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, ...

Australia's Disability Discrimination Act is decades old, with reform "well overdue". Removing the burden of proof could be the first step.

People who are blind or have low vision report facing discrimination while using ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft at “far higher” rates compared with other modes of transportation, according ...

The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating a former student’s allegations of discrimination and retaliation by Brown University on the basis of their disability status, ...

Dices with letters on that spell Inclusion and Exclusion. Discrimination of people with disabilities is a protracted tale – but this should be a motivator or an opportunity to be accountable and take ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

A new rule prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability has been finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services, through its Office of Civil Rights, and seeks to advance equity and ...

University of Michigan regents and faculty engaged in disability discrimination against a student accused by an instructor of ...

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 ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Four Connecticut school districts are facing allegations of disability discrimination. It’s part of a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice, following a report ...

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 ...