“Too many ‘Spanish’ applicants are coming to (the Chicopee Housing Authority) from Springfield and Holyoke.” These are just a few of the bigoted statements allegedly said by the former executive ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman filed a lawsuit against the Indianapolis Housing Agency and others, accusing them of discriminating against her for having a disability. Kristina Hornaday-Alberts, who ...

In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools to refrain from discriminating on the basis of a disability. Specifically, ...

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often face difficulty accessing needed organ transplants, but now a bill is moving through Congress that aims to address that disparity. The U.S ...

You learn that a health care worker was fired for inappropriate conduct toward disabled adults and want to know what happened and what it means for care standards and legal obligations. You should ...

The nation’s largest movie theater chain illegally forced out an employee with cerebral palsy after two decades on the job, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says. In a lawsuit filed this ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A physician is suing the University of Iowa and Board of Regents, claiming disability discrimination and ...

The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Ava Tharpe is a teenage girl who ...

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RAINSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - On Thursday, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the City of Rainsville to determine whether the City violated Title II of the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON − When a Minnesota family took their fight for fair treatment for their disabled daughter to the Supreme Court, they ...