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Maine housing settlement approved

By Andy Jones | Published: May 14, 2012
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine approved a legal settlement May 2 requiring the state of Maine to expand community living options for people with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities.

The settlement, first announced in September …

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DOJ intervenes in Oregon, sheltered workshops case

By Andy Jones | Published: May 14, 2012
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has filed an amicus brief on behalf of a group of disability advocacy groups who are suing the state of Oregon for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act in its system …

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California looking to clamp down on ADA lawsuits

By Andy Jones | Published: May 14, 2012
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A new bill moving through the California legislature would make it significantly more difficult for lawyers to sue California business owners for failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

By a 4-1 vote, the state Senate Judiciary Committee …

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Kansas delays planned Medicaid changes after massive disability protests

By Andy Jones | Published: May 14, 2012
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More than 800 advocates for people with disabilities, operating under the banner of “Don’t Gamble with Our Lives,” swarmed into Topeka on April 25 to rally against a highly publicized plan to hand over control of the state’s Medicaid services …

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Court approves settlement in Massachusetts prison case

By Andy Jones | Published: April 24, 2012
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A Massachusetts plan to expand protections for inmates with mental illnesses in its state prisons received court approval April 12.

The Disability Law Center of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections in 2007, accusing …

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NYC taxi case argued at the 2nd Circuit

By Andy Jones | Published: April 24, 2012
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments this week on a controversial ruling in December, where a federal district court ruled that New York City’s taxicab fleet violates Americans with Disabilities Act public accessibility requirements.…

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Circuit court strikes down New York integration plan for people with mental disabilities

By Andy Jones | Published: April 15, 2012
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The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled April 6 that Disability Advocates Inc. did not have “standing” in a lawsuit where the advocacy group won a major victory in 2009 when a district court ruled that …

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DOJ investigating Georgia’s special education system

By Andy Jones | Published: April 15, 2012
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The Southern Poverty Law Center announced April 5 that the U.S. Department of Justice is opening an investigation into whether the state of Georgia’s education system violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by unnecessarily segregating special education students into isolated …

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Disturbing video released of Judge Rotenberg Center “skin shock treatment”

By Andy Jones | Published: April 15, 2012
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Jurors at a trial in a lawsuit against the controversial Boston-area Judge Rotenberg Center were exposed to a disturbing video April 11 of a child being submitted to its controversial “skin shock treatment.”

The video shows a child, a teenager with …

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