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News: ADA

We maintain a database of news articles related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and disability-related issues. Listed below are 46 article published since Apr 3, 2009 and arranged by most recent date to older date. For more articles, visit Archived News.

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July 2009

June 2009

• June 30, 2009
  EEOC Getting More Aggressive in Pursuing Disability Claims
   
• June 28, 2009
  Court Complaint Filed on Behalf of Pharmacist [in Alabama]
   
• June 26, 2009
  The May - June Issue of the Access Currents Newsletter is Now Available
   
• June 26, 2009
  National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit Against Arizona State University
   
• June 25, 2009
  Access Board Issues Guidance on Accessible Pedestrian Signals
   
• June 24, 2009
  U.S. Labor Department Announces ‘Expectation + [Plus] Opportunity = [Equals] Full Participation’ as National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme
   
• June 24, 2009
  Kmart Sued for Disability Discrimination for Firing Greeter Who Used Cane
   
• June 23, 2009
  Justice Department Intervenes in Americans With Disabilities Act Lawsuit Against Transportation Provider
   
• June 22, 2009
  June 22, 2009 is the Tenth Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision
   
• June 22, 2009
  [U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development] HUD to Offer Housing Assistance to 4,000 Americans with Disabilities
   
• June 22, 2009
  President Obama Commemorates Anniversary of Olmstead and Announces New Initiatives to Assist Americans with Disabilities
   
• June 17, 2009
  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Votes to Revise Rules to Conform to ADA Amendments Act
   
• June 9, 2009
  Campaign for Disability Employment Announces Online Video Contest
   
• June 8, 2009
  Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report from the Department of Justice: July - December, 2008
   
• June 8, 2009
  Proposed ADA Compliance Act Aims to Help Small-Business Owners
   
• June 5, 2009
  Fifth Circuit Court Sides with EEOC in ADA Lawsuit Against Chevron Phillips
   
• June 5, 2009
  May 2009 Disability Employment Statistics Released
   
• June 4, 2009
  Hospital Accused of Bias Against Employees on Certain Medications
   
• June 4, 2009
  United Airlines Sued for Disability Discrimination
   
• June 3, 2009
  New U.S. Department of Labor Report Addresses Asset Development & the Workforce System
   
• June 2, 2009
  ADA Probe [in Augusta, Georgia]
   
• June 2, 2009
  Collier (FL) Parent Group Files Civil Rights Complaints against 64 Florida School Districts
   

May 2009

• May 28, 2009
  Reggaeton Star [with Disability] Sues Calle Ocho
   
• May 28, 2009
  Extra Space Management to Pay $95,000 for Disability Bias Against Employee with Cosmetic Disfigurement
   
• May 19, 2009
  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Updates Address Accessible Technologies
   
• May 19, 2009
  Justice Department Sues Garner, North Carolina, for Disability Discrimination
   
• May 12, 2009
  Disability Rights Online News - Issue 30
   
• May 12, 2009
  National Network of ADA Centers Releases New Guide to the Updated Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) Regulations
   
• May 4, 2009
  ADA-Compliant Employer Preparedness For the H1N1 Flu Virus
   
• May 2, 2009
  Legal Implications of Mental-Health Issues
   
• May 1, 2009
  Justice Department Sues Nobel Learning Communities Inc. for Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities
   

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• Jul. 21, 2009
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• Aug. 18, 2009
  Audioconference: Effective Communication: Whose responsibility is it?
  
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