Disability Legal Issues and Lawyer Services for Disabled

Do you know what your legal rights are if you become disabled?

The articles below discuss legal issues relating to disabilities including disability lawyers, estate planning, and services for the disabled.

Disability rights for the disabled have greatly increased over the past few years when the disability discrimination act came into force. The aim of the act when introduced was to put an end to discrimination that was being faced by people with disabilities.

Today U.S. Disability law is largely regulated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. This Act prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in employment, housing, education, and access to public services.

Various States may pass disability statutes so long as they are consistent with the ADA. Other statutes prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities include the Fair Housing Act, Rehabilitation Act, Air Carrier Access Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs recieving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and employment practices of Federal contractors. Its standards mirror those of the ADA.

Legal Articles

Pub. Date	Topic	Author
2011-07-15	Product Liability Claims	J William Savage PC
2011-07-08	Denial of ABA Therapy For Autism - National Class Action Sought Against CIGNA	Mantese Honigman Rossman and Williamson, P.C.
2011-07-01	Employment Legal Team in LA Available to Discuss Critical Issues for Employers	Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff
2011-06-25	Uphill Custody Battles Faced by People with Disabilities	Legal Center of Jack L. Jaffe
2011-06-12	Disabled Parent in Custody Dispute	The Marks Law Firm LLC
2011-05-05	Disabled Department of Finance Staff Targeted for Layoff	District Council 37
2011-03-30	Health and Compensation for 9/11 Recovery Workers	The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
2011-03-11	N-648 Form for Immigrants with Disabilities or Impairments	Law Offices of Annie Banerjee
2011-03-08	HUD Targeted in Suit for Illegal Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure Actions	AARP
2011-03-02	Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Social Security	The Social Security Law Group
2011-03-01	Missouri Man Convicted for SSI Claim Misbehavior	Crowe & Shanahan
2011-02-24	Treasury Rule Protects Social Security, VA, and Other Federal Benefits	National Consumer Law Center
2011-01-21	Council Car Park Case Settled: A Victory for Blue Badge Holders	The Lively Crew Ltd
2011-01-15	Finding a Lawyer That Handles Surgical Error Lawsuits	Polewski & Associates
2011-01-15	Questions to Ask Your Personal Injury Lawyer	Law offices of Michael Barszcz, M.D., J.D.
2011-01-09	High Court to Decide Reach of Anti-Retaliation Provisions	Kocurek & Krudop PC
2011-01-06	Court Upholds Blind Woman's Right to Use Technology to Take Examinations	National Federation of the Blind
2010-12-17	Paxil Birth Defects - What Parents Should Know	LawsuitInformation.org
2010-12-14	JetBlue Fined for Violating Disability, Code-Share Disclosure Rules	U.S. Department of Transportation
2010-11-28	The Role of Special Needs Trusts	Polizzotto & Polizzotto
2010-11-23	Helping Homeowners, Veterans and Workers Access Legal Services	Disability News
2010-10-25	United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers	National Federation of the Blind
2010-10-25	Plan Now to Receive Better Tax Return	Tim Chesnutt
2010-10-22	Free Legal Help Available for Low-Income Seniors and Homeless	Philadelphia Bar Association
2010-10-13	United Spinal Association Sues MTA for Inaccessible Subway Stations	United Spinal Association
2010-10-10	Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Workers Sickness and Compensation Issues	Mitchell Lloyd Feldman, Esq.
2010-10-04	What Happens with a Mortgage When Getting a Divorce	Law Office of Brian D. Kaschel
2010-10-03	Burn Injuries from House Fires	Coppola & Marlin
2010-09-26	Dealing with Social Security Disability Issues	James Publishing
2010-09-25	Presumed Occupational Diseases for Firefighters and Police Officers	Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A.
2010-09-23	House Committee Approves Arthritis Bill	Arthritis Foundation
2010-09-10	Legal Effort to Stop New Physician Hospital Restrictions that Harm Medicare Beneficiaries	RetireSafe
2010-08-31	AirTran Fined for Violating Rules Protecting Air Travelers with Disabilities	News
2010-08-31	Lawsuit by Disabled Employees Against Social Security Administration	Berger & Montague, P.C.
2010-08-25	KobeWieland Copper Sued for Disability Discrimination	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2010-08-21	Debt Relief - Bankruptcy and Alternatives	Sobti Law Group
2010-08-21	Taxes that can be Discharged when Declaring Bankruptcy	The Law Offices of Philip F. Counce
2010-08-21	Jails Hold More Mentally Ill Persons Than Hospitals	Joe D. Gonzales Law Office
2010-08-21	The Evolution of Fatherhood	Abbott & Abbott, P.C.
2010-08-17	Special Olympics Illinois and Community High School District 94 Unlawfully Exclude Student With Disabilities	Equip for Equality
2010-08-14	Proposed Family Court Law will Help Parents with Disabilities Retain Custody, Visitation Rights	Disability Rights California
2010-08-14	EEOC Sues Princeton Healthcare System for Disability Discrimination	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2010-08-09	Large Multifamily Developer Accused of Housing Discrimination	National Fair Housing Alliance
2010-07-21	Briefs Filed in California and Illinois Supporting the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision	U.S. Department of Justice
