Justice Department to Publish Final Rule to Improve Access to Medical Care for People with Disabilities
Justice Department Finds Minnesota City’s “Crime-Free” Housing Program Discriminates Against Tenants with Mental Health Disabilities
Justice Department Finds Nebraska Violates Federal Civil Rights Laws by Unnecessarily Institutionalizing People with Serious Mental Illness
Accessible Street Design Survey for the Disabled Community
Financial Resources and Discounts for Students With Disabilities
Justice Department Issues Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Employment Services for People with Disabilities
NCD celebrates 50 year anniversary of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Be wary of offering ‘help,’ and other ways to support families with disabilities
Disability Advocate Rebekah Taussig: Here’s How We Shift from Ableism to True Accessibility
Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled
Justice Department to Publish Final Rule to Improve Access to Medical Care for People with Disabilities
Jul 26 2024
On the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Attorney General Merrick B. Garland signed a final rule under Title II of the ADA to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for people with disabilities. MDE includes equipment like medical examination tables, weight scales, dental chairs, x-ray machines and mammography machines. Accessible MDE is essential for people with disabilities to have equal access to medical care. Read More
Justice Department Finds Minnesota City’s “Crime-Free” Housing Program Discriminates Against Tenants with Mental Health Disabilities
May 21 2024
The Justice Department announced today that the city of Anoka, Minnesota, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act by denying tenants with mental health disabilities an equal opportunity to receive emergency assistance. Read More
Justice Department Finds Nebraska Violates Federal Civil Rights Laws by Unnecessarily Institutionalizing People with Serious Mental Illness
May 14 2024
The Justice Department announced today that it found that Nebraska is unnecessarily segregating people with serious mental illness (SMI) in assisted living facilities and day program facilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. The department found that Nebraska is restricting access to critical community-based services that people with SMI need to live and work in the community. Read More
Accessible Street Design Survey for the Disabled Community
May 7 2024
You are invited to participate in a research study being conducted by Smart Growth America, supported by the International Parking & Mobility Institute and the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund. Read More
Financial Resources and Discounts for Students With Disabilities
Jan 31 2024
Here is useful link for students with disabilities!
https://couponfollow.com/research/financial-resources-for-students-with-disabilities
Justice Department Issues Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Employment Services for People with Disabilities
Nov 1 2023
Nationally, a significant number of individuals with disabilities spend the majority of their daytime hours receiving public services in sheltered workshops and facility-based day programs. These settings segregate individuals from the community and provide little or no opportunity to interact with people without disabilities, other than paid staff. Read More
NCD celebrates 50 year anniversary of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Sep 26 2023
WASHINGTON–Today the National Council on Disability celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first civil rights legislation protecting disabled people from discrimination.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on Sept. 26, 1973, after he vetoed the legislation twice. It would be the precursor for future disbility rights protections, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Read More
Be wary of offering ‘help,’ and other ways to support families with disabilities
Sep 5 2023
When my son was born sick, and eventually diagnosed with severe disabilities, friends helped in a variety of ways. One friend texted several times a day to let me know she was thinking of us without expecting a response in return. Another friend let me vent over the phone where I repeated and tried to understand constantly changing news I received from doctors. Read More
Disability Advocate Rebekah Taussig: Here’s How We Shift from Ableism to True Accessibility
May 12 2023
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The author and @sitting_pretty Instagram influencer shares her vision for shifting the cultural narrative around disability. Read More
Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled
Mar 7 2023
Judy Heumann was the first person I called when, in 1987, I reported my first story on disability rights. Judy, who contracted polio when she was 18 months old, gave me the quote that perfectly summed up that little-known civil rights movement. Read More