Australia's Disability Discrimination Act is decades old, with reform "well overdue". Removing the burden of proof could be the first step.

Neurodiversity generally refers to medical conditions that cause the brain to function differently than the typical pattern. These conditions include autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

WASHINGTON – Disability rights advocates breathed a sigh of relief now that the Supreme Court has made it easier for students with disabilities to sue schools for damages. Not only did all the ...

Monday’s argument in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools is the latest in a long series of Supreme Court cases involving the statutory rights Congress has granted to schoolchildren with disabilities. Two ...

WASHINGTON − For years, Gina and Aaron Tharpe argued that a local school district hadn't done enough to accommodate their daughter, who has a rare form of epilepsy and severe cognitive impairment. An ...

When children with disabilities experience discrimination, new research finds that the consequences may extend to their physical well-being. A study looking at more than 24,000 kids with special ...

The Geisinger Health System has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit alleging it violated the law by forcing disabled employees to compete for their own jobs ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A physician is suing the University of Iowa and Board of Regents, claiming disability discrimination and retaliation. In his lawsuit, Dr. Parijat Joy says he ...

The settlement, over clams Geisinger engaged in policies that denied reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities, ...