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Court Agrees that Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Employment

Department of Justice also told the court it supports the Plaintiffs’ case, making clear that it interprets the Title II integration mandate of the ADA to prohibit the unnecessary provision of employment-related services to persons with disabilities in segregated sheltered workshops, in which persons with disabilities have little to no opportunity to interact with non-disabled …

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HUD Makes Available $85 Million To Fund Housing For Extremely Low-Income Persons With Disabilities

HUD Makes Available $85 Million To Fund Housing For Extremely Low-Income Persons With Disabilities New Section 811 demonstration links state housing agencies with state Medicaid agencies FOR RELEASETuesday, May 15, 2012 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development makes $85 million available to state housing agencies to provide affordable supportive housing …

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US Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy announces 2012 theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month

US Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy announces 2012 theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced the official theme for October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month: “A Strong Workforce is an Inclusive Workforce: What Can YOU Do?” The theme promotes …

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Court Agrees that Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Employment

Court Agrees that Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Employment Press Release – May 18, 2012National Disability Rights Network (NDNR) WASHINGTON – In the first case of its kind, the U.S. District Court in Oregon validated the claim that people with disabilities have the right to work and receive employment-related services in integrated settings.

Study Finds Medical Procedures Violating the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities: Stunting Growth, Removing Body Parts with No Judicial Review

Study Finds Medical Procedures Violating the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities: Stunting Growth, Removing Body Parts with No Judicial Review Washington, DC – In a first of its kind study, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) determined that performing certain medical procedures or withholding life sustaining treatment in non-terminal situations without judicial review violates …

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