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Disability
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Texas Personal Injury Law Blog
Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Students with Disabilities Scholarship Essay Competition
By Paul Cannon
Each year since 2021, Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., has held a scholarship competition for Students with Disabilities. Each student writes an essay describing how they overcame the challenges of their…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
When Night Falls, ADA Still Applies: Sixth Circuit Recognizes Night Blindness as a Disability
On November 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that, in some cases, night blindness may be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities…
SCC Blog
HIV+ employee a ‘person of disability’ under RPwD Act; Delhi HC grants relief to BSF constable
Delhi High Court: While hearing a petition filed by an HIV+ constable in the Border Security Force (‘BSF’) seeking quashing of order of termination of employment and reinstatement in service,…
Olshan Advertising Law Blog
ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits Likely to Continue to Surge
One of the banes of e-commerce websites is lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), claiming that websites are inaccessible to people who are sight-impaired or have other…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
OFCCP Updates Veteran and Disability Jurisdictional Thresholds for Federal Contractors
As of October 1, 2025, the jurisdictional thresholds for two key regulations impacting federal contractors—the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)—have increased. These…
Understanding the ADA
Are Retaliation and Interference Claims Viable under the Rehabilitation Act in Employment Matters? The Sixth Circuit Says No
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, a housekeeping matter, I am thinking that there may be one additional substantive blog for the rest of the year…
Legal Theory Blog
Guevara & Valdez on Exclusionary Ableism
Dr. Angélica Guevara (Indiana University - Kelley School of Business) & Tania N. Valdez (George Washington University Law School) have posted Exclusionary Ableism on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
OFCCP Seeks Feedback on Section 503 Voluntary Self-ID Form in Connection with Other Proposed Regulatory Revisions
By Laura A. Mitchell, Scott M. Pechaitis, Nicole A. Trotta
On August 25, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new request for public comments on proposed revisions to its data collection and recordkeeping requirements under…
Understanding the ADA
How Not to do the Interactive Process
I am back in the office after taking an Alaskan cruise with a side trip to Denali National Park. Both are absolute bucket lists. If you have not done both,…
Understanding the ADA
Regarded As Discussed with Clarity Rarely Seen Before and Adverse Action After Muldrow
The ADA turned 35 this weekend. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This week’s blog entry is a two-for-one. In the first case, we discuss a case, Meza v. Union Pacific Railroad Company,…