Disability Pact Provides Road Map to Improve Lives of Millions
People with disabilities suffer some of the worst human rights violations but U.N. treaty provides a road map to improve this situation
View ArticleNational Legislative Measures Aimed at Strengthening Rights of Persons with...
Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
View ArticleNo Discrimination Where Disability is Only Perceived
Employment Solicitors Trethowans look at a recent discrimination case the Disability Discrimination Act
View ArticleDisabled Workers Still Face Discrimination in the Workplace
Changes made to make businesses more accessible to impaired visitors do not translate into a more tolerant workplace for disabled employees
View Article2009 FBI Hate Crime Statistics
Hate Crime Statistics published by the FBI includes data from hate crime reports submitted by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation
View ArticleNational Waste Removal Firm Admits Disability Discrimination
EEOC charged that IESI violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired Harper because of his dyslexia disability
View ArticleHuman Rights Day: Speak Up to Stop Discrimination
IDA calls on the UN, State and civil society actors to speak up to stop discrimination against the human rights of persons with disabilities
View ArticleLawsuit Against Co-op City for Human Rights Violation
Lawsuit Against Co-op City for Human Rights Violation - Building Entrance Inaccessible for Person with Cerebral Palsy
View ArticleDisability Discrimination Case Against Property Management Company for $1.25M...
Justice Department Settles Disability Discrimination Case Against Property Management Company for $1.25 Million
View ArticleDisability Discrimination in the Workplace on the Rise
Congress made it possible for many who have suffered discrimination in the workplace to take action against their employers
View ArticleDelta Airlines Fined $2M for Violating Rules Protecting Air Travelers with...
Penalty of $2 million against Delta Air Lines for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities
View ArticleCourt of Appeals Rules in Favor of Person with Disability
DHHS denied Jonathan critically needed habilitation services based upon a staff re-write of one of the State mental health plans
View ArticleNegative Attitudes Toward Obesity Going Global
Globalization of fat stigma in which overweight people are increasingly viewed as ugly undesirable lazy or lacking in self control
View ArticleDiscrimination Leads to Male Obesity Issues
Males who persistently experienced high levels of discrimination during a nine-year period were more likely to see their waist circumference increase
View ArticleEEOC Sues Sysco Oklahoma for Disability Bias
Unlawful inquiries into the existence nature and severity of an employee disability
View ArticleAccommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Prisoners
Class action lawsuit in response to systemic discrimination by Illinois Department of Corrections and its failure to provide accommodations to deaf and hard of hearing prisoners
View ArticleStarbucks Sued for Disability Discrimination
Starbucks Coffee Company violated federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to a barista with dwarfism at its El Paso cafe and then firing her because of her disability
View ArticleJustice Department Reaches ADA Settlement with Wells Fargo
the agreement requires Wells Fargo to take the following steps to improve access for customers with disabilities
View ArticleChallenges of Disabled Parents Seeking Custody or Visitation
Case of paralyzed semiconscious mother of three who according to her parents is being denied a relationship with the children whose delivery nearly killed her
View ArticleFirst Step to U.S. Signing of CRPD
July 30th of 2009 found the United States of America signing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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