Disability News
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Another threat to business websites — this time through the ADA
Miami Herald
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities....
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Settlement Agreement: Louisiana State Penitentiary
Strataforce Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Strataforce, a staffing firm with offices in...
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Disabled Access: A Chance to Fix Your Premises Before Being Sued?
Lexology
New legislation seeks to level the playing field for businesses that have been targeted by “drive-by” claims alleging discrimination by customers with disabilities who may have never even gone to visit the place of public accommodation....
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Maine lags in providing state park access to people with disabilities
Press Herald
Funding and philosophy play key roles, but several other states offer greater wheelchair access to public lands.
People with physical disabilities frustrated by lack of wheelchair access at state parks
Lewiston Sun Journal...
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Phoebe Putney Hospital Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination
According to the EEOC's suit, in May 2016, Phoebe Putney discharged Medical Records Analyst Wendy Kelley rather than grant her request for a reasonable accommodation in the form of leave to receive treatment for her medical condition. Kelley was...