New Jersey law changes references to people with disabilities
From Thegovmonitor.com: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie this week signed legislation that removes outdated and demeaning descriptions of people with disabilities from state law and regulation. The bill...
View ArticleHouse OKs ‘Rosa’s Law’
Would eliminate term ‘mentally retarded’ from federal law Press releases from Sen. Barbara Mikulski, The ARC of the United States: Acting unanimously, the House of Representatives last night approved a...
View ArticlePresident signs ‘Rosa’s law’
Strikes term ‘mentally retarded’ from federal statutes Chicago Sun-Times, Southern Maryland Online The measure will eliminate the terms “mental retardation” and “mentally retarded” from federal...
View ArticleObama honors girl who inspired ‘Rosa’s law’
President Obama celebrated the signing of “Rosa’s Law” at an East Room ceremony honoring of 9-year-old Rosa Marcellino, the Maryland girl with Down syndrome who was its inspiration. The law ends the...
View ArticlePresident signs technology access measure
From AP on MSNBC, with video; the Digital Journal; Wireless Week; American Foundation for the Blind release in the Kansas City Star: President Obama has signed legislation that requires smart phones,...
View ArticleAutism debate goes to high court
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today about whether vaccine manufacturers should be protected from virtually all product liability lawsuits. At the heart of the case, says the New York Times, is...
View ArticleAbortion of surrogate fetus with DS sparks ethics debate
Doctor says Canadian bio-parents demanded termination; Surrogate mom refused, then relented ‘Should the rules of commerce apply to the creation of children?’ From the Vancouver Sun, [UK] Daily Mail: A...
View ArticleGeorgia settles ADA suit over confinement of people with disabilities
From the Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AP/New York Times: In a decision that is being hailed as a historic step toward enforcing the rights of people with disabilities, the state of...
View ArticleUS Airways ejects man with wheelchair: ‘Too disabled to fly’
From ABC News, CNN, Grand Rapids [MI] Press: Johnnie Tuitel, a motivational speaker who uses a wheelchair, says he was forced to leave a recent US Airways flight before takeoff because flight personnel...
View ArticleObit: Paul Steven Miller, law professor and disability advocate
From the New York Times: After graduating at the top of his class at Harvard Law School in the 1980s, Paul Steven Miller was rejected by more than 40 law firms before he was able to find work. The...
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