2010-07-20	Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Blockbuster Inc. Under ADA	U.S. Department of Justice
2010-07-19	Mega-T brand Weight Loss Products Class Action Lawsuit	Milstein, Adelman, & Kreger, LLP
2010-07-15	Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement With National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims	U.S. Department of Justice
2010-06-17	Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Children with Autism	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2010-06-06	Flying the Unfriendly Skies DVT and Toxic Air	Greg Hickman
2010-06-03	AUSD Wins Lawsuit Over Measure H	Alameda Unified School District
2010-06-02	Discrimination Against Blind Law School Graduates	National Federation of the Blind
2010-05-30	What is Plaintiff Law?	Sara Goldstein
2010-05-24	Closed Period of Disability - Winning Your SSDI Claim	Jonathan Ginsberg
2010-05-23	Veterans Courts - A Second Chance for Those Who Have Served	Findlaw PR
2010-05-23	Responsibility for Children With Disabilities During and After Divorce	Findlaw PR
2010-05-18	Vocational Expert (VE) Witnesses and SSDI Hearings	Jonathan Ginsberg
2010-05-18	Consultative Examinations and SSDI Claims	Jonathan Ginsberg
2010-05-18	Winning an SSDI Claim - Age, Work Background, and Education Factors	Jonathan Ginsberg
2010-05-17	Medical Expert (ME) Witnesses and SSDI Hearings	Jonathan Ginsberg
2010-05-11	Disability Hate Crime Definition and Information	Sally Rider
2010-05-05	Law Schools Discriminate Against Blind Applicants	National Federation of the Blind
2010-04-15	Law Protects Seniors Bank Accounts from Seizure	National Consumer Law Center
2010-03-18	Putting Politics Before Patients	AARP Idaho
2010-03-06	Federal Legislation to End Abusive Restraint and Seclusion in Schools	National Autism Association
2010-02-27	Negligent Security Lawsuits	The Mayro Law Firm
2010-02-23	Legal Action Launched Against Discriminatory Zoning By-laws	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE
2010-02-10	Repeal Discriminatory Law - AARP Urges Illinois Legislators	AARP Illinois
2010-01-13	The Disability Rights Advocates Legal Center	Thomas C. Weiss
2010-01-13	Settlements Under Disabilities Act Regarding Use of Electronic Book Readers	U.S. Department of Justice
2010-01-11	Blindness Organizations Resolve Litigation Over Kindle E-book Reader	National Federation of the Blind
2010-01-04	Ruling on Illegal Furloughs in California Praised by Social Security Administration	Social Security Administration
2009-12-27	National Disability Lawyer Social Security Website	National Disability Lawyer
2009-12-17	Civic Access for People With Disabilities Santa Rosa, California	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-12-14	Samuelson, Wilson & Roe Sues Covidien for Alleged Disability Discrimination	Samuelson Wilson & Roe
2009-11-04	Justice Department Sues Attorney for Disability Discrimination	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-10-30	Michigan Medicaid-Dependents Denied Access to Dental Healthcare - Suit Filed	Dykema
2009-10-25	Firefighters Charged with Fraud and Perjury	BOSTON MA
2009-10-02	Disability Discrimination by Pepsi Bottling Group	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2009-10-02	New Laws Protect Patients Genetic Information	HHS Press Office
2009-09-29	Accessibility of Donna's Restaurant in Baltimore	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-09-15	Eeoc Sues Supervalu Jewel-Osco for Disability Rules and Discriminatory Leave	EEOC
2009-09-12	Defining Disability under the ADA Amendments Act	Law Office of William M. Julien, P.A.
2009-09-02	Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in its History	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-08-27	Disability Housing Discrimination Based Against Idaho Condominium Developer	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-08-14	Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Indiana Provider of Retirement Housing	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-08-06	Company Sued for Disability Discrimination	EEOC
2009-08-05	Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Settlement	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-07-19	Estate Planning Techniques for the Disabled	Drew Hemmings
2009-03-18	Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against St. John, Indiana	U.S. Department of Justice
2009-02-26	Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Dayton	U.S. Department of Justice

• U.S. Department of Justice Disability Rights - The USDOJ Disability Rights Section works to achieve equal opportunity for people with disabilities in the United States by implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through its multi-faceted approach toward achieving compliance with the ADA.

  U.S. Disability Judges disabilityjudges.com - Detailed information on ODAR offices and every ALJ including: hearing wait time averages, hearing result summaries (dismissed, approved or denied), judges case loads, and much more. The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) has over 1600 Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) that conduct hearings and issue decisions for the Social Security Administration (SSA). There are over 160 ODAR hearing offices in the country.

• U.K. Disability Law Service - Run by and for disabled people DLS is a registered national charity providing high quality information and advice to disabled and Deaf people for over 30 years. Disabled people and their families, carers and advocates, are all welcome to contact their helpline for advice.

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