficit
The state has paid out about half the total so far, mostly in wage and benefit hikes, and workers had been expecting another $2 to $4 an hour […]
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