DOT Issues New Guidance for Travelers with Support Animals
Amid a crackdown by individual airlines, the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) has provided guidance on service animals used by passengers with disabilities.
Read moreAmid a crackdown by individual airlines, the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) has provided guidance on service animals used by passengers with disabilities.
Read moreSome workers with disabilities have been performing the same routine tasks for years while earning less than $1 an hour -- and the practice is entirely legal. New legislation would change that.
Read moreDental care rarely gets attention as a disability rights issue, but numerous people with disabilities suffer from inadequate and inaccessible dental care. There are signs this may be changing.
Read moreA new study suggests that many physicians are woefully uneducated about their legal obligations to accommodate people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Read moreA new law expands the federal government's responsibilities to accommodate people with disabilities in natural disaster and emergency preparedness planning. ...
Read moreOnly a small fraction of those eligible for new savings accounts for people with disabilities are using them, according to disability advocates. ...
Read moreA report finds that 1.6 million fewer people received Medicaid and CHIP in 2018, primarily due to paperwork hurdles confronted during the re-eligibility process.
Read moreA recent push by the federal government to change Medicaid’s funding structure is raising concerns among disability rights advocates that the effort will slash funding for necessary services.
Read moreEfforts by the federal government and some states to require certain Medicaid beneficiaries to work in order to maintain eligibility for benefits has run into a series of obstacles, both in the courts and in state legislatures. ...
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