americans with disabilities act of 1990

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 33 years ago to protect people with disabilities from discrimination.But the disabled still face major hurdles when it comes to building…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A civil rights investigation into the treatment of people with mental illnesses by the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City police was announced Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department.“We…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request to rehear a case that found that gender dysphoria is a condition covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.In August, a three-judge panel of the…

By CLAIRE RUSH - Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People with disabilities in Portland, Oregon, have sued the city, saying they can’t navigate its sidewalks because of sprawling…

By DENISE LAVOIE - AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The United States has reached a settlement with Knoxville, Tennessee,-based Covenant Health over claims that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.The settlement Friday comes in the case of…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine unnecessarily institutionalizes youths with mental health and developmental disabilities due to a lack of sufficient community-based services that would allow the children to stay in their…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into how Kentucky cares for mentally ill adults in the Louisville area.The probe will look into potential violations of the Americans with…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CLAUDIA LAUER - Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danielle Russell was in the emergency department at an Arizona hospital last fall, sick with COVID-19, when she made the…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Medically vulnerable lawmakers who went to court seeking remote access to the New…