Politics & Law
Walmart Faulted In ADA Discrimination Case
A jury has awarded $5.2 million to a longtime Walmart employee with a developmental disability after determining that the company failed to accommodate him.
Expensive Legal Fights Ensue Over Special Education Services
The law says public schools must give students with disabilities the services that meet their individual needs, but parents and districts often disagree on what those services should be.
SSI, Social Security Payments To Rise In 2020
People with disabilities who receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits will get more money next year.
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Jury Delivers $8B Verdict In Risperdal Case
Johnson & Johnson must pay $8 billion to a man who claimed the company failed to warn that boys using its drug Risperdal — commonly prescribed to those with autism — could grow breasts.
Feds Urged To Take Action On Disability Bias In Organ Transplants
A government agency is calling on the Trump administration to clarify that individuals with developmental disabilities should not be disqualified from receiving life-saving organ transplants.
School Districts Reportedly Refusing Kids With Severe Disabilities
More than a half dozen districts have declined to serve a group of students with severe disabilities and, as a result, the kids may soon be without schooling altogether, a lawsuit claims.
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Supreme Court Allows People To Sue Over Web Accessibility
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for people with disabilities to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible.
Worried About His Care, Cops Say Woman Overdosed Grandson With Disability
A grandmother who said she only has months to live has been arrested after giving her grandson who had a disability a lethal dose of painkillers so they could go to heaven together.
Disney Disability Access Lawsuit Headed To Trial
After a five-year court battle, a federal lawsuit demanding that people with disabilities skip to the front of the line at Disney World rides is going to trial, a judge has ruled.
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Trump Signs Autism Act
With little time to spare, President Donald Trump approved an extension of the nation's primary autism law, authorizing $1.8 billion in spending on the developmental disorder.
No Charges After Man With Intellectual Disability Killed At Costco
The parents of a man with intellectual disability who was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer during an run-in at a Costco store say they are outraged that no charges are being filed.
Bill Aims To Boost Direct Support Workforce
Federal lawmakers are looking to address the nation's shortage of in-home caregivers assisting people with developmental disabilities.