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Laws and RegulationsIn February, the VA proposed changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) that would alter how disability ratings are calculated and assigned for tinnitus, mental health disorders, and r
Laws and RegulationsPart of the Hippocratic oath says, “I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being.” The idea of this sentence is for doctors to look beyond the symptoms
Laws and RegulationsAs per an announcement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on January 28 th , 2022, scheduling appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine at national grocery giant Kroger will now be accessible to individua
Laws and RegulationsRunning on a platform tweaked to align with Virginian values, businessman Glenn Youngkin beat out his competitor by about two percentage points to take the governorship last November. Upon inauguratio
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Laws and RegulationsMore than 48 million Americans experience some form of hearing loss. However, only one in five people who could benefit from using hearing aids have them. Access and education play two key roles in in
Laws and RegulationsOn January 13, 2022, the State of California announced that it would pause 345,000 pending disability claims in an effort to combat a recent surge in suspected fraud.
Laws and RegulationsThe Los Angeles Community College District requests an audience with the Supreme Court. The board of trustees for the school district announced they would ask the Supreme Court to consider the ruling
Laws and RegulationsFacing an unprecedented backlog of disability benefits claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recruited an automated system to help speed along the processing time for approving claims. V
Laws and RegulationsAs stipulated by a settlement agreement reached in December of 2020 , Amtrak has now distributed $2 million dollars in damages to more than 1,500 individuals who experienced disability discrimination
Laws and RegulationsIn mid-December, the California Employment Development Department (EDD), which oversees unemployment and disability claims for the Golden State, announced that it was beginning an investigation into m
Laws and RegulationsA new Act introduced in the House would appropriate $100,000,000 annually until 2025 to improve law enforcement officers' interactions with persons with disabilities. The Safe Interactions Act would e
Laws and RegulationsOn January 12, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a statewide disability rights investigation into South Carolina's use of adult care homes. The DOJ states that it intends to determine whe
Laws and RegulationsA new study from Health Affairs published January 4, 2022, finds that many physicians have little to no knowledge about accommodation obligations to patients with disabilities as outlined in the Ameri
Laws and RegulationsAs 2021 was ending, our yearly analysis of the year that was in Website Accessibility Lawsuits was just beginning. We surveyed the year’s lawsuits to ascertain the number and nature of website accessi
Laws and RegulationsStudents with vision disabilities found themselves unable to participate in coursework in the Los Angeles Community College district when, as a rule of practice, necessary course materials like textbo
Laws and RegulationsA carelessly drafted 1988 Georgia law regarding intellectual disability and the death penalty has been the focus of renewed attention as a challenge to the law makes its way to the US Supreme Court. T
Laws and RegulationsOn December 30 th , 2021, the office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an increase of 15% in funding for approved private schools serving children with disabilities, a total of $240 million
Laws and RegulationsAfter a multitude of complaints that the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) was not meeting accommodation standards as outlined by a July 2017 settled lawsuit brought by Disability Rights Florida
Laws and RegulationsOn January 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement agreement with Adventist Health System Georgia, Inc. (Advent) , a healthcare company that provides inpatient and outpatient tre
Laws and RegulationsAfter a second year of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is anxiously looking to 2022 for a return to normal. In 2021 there were many peaks and valleys, turns, and twists, some positive and
Laws and RegulationsFlorida’s SB 90 , a law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature last Spring that attempts to make voting by mail more difficult, has since elicited a series of lawsuits from a number o
Laws and RegulationsIt has been two years since the start of the pandemic and there is still a lot to learn about COVID-19. While this is a virus that no one wants to catch, many doctors and health regulators are still t
