Disability Issues

Advocates in Calif. Sue Over E-Scooters' Right to Sidewalk

Three different lawsuits filed in southern California in the past few months allege that popular new urban mobility devices are a danger to people with disabilities. ...

What Can a Special Needs Trust Pay For?

A special needs trust is a legal document designed to help people with disabilities. It permits them to have funds that enhance their quality of life - without making them ineligible for public benefits.

Bill Gives Explicit Right to Care in the Community

People with disabilities would have an explicit legal right to receive services in the community rather than in an institution under new legislation backed by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives.

Am I Legally Required to Support My Adult Child with Disabilities? Maybe.

The New York Times Magazine’s weekly The Ethicist column recently explored a difficult question that may challenge many parents of adult children with special needs.

Government Shutdown Threatens Housing for People with Disabilities

The partial government shutdown poses numerous threats to people with disabilities, but the most immediate impact is on those who rely on the federal government for help paying their rent. ...

Children's Deaths at N.J. Nursing Home Underscore Enforcement Shortcomings

A virus outbreak at a New Jersey nursing home that killed 11 children has focused attention on enforcement of basic health and sanitary standards at facilities, particularly those with ventilator-dependent children.

A New Congressional Effort to Curb Restraint in Schools

Lawmakers have introduced new bills in both houses of Congress seeking to end schools’ use of disciplinary techniques traditionally employed disproportionately against students with disabilities. ...