HUD settles Alabama discrimination case
RESPA News
An Alabama public housing board accused of disability discrimination has entered into a voluntary compliance/conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The case began when a woman with disabilities filed a complaint with HUD alleging the Mobile Housing Board denied her request for a Housing Choice Voucher.
A compliance review conducted by HUD then found the board also failed to build units in accordance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). Section 504 and HUD regulations require that 5 percent of dwelling units in multifamily housing projects – or at least one unit (whichever is greater) – must be accessible for those with hearing or visual impairments. Units also must be constructed in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
ACLU sues North Carolina prisons over lack of Hepatitis C screening treatment
The Daily Tar Heel
The lawsuit filed by the three prisoners and the ACLU claims that the state’s actions and lack thereof violate both the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Eighth Amendment, which forbids cruel and unusual punishment.
Disabled man, 83, couldn't use McDonald's loo 'because he didn't look disabled’
Metro
A man says his 83-year-old father was refused the key to the disabled toilet at a McDonald’s in Liverpool because he ‘didn’t look disabled.’
Barclays' new office to have 341 posts for disadvantaged or disabled workers
HR Grapevine
Barclays is planning to create up to 2,500 jobs at a brand new hub in Glasgow – with many of the positions earmarked for those with disabilities or candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Economy helps create job openings for disabled
The Herald
More people with disabilities are finding success landing a job in Indiana partly because of a shrinking pool of available workers.
Businesses are more willing to reach out to Goodwill, the Logan Center and other nonprofits in the region that train individuals with disabilities to work in businesses, as unemployment rates hover near historic lows, the South Bend Tribune reported.
Attorneys battle over UW emails in lawsuit, judge gives discovery extension
Laramie Boomerang
In recent weeks, attorneys in a federal lawsuit — which alleges retaliation by high-level University of Wyoming administrators — have battled over whether the university can be forced to hand over hundreds of emails it’s withheld under the defense of “attorney-client privilege.”