Missouri lawmakers move to curb ‘predatory’ ADA lawsuits targeting small businesses
Missouri lawmakers move to curb ‘predatory’ ADA lawsuits targeting small businesses
Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn’t always been the case
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/disability-protections-transgender-trump
Steny Hoyer, Longest-Serving House Democrat, to Retire From Congress
Trump Budget Cuts Threaten Access to Disability Rights Lawyers
The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates say. Most of the lawyers work either for the Department of Justice or for disability rights agencies that Congress set up in every state decades ago. Many of the Justice Department lawyers quit in 2025 after being reassigned to other duties, their supporters say.
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Battlefield alum DevAlly raises €2M to help companies with Europe’s feisty new accessibility law
How Train Riders With Disabilities Are Faring on Amtrak
You may recall Josh Turek's name from his playing wheelchair basketball professionally around the world and in four Paralympic Games, winning two gold medals.
Since Jan 2023 he’s served in Iowa state legislature. And today Josh Turek launched his U.S. Senate campaign. https://youtu.be/kCD3vVVAa7U?si=WypRd6Syxsxca7tZ
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#DisabilityIsNotABadThing #Paralympics #Underdog #JoshTurek #Iowa #USsenate #SpinaBifida #AgentOrange #TomHarkin #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct
Via #USAtoday @ 11:06 on June 12, 2025
The #SupremeCourt on June 12 unanimously sided with a #disabled student trying to sue her school for not doing enough to accommodate her rare form of #epilepsy, a decision that could make it easier for families to seek damages under the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct.
The justices said a lower court used the wrong standard when rejecting the #discrimination lawsuit.
Analysis of 2024 #ADA change re: #Nondiscrimination on the Basis of #Disability ; #Accessibility of #Web Information and Services of State and Local #Government Entities
#libraries #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #webcontent
#perceivability #operability #understandability #robustness