Twenty-five years after Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, the ‘ADA Generation’ is now entering adulthood and, as such, parenting is the natural next step in enforcing and ensuring the protections afforded by the ADA. On Friday, March 27 at 3pm EST join the National Council on Disability for a Twitter chat as we celebrate Women’s History […]
Read More… from National Council on Disability Twitter Chat March 27, 2015 3pm est
Disability does not prec…nion – The Boston Globe […]
US DeptofJustice 01292015 Justice Department and DHHS affirm […]
Issued: July 14, 2014 Over a decade ago, the National Council on Disability (NCD) helped kick off U.S. disability community consideration of an international treaty by publishing a White Paper titled Understanding the Role of an International Convention on the Human Rights of People with Disabilities.[i] Since that time, NCD has published numerous documents and […]
Read More… from NCD Statement on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Response from National Council on Disability Chairman Jonathan Young to August 22 Washington Times Editorial on Federal Hiring of Americans with Disabilities The Aug 22, 201? Washington Times editorial, (Holder’s “severe mental deficiency”) categorizing the Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative to hire more Americans with disabilities as “crazy” illustrates a profound mischaracterization both of disability […]
National Council on Disability Applauds Supreme Court Ruling to Affirm the Individual Mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ADA) as a victory for Americans with disabilities. On Thursday June 28, the court voted 5-4 to uphold the constitutionality of the individual mandate provisions of the ACA. “For millions of Americans with disabilities who rely on […]
How Can We Ensure The Rights of Parents With Disabilities? by Kristina Chew , originally published on Care2.com NEWS FROM OUR AUSTRALIA COUNTERPART What could be worse than to have your child taken away by someone who tells you that you, the parent, are not capable or raising her or him? What could be […]
Read More… from How Can We Ensure The Rights of Parents With Disabilities?
