Disability Issues

Disability rights groups are suing both Uber and Lyft for failing to provide wheelchair-accessible ride-share vehicles. ...

Low-income seniors and people with disabilities could save up to $7,500 this year through the Senior Tax Credit for the Elderly and Disabled. ...

Wal-Mart's changes to its store greeters' job description has prompted a backlash from disability rights activists. ...

Paying for day care is one of the biggest expenses faced by working adults with young children, a child with a disability or a dependent parent, but a tax credit can help these working caregivers.

A growing number of states are adding autism spectrum disorder to the list of conditions for which families can obtain medical marijuana licenses.

A new Social Security Administration proposal would make it more difficult for people who don’t speak English to qualify for disability benefits, potentially reducing the disability rolls by more than 10,000 people...

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.   ...

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.

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. ...