Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than one-third of mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an interaction with the child welfare system ...

These responses came at the tail end of a year with record employment rates for workers with disabilities, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than 22 percent of people with a ...

Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner, Graeme Innes, has settled his dispute with Adelaide Airport. His complaint to the Human Rights Commission was lodged after being denied ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

Persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected by housing discrimination, with disability issues accounting for over half of complaints last year. Federal law prohibits housing ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools ...

Disability-based discrimination was reported by 12.4% of medical students with disabilities in the US, with the highest rates being reported by those with chronic illnesses and multiple disabilities.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could ...

The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating a former student’s allegations of discrimination and retaliation by Brown University on the basis of their disability status, ...

Federal fair housing laws require landlords to make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, like providing handicap parking or setting rent schedules around Social Security benefits.

Microsoft will pay a $14.4-million settlement after California’s Civil Rights Department accused the company of retaliation and discrimination against workers who take parental or disability leave, or ...