Thirty-five years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, was signed into law, becoming a landmark piece of legislation that prohibits discrimination based on disability and guarantees equal ...

When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law on July 26, 1990. It declared that inclusion was a civil right, not an afterthought. This past June, at the 35th anniversary of ADA event hosted by ...

It was a promise that disabled Americans would no longer be excluded from schools, workplaces, public spaces or civic life. It was a declaration that disability rights are civil rights. But today, ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on June 20 ruled against a retired firefighter who wants to sue her former employer for reducing health care benefits for disabled retirees, a decision that failed to ...

Sometimes when mapping out things to do that could make the future better for the community, it can be helpful to pause and reflect on the path to today. That was what happened a week ago for North ...