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 ...

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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often face difficulty accessing needed organ transplants, but now a bill is moving through Congress that aims to address that disparity. The U.S ...

In a tangled decision, the justices ruled against a disabled firefighter who sued her former employer for refusing her health benefits after she had retired. By Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak ...

A former Harvard audiovisual technician sued the University and her former manager for disability discrimination and retaliation in state court earlier this month, according to court documents. Sarah ...

She said: "Quiet discrimination is where people would rather not have the conversation than say 'let's problem-solve with you ...

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

Yesterday, July 26, 2024, was the 34th anniversary of the day the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed. The ADA is still the biggest single policy victory in history for disabled Americans. But ...