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Friday July 27, 2018 21:25:34

Individuals with Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System

A group of people with disabilities enter through a large glass door at the department of justice.

RightsNow! delegates visit the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

People with disabilities have the same right to justice and fair treatment as anyone else. However, those with non-apparent disabilities may encounter discrimination within the criminal justice system ...Read More
Wednesday November 23, 2016 16:36:21

Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973

In the foreground is a blind man with headphones, sharing the same computer terminal with a sighted woman who is looking at the screen over his shoulder. Behind them are two more people working individually at another two computer terminals, neither of them are using headphones.

In the United States, Section 508 requires that agencies using federal funding ensure that any electronic and information technology they purchase is accessible for people with disabilities ...Read More
Monday May 16, 2016 23:52:31

Economic Support in the U.S.

Disability.gov website screenshot with links to benefits, civil rights, community life, and education

A brief description of some of the programs that provide economic support or benefits to people with disabilities, followed by links to some secondary resources on these laws ...Read More
Monday May 16, 2016 23:47:22

U.S. Housing Laws

Screenshot of the website hud.gov: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A brief description of the four laws that govern nondiscrimination in housing, links to the texts of the two housing laws, some key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources ...Read More
Monday May 16, 2016 23:34:45

U.S. Air Carrier Access Act

A Delta Airlines airbus in flight across a blue sky

A brief description of the Air Carrier Access Act, followed by links to the text of the law, and secondary resources on the law ...Read More
Monday May 16, 2016 23:27:10

U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Students in an auto shop classroom gather around a table with tools and different materials. One student has white cane and another is using crutches.

A brief description of IDEA, followed by links to the text of the law, some of the key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources on IDEA ...Read More
Monday May 16, 2016 23:14:19

Section 504 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Wheelchair users and other people with disabilities at a rally in San Francisco. They have signs that read "We shall overcome" and "Equal opportunity for all".

A brief description of Section 504, followed by links to the text of the law, some of the key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources on Section 504 ...Read More
Monday May 16, 2016 22:57:37

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

President Bush sits at a table on White House south lawn, flanked by disability rights advocates.

A brief description of the ADA, followed by links to the text of the law, some of the key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources on the ADA ...Read More
Monday May 16, 2016 22:39:02

National U.S. Disability Laws

A flag flies against a blue sky​. The flag has red and white horizontal strips and a blue square with many small stars in the upper left corner.

Federally enacted disability laws in the United States that address various aspects of life for people with disabilities ...Read More

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