Genetic info would be shielded from life, disability, long-term care insurance under Nebraska bill
Muhle is one of many supporters of Legislative Bill 338 from State Sen. Dave “Woody” Wordekemper of Fremont, which seeks to ...
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Las Vegas-area cafe offers job training for disabled individuals
The CollabCafé is the final phase of the Collaboration Center’s new campus on Windmill Lane near Cimarron Road in the ...
Education Department “Lifting the Pause” on Some Civil Rights Probes, but Not for Race or Gender Cases
A memo to the department’s Office for Civil Rights reveals that the agency will allow “only disability-based discrimination” ...
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Act passed in 2018 allows drivers with certain disabilities to apply for purple placards
Under the Chris Hinds Act, Colorado drivers with disabilities can apply for purple placards. Those placards allow them to no ...
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The Five Minute Read
Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to news ...
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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird pauses lawsuit aimed at disability protections for students
Iowa, along with 16 other states, filed a a lawsuit last year to remove gender dysphoria from the list of federally ...
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Montana AG, 16 other states clarify disability lawsuit
The latest information on a nationwide lawsuit regarding a federal law that recognizes and protects the civil rights of ...
Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
Tylisa Guyton of Taylor, Michigan, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on Jan. 20 over her 16-year-old son’s ...
Former Metro East police officer admits to striking handcuffed man
Justin D. Gaither admitted in federal court Thursday to striking a handcuffed man in the face after a police chase, the ...
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Lebanon aims to become nation’s first certified Disability-Friendly City
A community in our region is working to become the nation's first officially recognized Disability-Friendly City.
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Lawsuit Filed By 17 States Threatens Disability Protections, Advocates Say
Over a dozen states are seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, advocates are warning, ...
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California has known that disabled people need help in fires. After LA, can it better prepare for the next one?
California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during natural disasters. Will it put the lessons of the L.A. fires to use for the next ...