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  • Sears settles $6.2M discrimination suit

    via Chicago Business powered by Crain's By Lorene Yue Sept. 29, 2009 (Crain’s) — Sears Roebuck & Co. has agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed the retailer violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by firing disabled employees instead of accommodating...
    Posted to Articles by BusyBee on 11-30-2009
    Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, discrimination, lawsuit, EEOC, Sears

  • AAPR Endorses Petition for Wheelchair Accessibility on Airplanes

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 2009) - The Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) today endorsed a petition being circulated by Sally O'Neill, a 17-year old girl with cerebral palsy, calling on the airline industry to comply with the mandates of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA...
    Posted to Articles by BusyBee on 09-22-2009
    Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, cerebral palsy, wheelchair, Airlines, UCP Family Support, AAPR, O'Neill Petition, flying, American Consumer Satisfaction Index, travel

  • Announcement: GettingHired.com joins with the community of people with disabilities in extending sympathy to the family and friends of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy

    GettingHired.com joins with the community of people with disabilities in extending sympathy to the family and friends of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy and mourning the loss of a great leader and advocate for the rights of all people, including people with disabilities. Please read the statements...
    Posted to GettingHired.com's Own, BusyBee's Blog by BusyBee on 08-28-2009
    Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, AAPD, IDEA, civil rights, Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, civil rights commission, CLASS Act, NCIL, Senator Ted Kennedy, National Council on Independent Living, Ted Kennedy, Indviiduals with Disabilities in Education Act

  • Schools fight families over autism service dogs

    By Lindsey Tanner August 22, 2009 via The AP Like seeing-eye dogs for the blind, trained dogs are now being used to help autistic children deal with their disabilities. But some schools want to keep the animals out, and families are fighting back. Two autistic elementary school students recently won...
    Posted to Articles by BusyBee on 08-25-2009
    Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act, autism, visually impaired, Pennsylvania, seeing eye dogs, children, California

  • Do I disclose a hidden disability?

    Before joining this discussion, make sure to read this blog entry first, Disclosing a Hidden Disability by Laura Yeager, which sparked this discussion.
    Posted to Disability Disclosure by BusyBee on 02-26-2009
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