In The News
5.30.09 Senator Kennedy includes in-home long-term care benefit in health reform legislation
5.27.09 Expose of shoddy bus wheelchair securement and lift maintenance practices in Los Angeles
5.21.09 Senate HELP Committee: "A New Vision for American Health Care"
5.19.09 GAO releases "Seclusions and Restraints: Selected Cases of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers"
5.18.09 Widespread abuse results from improper use of seclusion and restraints on children with disabilities (CNN)
5.14.09 Disability Rights Wisconsin Sues UW Hospital for withholding treatment from patients with developmental disabilities (Wisconsin State Journal)
4.21.09 New York Times: Almost people-first in principle, not yet in practice.
4.19.09 The New York Times deletes the word "midget" from its style manual (NY Times)
4.18.09 AB 214 will require insurance companies in California to provide coverage of durable medical equipment (Lake County News)
4.7.09 The National Federation of the Blind leads a coalition in opposition to Authors Guild position on text-to-speech (TechFlash)
3.20.09 Texas disability advocates call for shut down of all Texas State School institutions (Corpus Christi Caller Times)
3.18.09 Fight Clubs at Texas State School institutions are just part of the story (NPR)
3.6.09 Individuals with disabilities question Governor Patrick's choice to waive accessibility review (The Boston Globe)
2.24.08 BBC TV host Cerrie Burnell faces prejudice based on her disability (BBC News Magazine)
2.12.09 Accusations of Long-Term Exploitation and Discrimination Against Businesses "Employing" Men with Intellectual Disabilities
2.14.09 Stimulus Bill Includes New IDEA and Title I Funds for Schools (SF Chronicle)
1.16.09 Supreme Court will decide IDEA tuition reimbursement case, Forest Grove School District v. T.A (NY Times)
11.28.08 A student with disabilities participating in "Options" an independent living program that partners with Oakland University, filed suit alleging that the university violated fair housing and disability rights laws (Detroit News)
11.23.08 Columnist looks at the impact of California judge's decision allowing only licensed medical practitioners to administer insulin in school (Los Angeles Times)
11.14.08 The ADA Issues Action Alert Regarding Administration of Insulin in Schools
10.7.08 "I AM PWD," a collaboration between SAG, AFTRA and AEA will promote visibility and employment for people with disabilities (Backstage.com)
10.7.08 Senator Kennedy's advocacy leads Congress to pass the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (New York Times)
5.16.08 The international Court of Arbitration of Sports overturns the IAAF's decision banning double amputee Oscar Pistorius' Olympic bid (SF Chronicle)
5.15.08 A broken system leads to institutionalization for an 18 year old (New York Times)
5.2.08 The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents employers and insurance companies from using genetic information to make decisions regarding hiring, firing, promotion or to set premiums and determine eligibility. (New York Times)
4.15.08 Seventh Circuit appellate panel fails to overturn decision allowing a school for children with disabilities to open in the fall of 2008 (Milwaukee Journal)
4.4.08 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to take effect on May 3, 2008 (Reuters)
2.12.08 A Florida deputy sheriff after ordering a man with quadriplegia to "stand up," dumps him out of his wheelchair (Tampa Bay Online)
1.30.08 Senate and House move to restore civil rights (New York Times)
1.19.08 After months of deliberation, UK hospital decides it will not perform hysterectomy on 15 year old (Guardian Unlimited)
1.15.08 Olympic Committee deems the use of two prosthetic legs an unfair advantage (NY Times)
1.14.08 Parties in Huber v. Wal-Mart settle before Supreme Court hearing (Bloomberg)
1.9.08 Former Washington governor Booth Gardner files initiative to legalize assisted suicide (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
12.7.07 The US Supreme Court will consider whether a worker with a disability has the right to be reassigned to an equivalent job without having to compete for that position (USA Today)
11.22.07 Disability Rights Washington sues to block transfer of students with intellectual disabilities from Bremerton schools (Seattle Times)
11.15.07 Serbian Prime Minister's response to MDRI's report on abuse (The Washington Post)
11.13.07 Mental Disability Rights International's (MDRI) expose on Serbian mental institutions (The International Herald Tribune)
