The fight for accessible sidewalks has a long history in the disability community, challenging barriers like steep, broken, or missing curb cuts; broken pavement; tables or other objects that narrow the sidewalk so a person cannot pass in wheelchair.
Intentionally burning down a neighbor’s house is arson, even if the perpetrator’s ultimate intention (or motivation) is only to improve the view.Justice Gorsuch, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia[1]
This pithy line in the recent Supreme Court LGBT rights decision
Hospitals, nursing homes, and other residential treatment facilities must keep patients and staff safe from the Coronavirus. The CDC has recommended limiting visitors to healthcare facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living residences. Safety is important. But safety is
We have been hearing about “underlying conditions” in recent times. “Underlying conditions” are said to complicate deaths like that of George Floyd, a Black man killed by police officers in Minneapolis.[1] “Underlying conditions” also said to define “vulnerable
The ADA and other disability laws are unusual civil rights laws. For the most part, only people with disabilities can use it to bring a lawsuit. This is different than other antidiscrimination laws, which allow anyone to bring a suit—a
With workplaces reopening in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, people with all types of disabilities are wondering if they can ask their employer for what they need. Here are five common ADA accommodations and how the law has treated
The law requires emergency plans to be designed with everyone—not just nondisabled people—in mind. Without these laws, institutions and authorities, whether public or private, have tended to craft plans that sideline the needs of people with disabilities. In this unprecedented
