The Disability Discrimination Act remains one of Australia’s most important human rights laws, but for it to protect people ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

From 1 October 2004 significant changes came into force regarding the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) which have widened the scope of protection for employees. At the same time, case law has ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first article of a two-part series about problems students have had accessing disability accommodations at CU Boulder. This article has been updated to correct Andenmatten’s ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Four Connecticut school districts are facing allegations of disability discrimination. It’s part of a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice, following a report ...

Life is full of challenges, and obstacles are often easier to overcome when people have some trusted allies in their corner. Certain situations are more easily managed with a little help from a ...

As an advocacy specialist at Disability Rights Wisconsin, Joanne Juhnke regularly finds herself on the phone with parents concerned about their children’s treatment at school. DPI is far less helpful ...

The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...

DETROIT – PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.

People with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities have long been discriminated against and marginalized across the globe, but the roots of disability inequity and its social consequences ...

NEW YORK – Today, the New York Court of Appeals took a critical step toward remedying the injustice committed against Mr. Z, a father who was separated from his child at birth, by granting leave to ...