This Settlement Agreement is entered into between the United States and the South Carolina Department of Corrections ("SCDC"). This Agreement reaffirms and restates the SCDC's obligations to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services whenever necessary to ensure effective communication with inmates who have hearing disabilities and its obligation to ensure that all inmates with disabilities have full and equal access to the SCDC's programs, services, and activities.
EEOC Sues Waterford School District for Retaliation
DETROIT - The Waterford Public School System, a school district located in Waterford, Mich., violated federal law when it failed to recall a tenured teacher back to work in retaliation for his having filed a charge alleging age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
Feds, Cumberland County strike deal to resolve Americans with Disabilities Act complaint
Federal and Cumberland County officials have reached a deal to resolve a complaint regarding the county's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
U.S. Attorney David Freed - who until recently was Cumberland's district attorney - said Wednesday that the accord requires county officials to name an ADA coordinator and improve its on-line and on-building ADA notices.
The deal was reached after an investigation - "with the county's complete cooperation"- of a complaint filed by a disabled person, Freed said. That person reported the county had no process where people could seek ADA accommodations or lodge complaints.
Possible changes to American with Disabilities Act generate controversy
H.R. 620, introduced by Ted Poe (R-TX) has some in the disability community concerned. It's called the ADA Education and Reform Act. ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a civil rights law that prevents discrimination on the basis of disability. It's led to automatic doors, wheelchair ramps, and many other features designed to create a world that's accessible to everyone.
The Reform Act would change some aspects of the original 1990 law. Currently, citizens can file lawsuits if they have been denied access to a place of business. H.R. 620, passed by the House of Representatives, seeks to place restrictions on that ability.
Medford students on hand as disability job opportunities bill is signed into law
MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) -- Students and staff from the Medford School District are the driving force behind a bill that pushed for job opportunities for people with disabilities. Governor Walker signed Assembly Bill (AB) 625 also known as the Employment First Bill into law Wednesday in the presence of the students.
In January, students and staff from Medford testified in Madison about their experiences working in their community through the school district's SOAR program.
The Employment First movement is the promotion of policies that encourage competitive integrated employment. CIE is the employment of individuals with disabilities in a workplace in the community working alongside people without a disability.