Americans with Disabilities Act: Latest News, Top Stories & Analysis

MALVERN, PA — Frontline Education a leading provider of K-12 school administration software and services, together with SuccessEd, a provider of innovative educational software for special education and recent addition to …

Disabled Issues / Disabilities / National

OCR Publishes Proposed Rule Protecting Infants Born Alive from Discrimination on the Basis of Disability

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a proposed rule promoting the fundamental human dignity of individuals with disabilities …

Disabled Issues / Disabilities / National / Pennsylvania

OCR Resolves Civil Rights Complaint Against Pennsylvania After it Revises its Pandemic Health Care Triaging Policies to Protect Against Disability Discrimination

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it has resolved a complaint filed against the Pennsylvania …

Civil Rights / Disabled Issues / Disabilities

U.S. Attorney’s Office Launches Review of District Polling Places for Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Ahead of 2020 Election

February 21, 2020February 20, 2020 - by MyChesCo

PHILADELPHIA, PA — U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that his Office has launched a review of all polling places in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to determine if they …