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Amazon plans to announce a new Kindle with a larger screen that will be ideal for reading college textbooks. It will reportedly have a 9.7 inch screen, but will text-to-speech be enabled for students with print disabilities, such as low vision or dyslexia?My guess is yes. (Read More)
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Phoenix Arizona Legal News Blog:
An Arizona utility worker’s case shouldn’t have been dismissed, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules. His suit now goes to trial.By Carol J. WilliamsFebruary 14, 2009In a decision with potential implications for the nation’s 24 million diabetics, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that a Typ (Read More)
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L.A. Times - National News:
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says an Arizona man was wrongfully pushed out of his job with a public utility rather than being reasonably accommodated. In a decision with potential implications for the nation's 24 million diabetics, a (Read More)
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When Casey Martin sued the PGA Tour for the use of a cart under the Americans with Disabilities Act, there were those who suggested that letting a single golfer, even a disabled one, use a cart in competition would open the floodgates.AdvertisementAny golfer with any ailment might apply for and get a cart, the critics said (Read More)
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Nov 02, 2008
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The National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) pushed back today against the McCain-Palin campaign for ridiculing the legal rights of people with disabilities. News reports describe McCain-Palin campaign representative Senator Kit Bond (R-MO), joining Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin at a rally in Rush Limbaugh' (Read More)
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California students with learning disabilities who take the Medical College Admission Test should not receive extra time under state law, an appeals court ruled on Thursday, reversing a lower court’s decision.The ruling allows the Association of American Medical Colleges, which administers the MCAT, to use nationwide standa (Read More)
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Over the last weeks, I have focused on specific issues of how Senator Obama is the best candidate to improve the lives of Americans with disabilities. Now that we have one week to go, I want to summarize the key differences between Senators Obama and McCain. This summary leaves no doubt that if you want a President who wi (Read More)
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Wal-Mart Watch Releases New Report: "Reasonable Accommodation - Denied"On the heels of the recent passage of the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act, Wal-Mart Watch today is releasing a report which exposes a conscious strategy by Wal-Mart to flout the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and discriminate against th (Read More)
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Submitted by Jenniferweil:
There's no denying that the battle to level the playing field for people with disabilities has been ongoing for decades. And while the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 protects some people with disabilities from employment discrimination, countless others, thanks to a narrow interpretation by the U.S. Supreme C (Read More)
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Oct 14, 2008
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DEAR JOYCE: After graduating in June, my niece, who was an excellent student, is still looking for a job. I should mention that she has (a visible disability). I thought there was a law for fairness. Yes? No? — A.M.M.Despite the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, fewer than half of disabled Americans ha (Read More)
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was passed at the federal level to effect additional legal requirements for employers with more than fifteen employees. The ADA prohibits employment discrimination against a "qualified individual with a disability" who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform e (Read More)
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The Daily Dish:
"I think Governor Richardson was obviously free to endorse whoever he thought was the best candidate for president. I wish that he had followed the people of his state and endorsed Hillary Clinton, but it was certainly his right to endorse Barack Obama.," - Howard Wolfson, March 24, "Morning Joe.""Superdelegates are suppose (Read More)
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