July 26, 2021 (Washington D.C.) -- Today, as we commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S.

The University of Oregon sent the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights an amended agreement to end its ...

A law that says that no qualified person shall, on the basis of a disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published updated guidance in its“Frequently Asked Questions” on Section 504 and a school ...

With empty desks and a heavy caseload at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, advocates for families with disabilities anticipate a pivot away from the federal route for ...

Activists participate in a Section 504 demonstration on April 5, 1977, in front of San Francisco City Hall. This demonstration, one of a number held around the country, occurred hours before activists ...

Seventeen states are no longer seeking to invalidate one of the nation’s key disability rights laws, but advocates say threats remain. A lawsuit brought by Texas and 16 other states garnered ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Hundreds of Iowans are urging Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to withdraw from a federal lawsuit over disability rights changes, KCCI reports. Last year, Bird and other ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. A NEW PETITION IS ASKING IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL BRENNA BIRD TO DROP OUT OF A FEDERAL LAWSUIT. IT WAS FILED OVER CHANGES TO SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT, MADE UNDER THE ...

Section 504 gives students accommodations, like extra time to take tests. It’s under threat from a lawsuit led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Getty Images/iStockphoto When Adrienne Haynes’ ...