The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and ...

City staff presented plans for ADA improvements to City Council at its meeting Monday. They also continued a conversation on its proposed updated Comprehensive Plan and zoning code, presenting an ...

The letter didn’t mention the employee’s mental health issues or explain how the proposed changes might alleviate these disabilities, the court said. In recent ADA settlements, the U.S. Equal ...

Claims of unfairness over accommodation requests reveal the delicate balance between labor law, corporate efficiency, and the need for a human element in AI decision making. Amazon’s alleged use of AI ...

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Editor's note: The online version of this story has been changed to make clear that Stephanie Smith could not be tested for COVID-19 because she was ill. A later update was made to note that UF in ...

The short opinion by Judge Iain Johnston offers a few lessons for employers in how to approach ADA requests. For example, Johnston points out that, with little information, it is not for Walmart to ...

Evanston provides American Sign Language interpreters upon request at civic meetings and other city-sponsored events, but this service has rarely been used. Interpreters, who are part of the city’s ...

John Woodley pushed a wheelchair through the Capitol almost every day this session, his files and laptop piled on the seat. At age 2, he developed partial deafness and can only hear low-pitch vowel ...