Australia's Disability Discrimination Act is decades old, with reform "well overdue". Removing the burden of proof could be ...

The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating a former student’s allegations of discrimination and retaliation by Brown University on the basis of their disability status, ...

In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools to refrain from discriminating on the basis of a disability. Specifically, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

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When children with disabilities experience discrimination, new research finds that the consequences may extend to their physical well-being. A study looking at more than 24,000 kids with special ...

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Kelsey Chapman receives research funding from the Queensland Government. She is a member of the Metro South Health Disability Community Advisory Committee and Health Translation Queensland. Elizabeth ...

A new rule prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability has been finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office of Civil Rights, and seeks to advance equity and ...

Disability-based discrimination was reported by 12.4% of medical students with disabilities in the US, with the highest rates being reported by those with chronic illnesses and multiple disabilities.