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Laws and RegulationsIn a call for improvements to accessibility, the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) and the Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) filed a suit against SiriusXM on December 14 th , 2021, accusing the
Laws and RegulationsOh, for flying out loud − airlines have to be told to effectively communicate with passengers. Despite the protections provided by the Air Carrier Access Act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
Laws and RegulationsWhile the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the most comprehensive piece of disability rights legislation in the United States, it is not the only federal law that protects people with disabili
Laws and RegulationsSenators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently introduced a bill that would prevent discrimination against people with disabilities when it comes to organ transplants. The Charlotte Woo
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Laws and RegulationsThe Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) provides protections for people with disabilities that need to travel with their service animals. The ACAA defines a service animal as a dog, of any breed, that is in
Laws and RegulationsIn 2021, holiday air travel is expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reports that 26 million people traveled around the 11-day period surrounding
Laws and RegulationsOn November 10, 2021, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the rideshare company Uber for charging wait time fees to passengers with disabilities. This practice is a violation of the America
Laws and RegulationsAs Americans headed to the polls last week many in the disability community continued to face barriers to voting in their precincts . In an effort to address those barriers and compensate for the chal
Laws and RegulationsAs technology continues to improve and effective communication tools evolve, so do the processes in which law enforcement interacts with persons with disabilities. We review some of the best practices
Laws and RegulationsThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 define disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a
Laws and RegulationsProject Civic Access (“PCA”) is an initiative commenced by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in 1999. The primary purpose of the PCA was to establish a process to implement solutions to bring loc
Laws and RegulationsDespite the word "accessibility" only being used 5 times in relation to digital accessibility (in contrast, the word "bicycle" is used 57 times and "wildlife" is used 100 times), the highly debated in
Laws and RegulationsWhile popular ride-hailing services continue to promote a pack of accessibility supports and programs, their implementation seems to have much more to do with the American legal system than it does an
Laws and RegulationsThe Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability. Under the FHA, housing administrators, landlor
Laws and RegulationsNew York State Senate Bill S6516-A , sponsored by John W. Mannion, and Assembly Bill A8013 , sponsored by Michael Benedetto, would provide preschool programs for students with disabilities and school-
Laws and RegulationsAssistive technologies are rapidly evolving, leading to the development of innovative and user-friendly devices for persons with disabilities. Legislation plays a key role to support and promote the u
Laws and RegulationsOn July 26, 2021, President Biden celebrated the 31 st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), the pioneering legislation which then-Senator Biden originally co-sponsored in 19
Laws and RegulationsCanada has a history when it comes to disability advocacy that is broadly credited to organizing that occurred in the 1970s . However, unlike the landmark pieces of legislation in the United States —
Laws and RegulationsOn March 15, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an important decision that addressed the parameters of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well the local D.C. H
Laws and RegulationsOngoing federal accessibility violations in Baltimore have led to a class action lawsuit, filed on June 10th, in conjunction with the IMAGE center, a 501(c)3 organization committed to "new thinking ab
Laws and RegulationsIndividuals with disabilities that have student debt may be in luck. On March 29, 2021, due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Department of Education announced that people with total and permanent disabi
Laws and RegulationsIt is perhaps fitting that having recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), the issue of disability rights has also assumed a much
