The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a final order from the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission finding that ...

Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for ...

Being supportive and inclusive of people with disabilities is incredibly important. But sometimes, the best of intentions can lead to a negative outcome. It can be difficult to navigate supporting and ...

In a split decision, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment in PHT Holding I LLC v. Security Life of Denver Insurance Co., rejecting the plaintiff’s claim that the ...

After deliberating for just over three hours, a jury at a courthouse in Rockville, Maryland, has found that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) did not use the disability of former employee ...

A Connecticut court is being asked to decide if obesity is a disability and, in doing so, may pit one state agency against another. The court case involves a state corrections officer who applied to ...

It all started with a parking spot. On a breezy afternoon in September 2017, Chris Langer couldn’t find one that would accommodate his van and the ramp he uses for his wheelchair behind a San Diego ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a ruling on whether a disability rights campaigner can sue hotels for failing to disclose accessibility information if she doesn’t plan to book a ...

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WASHINGTON – When Julie Reiskin books a hotel, she worries about the usual potential nuisances: A noisy TV in the neighboring room, say, or subpar air conditioning. As a wheelchair user, Reiskin also ...

The 2024 Paralympics closed in style on Sunday. The Stade de France in Paris transformed into a huge electronica dance party with the world’s elite para-athletes doing a farewell conga. It was a ...