Tag: Disability Law
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Broken wheelchairs plague disabled air travelers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Julie Reiskin took off from the Denver International Airport to Kansas City for a business meeting in October 2022, she did not know she was headed to disaster. She said she was greeted by a snapped wheelchair joystick at the end of her Southwest…
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Colorado court filing disputes accusation that state unlawfully detains the disabled in nursing homes
The state of Colorado late last week pushed back against the federal government, disputing the allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that the state discriminates against disabled people by forcing them to languish in nursing homes rather than receiving available care at home. On Sept. 29, the Civil Rights Division filed a sweeping lawsuit…