Approximately 20 Yalies attended a conversation about political issues including medical insurance and disability rights with state Sen. Ted Kennedy FES ’91, D-Branford, hosted by the Yale College Democrats on Wednesday evening. After he was diagnosed with bone cancer at … Continue reading
Category Archives: discrimination
Registration is Now Open for the 37th Annual FHACt Fair Housing Conference ‘Steps to Eradicating Housing Discrimination and Patterns of Segregation’ Thursday, April 28, 2016 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Sheraton Hartford South 100 Capital Boulevard, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 … Continue reading
For Immediate Release People with disabilities will be rallying for access to services provided by the Seymour Post Office from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015, due to the Postmaster’s failure and refusal to provide equal access … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This letter ran in the June 2 edition of the Register. A ‘livable community’ requires accessibility If persons with disabilities were in the mind of the general population, sidewalks and access routes would not be obstructed by vehicles; … Continue reading
Manuel Silva has not let being a quadriplegic stop him from living life to the fullest and becoming a great dad. He and his wife, Kristine, said they are too busy raising their two boys, Jason, 14, and Daniel (Danny), … Continue reading
Perhaps the biggest enemy of the American social insurance system is the anecdote: the Walmart shopper using food stamps to pay for King Crab legs, the mother who keeps popping out kids just to ensure the benefit checks don’t stop … Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Justice and the city have reached a settlement agreement that will ensure the city provides adequate services to individuals who are deaf or have difficulty hearing, according to a Justice Department statement. The agreement comes after … Continue reading
Some young disabled athletes are having their own Oscar Pistorius moments — not by breaking barriers in the Olympics, but by battling sports officials over whether and how they should be accommodated in competitions with able-bodied athletes. During his ascent … Continue reading
A proposed rule would force businesses to hire disabled workers. Why is that making companies with existing disability programs uneasy? As companies such as AMC Theatres, Home Depot, and Microsoft can attest, disabled workers can be a great asset. But … Continue reading
Come on Ms. Coulter, you aren’t dumb and you aren’t shallow. So why are you continually using a word like the R-word as an insult? I have to wonder if you considered other hateful words but recoiled from the … Continue reading