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Disability Accommodation
352 published works
Elder Law Prof Blog
After almost 30 years, will airlines finally become fully accessible?
By Kim Dayton
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in its ongoing effort to ensure equal access to air transportation for all travelers, is requiring…
Employment Law Watch
How do you “know” if your employee is disabled?
A duty to make reasonable adjustments in respect of a disabled employee will not arise if the employer does not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know: that…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Art for Everyone
By rmorgan
A few weeks ago I posted about our rocking elder law students who were painting with the residents with dementia at a local nursing home. I was interested to see an article…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
New York Court of Appeals Places Burden on Employer to Plead that Employee Seeking Indefinite Leave Cannot Satisfy the Essential Requisites of the Job
The New York Court of Appeals recently overturned the dismissal of an employee’s discrimination claim under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), while at the same time upholding…
Technology and AI
Alert: A New Website/Mobile App Called AXS Map Allows People to Review Your Business' Accessibility to Customers with Disabilities
By Minh N. Vu Similar to Trip Advisor and Yelp, AXS Map is a new customer review website/mobile app that allows people to review businesses on their accessibility to people with…
Employment Discrimination Report
ALERT! NY High Court Expands Disability Accommodation To Include “Indefinite Leave”
NewYork’s highest court ruled unanimously today that, on a motion to dismiss under the expansive NYC Human Rights Law, an indefinite leave for a disability is not per an unreasonable…
HR Law Talk
Religious Accommodation Ruling Confirms Employment Law Trend Toward Candid Interactive Discussion
A federal circuit court's recent ruling provides more evidence of a prevalent employment law trend that has developed in the last few decades. The trend? Candid interactive communication about an…
Employment Discrimination Report
No “Lip Service” For Bowel Disease: A Scatological Case To Make Your Day
Lately we have been consumed by urine; that is, we have written a lot about drug testing, urine testing, paruresis and the ADA. Heady stuff. So now we feel it…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Follow up: FEMA Wants Better Hurricane Alerts for People With Disabilities
By Kim Dayton
Following up on Becky Morgan's post last week about natural disasters and older persons:The Federal Emergency Management Agency wants to make its systems for alerting and communicating with the public…
Minnesota Employer
Reassignment and the ADA: No Certain Answers, for Certain!
By Neal Buethe
Sometimes the U.S. Supreme Court affects the state of the law by not doing something. This occurred recently when the Supreme Court did not review a Seventh Circuit case entitled,…