TORONTO, June 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada applauds the tabling of legislation to create a Canada Disability Benefit, intended to provide income support to Canadians who live with a disability. The MS Society launched a digital petition in March in support of the […]
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The Practice | Global Disability Cause Lawyering
Disability cause lawyers have long played an important role in the global disability rights movement. Some scholars have defined disability cause lawyers as lawyers who spend a significant amount of their professional time designing and bringing cases that seek to benefit various categories of people with disabilities and who have […]
How The Peanut Butter Falcon Is a Step Forward in Disability Representation
Out of one hundred most popular movies released in the year 2017, 2.5% of characters in those films were depicted as having a disability. Of that amount, the majority were depicted as having a physical or communicative disability. In television, a study shows that 95% of characters depicted with a […]
Defining The Disability Economy (Part I)
Malcolm Gladwell’s popularizing of the idea of “Desirable Difficulty” helps to frame the concept of … [+] the modern Disability Economy within the daily business conversation (Photo by J. Kempin/Getty Images) Getty Images Throughout numerous articles, Mindset Matters has referred to the term Disability Economy to represent a larger vision […]
Artificial Intelligence Tools in Employment: The EEOC is Watching Too | Moore & Van Allen PLLC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is tasked with administrative enforcement of a variety of employment discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended (the “ADAAA”). The ADAAA prohibits discrimination against job applicants and employees based on “disabilities”, generally defined as a physical or mental impairment that […]
Protecting Government Benefits Using Supplemental Needs Trusts | Harris Beach PLLC
For disabled persons receiving financially-based government benefits, supplemental needs trusts (“SNTs”) can safeguard benefits and serve as an effective estate planning tool. SNTs allow individuals with disabilities to retain funds received from an inheritance or gift without eliminating or reducing any government benefits that they may be receiving, typically, Medicaid or […]
EEOC Issues Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and Americans with Disabilities Act Considerations
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a “Technical Assistance” (TA) document addressing compliance with ADA requirements and agency policy when using AI and other software to hire and assess employees. The agency also published a short “Tips for Workers” summary of this guidance. Neither […]
Student Disability Resources Promotes Academic Opportunities Throughout Campus
As we take time over this much-needed summer break to reflect on the past year, we often wonder what could’ve been different throughout our previous Penn State experience. Whether you opted out of joining a club or didn’t use University Park’s resources to your full advantage, we’ve all been there. […]
Employee with Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 Was Not “Disabled” Under California Law
In Michelle Roman v. Hertz Local Edition Corp., a United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Hertz, and against former employee Michelle Roman, whose employment was terminated after she contracted COVID. Roman claimed that her job should have been […]
NH money advice: Understanding group disability insurance
Advice offered by Marc Hebert, president of The Harbor Group Inc., a certified financial planner. If you have any questions about finance or if you’d like to suggest a future topic, email [email protected] people think of their most valuable asset, they usually think of their home or investment portfolio. But […]
5 Questions That Help Define The Outlines Of Disability Advocacy
Five Questions getty What is the shape of disability activism? There is a lot of natural variation in the large and diverse disabled population, and many different opinions among the smaller core of committed disability activists. But there are some beliefs, positions, and mindsets that shape the community of individuals […]
Disability Insurance Definition
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What Is Disability Insurance? As its name suggests, disability insurance is a type of insurance product that provides income in the event that a policyholder is prevented from working and earning an income due to a disability. In the United States, individuals can obtain disability insurance from the government through […]