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Section 504 lawsuit targeting expanded disability definition gains national attention
A lawsuit challenging the expansion of Section 504 to include gender dysphoria as a disability has drawn national attention, ...
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Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell but radiation levels normal, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement ...
17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special Needs
Section 504 of that act codified the civil rights of persons with disabilities. Sixteen states have joined Texas in a lawsuit ...
Indiana joins federal lawsuit surrounding constitutionality of disability civil rights law
The State of Indiana has joined a lawsuit that aims to declare Section 504, a federal civil rights law that protects against the discrimination of those with disabilities, ...
What is Section 504? West Virginia joins lawsuit sparking disability rights concerns
A lawsuit involving 17 states, including West Virginia, is sparking questions about preserving the rights of people who have ...
Iowa joins suit over Biden gender dysphoria rule, alarming parents with disabled children
The Iowa Attorney General's Office has joined a lawsuit against the former Biden Administration for including "gender ...
Arkansas included in 16-state lawsuit challenging HHS rule on gender dysphoria
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, along with 16 other states, are suing Health and Human Services (HHS) over ...
Railways widens scope of concession for passengers with visual impairment
The Railway Board has now decided to replace the words “persons with visual impairment with total absence of sight” with total absence of sight or visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 by ...
“Over 400,000 West Virginia residents would have their rights stripped away,” lawsuit could remove disability rights for those in Mountain State
A lawsuit involving 17 states, including West Virginia, is sparking questions about preserving the rights of people who have ...
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Settlement to bring ‘services that make the difference’ for Iowa kids, advocate says
Catherine Johnson, executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, says requirements in the settlement agreement will lead to a ...
RFK Jr. has questioned rising autism rates. Here's what experts say he gets wrong about the disorder
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing nuance in these conversations.
Opinion
Column: DEI work is hard — but not hopeless — right now
Rather than stay frozen in DEI purgatory, corporate leaders need to find a way to keep moving forward, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Sarah Green Carmichael writes.