10.22.07 NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports on the ADA Restoration Act (NPR). Read and Listen.
10.11.07 A 4-4 split at the US Supreme Court upholds Second Circuit ruling in favor of parents in private school tuition case
10.4.07 A California judge rules that Target's website must be accessible and certifies class action in suit against the retailer
10.1.07 The Wall Street Journal reports on a case before the US Supreme Court on whether students must try public school before parents can be reimbursed for private school tuition
9.13.07 National Public Radio reports on barriers to health care services and highlights the experiences of several people with disabilities
9.12.07 The New York Times reports that restaurant accessibility does not necessarily mean hospitality for guests with disabilities
9.11.07 After six years of litigation a federal judge rules against Milwaukee Public Schools and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in special education class action
8.23.07 Class-action suit claims people with disabilities are segregated and forced into nursing homes
8.20.07 Mother Jones Magazine reports on the use of electric shocks in school
7.24.07 Abuse and neglect continues at Texas institutions
7.24.07 Lawsuit claims that the VA system encourages delay or rejection of veterans' claims
7.10.07 In 2006, DREDF conducted research on the implementation of the ADA. NCD releases the report this month.
7.10.07 The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act of 2007 would create an insurance program for adults who become functionally disabled.
6.29.07 Metro has agreed to give all MetroAccess riders 10 free trips and the transit agency will spend $12 million over the next three years to improve its troubled service for people with disabilities.
The National Fair Housing Alliance and four of its member fair housing organizations today filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against AG Spanos Companies, a builder and developer of multifamily housing and commercial properties in at least 16 states.
5.21.07 The US Supreme Court concluded that federal law includes an exception permitting the parents of a child with autism to represent themselves without a lawyer in an ongoing lawsuit against their school district
5.10.07 State Board of Ed votes to require exit exam with standardized process for modifications
5.8.07 Read the Investigative Report Regarding the "Ashley Treatment" released by the Washington Protection and Advocacy System
5.03.07 The Seattle Times reports that Seattle Children's Hospital failed to follow state law requiring a court order in the Ashley X matter.
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4.26.07 Will AB 374 pass in the California Assembly? Op Ed on Assisted Suicide.
3.29.07 Senator Tom Harkin introduces Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007
3.30.07 Eighty-one Member States and the European Community sign UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
3.13.07 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be opened for signature at the United Nations on March 30
3.9.07 Lawsuit alleges 400 of Philadelphia's polling places are inaccessible
3.8.07 Boston's Disability Law Center filed a lawsuit claiming that the Massachusetts state prison system illegal segregates prisoners with mental illness
2.28.07 The New York Times reports on US Supreme Court case on parents' rights to represent their child
2.26.07 U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear case regarding reimbursement of private school tuition for special education student
2.18.07 Equip for Equality, The Arc of Illinois, United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois, and the Institute on Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago, citing substandard care call for the state to close the Howe Developmental Center
2.4.07 Swiss court ruling allows euthanasia for mentally ill
1.07.07 Controversy erupts over medical intervention to keep a child with developmental disabilities small
1.04.07 In The New Standard, Groups Clash over Arizona Minimum-Wage Disability Exemption
12.31.06 DREDF Op Ed in response to the November 2006 Sacramento Bee series on ADA litigation in California
12.26.06 The New York Times examines diabetes in the workplace
12.22.06 Oklahoma hospital refuses kidney transplant for young woman with mental retardation.
Although Misty Cargill lives with support in her community and holds a job in a factory working side by side with non-disabled co-workers, Oklahoma University Medical Center does not believe she has the capacity to give informed consent for the transplant. All Things Considered, National Public Radio
12.13.06 The UN's General Assembly adopts the convention on disability
11.28.06 Federal Judge Directs US Treasury to Print Accessible Currency
11.17.06 Sacramento Bee Editorial on California ADA Notification
The Sacramento Bee published a series of articles by Marjie Lundstrom and Sam Stanton highlighting the filing of numerous lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act in California by a small group of individuals. The series looked at what the media has labeled " abusive lawsuits" [continued]
