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Report: Navajo Nation Fails To Provide Disability Access - 28 Dec 2011
FARMINGTON -- An estimated 30 percent of adults age 21 through 54 living on the Navajo Nation have a disability. In residents age 64 and older, that estimate leaps to... Read more »
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Lower Merion school officials approve resolution to support changing the word 'retardation' - 28 Dec 2011
The Lower Merion Board School Directors approved a resolution Monday night in supporting legislation to replace the words “mentally retardation” with “intellectual disability” to comply with a federal law that did the same thing more than a year ago.
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BNA Books Releases the Second Edition of "Disability Discrimination and the Workplace" With Updated Analysis of ... - 27 Dec 2011
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, today announces the publication of the Second Edition of Disability Discrimination and the Workplace. This treatise paints a comprehensive picture of the disability discrimination landscape and covers both pre-ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) and post-ADAAA interpretations ...
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January Increase in Social Security Disability Benefits Is Good News for Recipients - 21 Dec 2011
Allsup outlines 10 questions to ask when choosing an SSDI representativeBelleville, IL (PRWEB) December 21, 2011 Social Security benefits will increase 3.6 percent starting with January payments, bringing relief to often cash-strapped recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, according to Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security disability representation and ...
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Collapsed sex abuse case sparks call for reform - 21 Dec 2011
The national Disability Discrimination Commissioner is calling for urgent legal reform after the collapse of a sexual abuse prosecution in South Australia.
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State agrees to spend $5.6M a year help mentally ill inmates - 21 Dec 2011
A settlement between the state and the Disability Law Center that has resolved a federal lawsuit is expected to cost the Department of Correction $5.6 million a year to improve its treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness and at a higher risk of suicide.
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State agrees to improve care of mentally ill prisoners - 20 Dec 2011
A settlement reached between the state and the Disability Law Center resolving a nearly five-year-old federal lawsuit is expected to cost the Department of Correction $5.6 million a year to improve its treatment of prisoners with severe mental illness and at a higher risk of suicide.
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Campus Predators and Social Media Examined at Stetson University Law and Higher Education Conference - 20 Dec 2011
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AT&T Scholarship Provides John Marshall Law School Elder Law Student With Paid Internship - 15 Dec 2011
CHICAGO -- A semester-long internship at the Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL) sponsored by the legal department of AT&T gave third-year law student Rebecca Erde hands-on experience for her future ...
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The Law Firm of Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano Settles $3 Million Dollar Workers' Compensation Case - 14 Dec 2011
The workers’ compensation and social security disability law firm of Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano is proud to announce that Managing Partner Sam Pond has obtained a $3 million dollar workers’ compensation settlement. It appears to be the highest, or one of the highest, workers' comp settlements in the United States. ...
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Disability Law & Policy News
Last week the European Commission launched a public consultation on its future plans for breaking down barriers to Europeans with disabilities.
Test companies faulted on disabilities law – USATODAY.com
A federal study criticizes the Justice Department for failing to enforce laws that provide disabled students with special accommodations.
BNA Books Releases the Second Edition of "Disability ...
BNA Books Releases the Second Edition of "Disability Discrimination and the Workplace" With Updated Analysis of Disability Discrimination Law
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance: Legal Aid for People with Low ...
Disability Law As part of Legal Aid, the Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) addresses the unique legal needs of Minnesotans with disabilities.
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Virginia law specifically exempts from income tax certain types of income that may have been reported in federal ... Disability Income; Income from Virginia Obligations; ...
Disability Law Center of Massachusetts
The Disability Law Center (DLC) is the Protection and Advocacy agency for Massachusetts. DLC is a private, non-profit organization responsible for providing ...
Disability Law Handbook - DBTAC Southwest ADA Center
Disability Law Handbook. If you wish to purchase print copies of the Handbook, please use our order form. The updated handbook is available in PDF ...
Virginia Disability Law Lawyers - Virginia Lawyer Directory ...
Virginia Disability Law Lawyers. Disability law involves cases in which a person was injured or suffered serious illness in the context of their employment.
Virginia Disability Insurance laws & compensation compliance ...
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Guide to Disability Law
Guide to Disability Law. This guide was adapted from the Department of Justice's A Guide to Disability Rights Laws. It is a general primer on the various ...
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