BANGOR, Maine (WABI/WMTW) - Maine is being sued by the Justice Department for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. They say the state segregated children with behavioral health disabilities ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The U.S. Justice Department has sued the state of South Carolina claiming the state is “unnecessarily segregating adults with mental illnesses in adult care homes.” The Justice ...

When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was ...

It was a promise that disabled Americans would no longer be excluded from schools, workplaces, public spaces or civic life. It was a declaration that disability rights are civil rights. But today, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Saturday marked 35 years with the “Americans with Disabilities Act”, a law that protects people with disabilities. The law protects them from workplace discrimination and ...

This year, cities across America are celebrating 35 years of the ADA with parades and festivals. In Cincinnati, there are a slew of events, including a documentary film screening, a carnival night and ...

This month marks 34 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, and Disability Pride Month was officially established nearly a decade ago. As one blind author and illustrator ...

July is Disability Awareness Month and I thought it appropriate to discuss a pivotal piece of legislation that impacted all people with disabilities, and our society at large. The Americans with ...

Thursday marks 34 years since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act guaranteeing equal protection for people with disabilities. Modeled after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, ...

The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the ...

Sometimes, when she’s out shopping or running errands, Shelby Hintze of Salt Lake City finds places where she simply cannot go. Hintze, 32, was born with a progressive neuromuscular disorder called ...

When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was ...