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- ADA Watch: President, Congress Fail to Lead on ADA Restoration Act: 16th ADA Anniversary & Unfulfilled Promise of Disability Rights Law
- WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following release was issued today by the ADA Watch/National Coalition for Disability Rights: WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following release was issued today by the ADA Watch/National Coalition for Disability Rights:
- Research articles 2006-07-26
- High court rules states liable under ADA; Case, though narrow, may affect private employers, experts say.(News)(Americans with Disabilities Act)
- Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-States cannot block all Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits against them by claiming sovereign immunity, a sharply divided Supreme Court held last week. The high court's decision in Tennessee vs. Lane mean Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...
- Research articles 2004-05-24
- Advocates rethink bid to revive ADA after surveying new Congress.(Americans with Disabilities Act)
- In the 14 years since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Supreme Court has not always interpreted it the way the law's framers hoped, giving rise to a proposal last month by the National Council on Disability to strengthen the o In the 14...
- Research articles 2005-01-28
- Supreme Court Upholds Congress' Ability to Protect People from Disability Discrimination by States in 'Tennessee vs. Lane'
- WASHINGTON, May 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On May 17, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 'Tennessee vs. Lane' (02-1667), holding that title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA properly gives private citizens the right to seek monetary damages iWASHINGTON, May 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On May 17,...
- Research articles 2004-05-17
- Supreme Court Limits ADA Suits.(Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)(Brief Article)
- State employees cannot sue their employers to recover money damages for failure to comply with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. In a 5-4 decision, the high court said that in the ADA, Congress exceeded State employees...
- Research articles 2001-02-26
- ADA President Kathy Roth Urges Congress to Improve Access to Dental Care
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- Research articles 2007-03-27
- American Diabetes Association Urges Congress to Pass ADA Restoration Act, Help End Employment Discrimination Against Americans With Diabetes
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- Research articles 2007-11-15
- American Diabetes Association Urges Congress to Pass ADA Restoration Act, Help End Employment Discrimination Against Americans with Diabetes
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- Research articles 2007-10-04
- Members of Congress and Disability Rights Advocates Support the Restoration of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Welcome Back the Road To Freedom Bus
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- Research articles 2007-11-14
- National Council on Disability Urges Congress to Support Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration
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- Research articles 2007-09-13
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- U.S. Commission.
- * In a recent report, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights criticized the Supreme Court for obscuring "the nation's vision for the [Americans with Disabilities Act] as expressed by Congress and refus[ing] to give deference to the extensive guidance issued by the federal agencies charged by...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- National Council on Disability Experts Available to Comment on Supreme Court's Goodman vs. Georgia
- News Advisory: National Council on Disability NCD experts are available to comment on tomorrow's U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in Goodman vs. Georgia, No. 04-1236. The Goodman case will determine whether Congress acted within its power under the Fourteenth Amendment to apply Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
- Research articles 2005-11-08
- United Cerebral Palsy Launches DontBlockMyVote.org to Advance EqualAccess for Voters with Disabilities
- WASHINGTON, July 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- United Cerebral Palsy UCP today launched www.DontBlockMyVote.org, a national campaign for equal access to the polls, to call on Members of Congress to fully fund the Help America Vote Act of 2002 HAVA. By logging on to http://www.DontBlockMyVote.org activists can send a free letter...
- Research articles 2004-07-14
- National Council on Disability Statement Regarding the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization
- WASHINGTON, May 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- National Council on Disability NCD chairperson Lex Frieden today released the following statement regarding the Voting Rights Act reauthorization: NCD wishes to express its strong support for reauthorizing the provisions of the Voting Rights Act VRA set to expire in 2007. NCD is an...
- Research articles 2006-05-08
- Court weighs disabled inmates' right to sue states
- WASHINGTON -- Disabled prisoners who are not provided access to toilets, medical care and other basic needs should be able to sue states for money damages under a federal law that protects the rights of the handicapped, a Justice Department lawyer told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. U.S. Solicitor...
- Research articles 2005-11-10
- DontBlockMyVote.org: Bush Admin. Slowing Equal Access to Polls; 75 Pct. of Counties to Use Same Voting Machines They Used in 2000
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With the Presidential election less than 50 days away, the Bush Administration and Congress have failed to back up the Help America Vote Act HAVA with adequate funding, further delaying equal access to the polls for millions of Americans with disabilities. So far, more...
- Research articles 2004-09-14
- National Council on Disability Statement Regarding the Voting RightsAct Reauthorization
- WASHINGTON, May 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- National Council on Disability NCD chairperson Lex Frieden today released the following statement regarding the Voting Rights Act reauthorization: NCD wishes to express its strong support for reauthorizing the provisions of the Voting Rights Act VRA set to expire in 2007. NCD is an...
- Research articles 2006-05-08
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