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Disability
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Health Law Prof Blog
The Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Uganda
Ivan Mugabi (King Ceasor University), The Impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Uganda, SSRN:The age of the pandemic has seen a global imposition of lockdowns and obligatory social…
Special Needs Companies Blog
Episode 96: Tips for Keeping Your Marriage Strong with Annette Hines and Mark Worthington
There are ups and downs in every marriage. Whether it’s stress from work, not enough time for fun, parenting disagreements, poor communication, moody bickering, grieving a loss, or bigger problems…
ADA Update
Do Zoning Laws Discriminate Against People with Disabilities?
By Maia Goodell
Zoning laws can pose serious barriers to people with disabilities and their organizations. Setback codes block building ramps. Rules forbidding people who are not related from living together in residential…
California Employment Law Update
Nike “Just Does It” – Retail Employees Will Wear Transparent Masks
By Tony Oncidi, Dylan K. Tedford
Last summer, Nike began requiring its retail employees to wear masks to combat the spread of COVID-19. A few weeks later, Cali Bunn entered one of its San Diego-area stores…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Seventh Circuit Continues To Find That Lengthy Leaves of Absence May Not Be Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA
By Jody Kahn Mason, Anderson C. Franklin
On December 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion in McAllister v. Innovation Ventures, LLC, No. 20-1779 (7th Cir., Dec. 30 2020), and held…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Crystal Ball 2021: Our Predictions for the ADA Title III Legal Landscape
By Minh N. Vu and Kristina Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: We predict 2021 will be a very busy year for ADA Title III lawsuits. Here is our take on the types…
ADA Update
Independence Does Not Mean Isolation
By Maia Goodell
In the midst of violence that seems targeted at our civic life and a pandemic imposing “social distancing,” I find myself thinking a lot about community. As I have previously…
Bryant Legal Group News & Resources
Will Volunteering Impact My Long-Term Disability Benefits?
Volunteering can help disabled individuals find purpose in their lives or even prepare them for re-entry into the workforce. Unfortunately, insurance companies sometimes use volunteer activities as an excuse to…
Disability Insurance Claims Law Blog
How COVID-19 Can Impact a Disability Insurance Claim
By Gregory Dell, Stephen Jessup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5oNPFw1J48 Although the COVID-19 pandemic has existed for less than a year, it's already started to change the way long term disability claims are being handled (and denied). Some people…
Health Law Prof Blog
COVID-19, Disability, and the Rise of a Modern Deinstitutionalization Movement
Jasmine Harris (UC Davis), COVID-19, Disability, and the Rise of a Modern Deinstitutionalization Movement, 106 Cornell L. Rev. Online (2021, Forthcoming):This Article argues that the current pandemic has raised the…