Australia's Disability Discrimination Act is decades old, with reform "well overdue". Removing the burden of proof could be the first step.

In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools to refrain from discriminating on the basis of a disability. Specifically, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

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The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...

Mental health conditions affect many individuals in the US every year. In fiscal year 2021, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data reflected about 8,400 charges from individuals alleging ...

When children with disabilities experience discrimination, new research finds that the consequences may extend to their physical well-being. A study looking at more than 24,000 kids with special ...

Disability-based discrimination was reported by 12.4% of medical students with disabilities in the US, with the highest rates being reported by those with chronic illnesses and multiple disabilities.

A federal lawsuit alleges University of Michigan regents and faculty engaged in disability discrimination against a student accused by an instructor of using artificial intelligence to write papers.