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HHS finalizes disability access rule for healthcare providers
Modern Healthcare· 2 hours agoThe Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule that broadens nondiscrimination protections for individuals with disabilities in healthcare environments. The regulation mandates a ...
Biden administration launches new teacher recruitment and retention efforts
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe Biden administration Thursday said it is launching new teacher recruitment and retention...
When is Chicago going to make affordable housing accessible to people with disabilities?
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 hours agoAs with any other municipal funding program, the city must operate the bond program in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal disability ...
16,000 people with disabilities are in state-operated institutions. This is how experts say health...
CBS News· 2 days agoWhile that's significantly lower than nearly 200,000 people in the 1960s, there is more work to be...
AudioEye Supports Department of Health and Human Services Issuance of Final Rule Strengthening...
WKBN 27 Youngstown· 4 hours ago"By removing barriers to health care and social services, this rule advances justice for people with disabilities who have for too long been subject to discrimination."
Report: Data Breaches and ADA Compliance Drive Class Action Increase | Law.com
Law.com· 1 hour agoClass action filings are rising, particularly for consumers, employees and those suing for...
Feds Bar Disability Discrimination In Health Care
Disability Scoop· 14 hours agoThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said this week that it will finalize a rule updating and clarifying how Section 504 of the...
HHS' final rule to combat disability discrimination: What healthcare leaders should know
Becker’s Hospital Review· 1 day agoThis section prohibits disability discrimination in programs and activities that receive funding from HHS. 2. Under the final rule, medical treatment decisions cannot be based ...
Little known rules punishes wounded veterans by using retirement pay for disabilities | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader· 2 hours agoBecause of a quirk in U.S. law dating back to the 19th century, Major Star found he would not be entitled to what’s known as “concurrent receipt” – in other words, he would lose a dollar of ...
Ali Stroker on Learning to Love Her Disability
Good Housekeeping via AOL· 2 days agoWe’ve come... now, when someone sees a disabled person, their first question is often “What’s wrong?” As that question implies, disability has been...
