ADA Law News Update Feb. 5
Deaf Athlete From Maryland Accepts Scholarship, Challenge
Washington Post – United States
While the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 is widely credited with opening the doors to deaf students at college campuses across the country, …
Scappoose trees getting the ax
South County Spotlight – Scappoose,OR,USA
… to remove the trees and replace them, and to bring the sidewalks into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a city report. …
Middletown train station could close by end of year
The Patriot-News – PennLive.com – Harrisburg,PA,USA
Amtrak imposed a 2010 deadline to make all its stations compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Currently, the Middletown station consists of a …
ADA Meeting Wednesday in Big Spring
NewsWest9.com – Midland,TX,USA
BIG SPRING – Big Spring’s committee on the Americans with Disabilities Act will meet Wednesday night in City Council Chambers. The committee is looking at …
3rd Circuit: Verdicts May Compensate for Taxes on Back Pay
ABA Journal – Chicago,IL,USA
Agere Systems Inc. upheld a $200000 award to a woman who claimed her layoff after receiving chemotherapy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Firedoglake » Contrast on the Hill: Today, Congress Hears from …
By Michael Whitney
On rights for people with disabilities: When the Americans with Disabilities Act was being debated back in 1989, the Chamber opposed it, saying, “Small businesses simply do not have the money in the bank”; On minimum wage increases: NAM …
Firedoglake – http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/29/bush-sold-handshake-to-pardon-guy-isaac-toussies-dad/
disabilityresourcelinks.com: New Research Collection on Disability …
By Rudy
The collection provides a large body of facts and information that we hope can help motivate increased rights and protections for people with disabilities. http://www.issuelab.org/closeup/Feb_2009 The collection highlights: …
disabilityresourcelinks.com – http://www.disabilityresourcelinks.com/main/
altadenablog: Altadena Library needs letters of support
By The Proprietor
ALD has started a process to remodel and enlarge its 41-year-old main branch to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), to accommodate 21st-century library functions, and to become more energy efficient. …
altadenablog – http://www.altadenablog.com/
New York Public Personnel Law: Analysis of the “Lilly Ledbetter …
By noreply@blogger.com (Public Employment Law Press)
The amendments to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 provide that the …
New York Public Personnel Law – http://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/
New Orleans CityBusiness — The Business Newspaper of Metropolitan …
In addition, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps will be installed in sidewalks. Funding will come from $3.2 million in city 2000 General Obligation Bonds and approximately $1.5 million from the Sewerage & Water Board of New …
CityBusiness Up to the Minute – http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/