Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than one-third of mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an interaction with the child welfare system ...

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, ...

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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 ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court sided against a firefighter who was forced to retire because of Parkinson’s disease on Friday, finding that she can’t file a post-employment discrimination suit ...

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often face difficulty accessing needed organ transplants, but now a bill is moving through Congress that aims to address that disparity. The U.S ...

A federal jury has awarded $5 million to a disabled truck driver who faced years of racial and disability harassment while ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A physician is suing the University of Iowa and Board of Regents, claiming disability discrimination and retaliation. In his lawsuit, Dr. Parijat Joy says he ...

“Too many ‘Spanish’ applicants are coming to (the Chicopee Housing Authority) from Springfield and Holyoke.” These are just a few of the bigoted statements allegedly said by the former executive ...