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Trump Falsely Claims FAA Hired Unqualified Disabled Air Traffic Controllers
President Trump falsely claimed the FAA hired unqualified people with intellectual disabilities as air traffic controllers, a claim refuted by disability law and FAA officials; this followed a recent plane crash, with Trump linking the accident to diversity hiring, despite the FAA's diversity effort...
Trump Falsely Claims FAA Hired Unqualified Disabled Air Traffic Controllers
President Trump falsely claimed the FAA hired unqualified people with intellectual disabilities as air traffic controllers, a claim refuted by disability law and FAA officials; this followed a recent plane crash, with Trump linking the accident to diversity hiring, despite the FAA's diversity effort...
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60% Bias Score
Digitize Hiring Assessments: Accessibility Issues and Discrimination Against Disabled Individuals
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) reveals that 83% of employers use digitized hiring assessments, many of which discriminate against disabled people due to poor accessibility; this negatively impacts employment opportunities and exacerbates existing biases.
Digitize Hiring Assessments: Accessibility Issues and Discrimination Against Disabled Individuals
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) reveals that 83% of employers use digitized hiring assessments, many of which discriminate against disabled people due to poor accessibility; this negatively impacts employment opportunities and exacerbates existing biases.
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48% Bias Score
Victoria Smillie (1948-2024): Feminist Activist and Business Leader
Victoria Smillie, a former feminist activist and businesswoman, died at age 75; her activism was key to the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act, and her career included senior roles at BT and advocacy for disabled people.
Victoria Smillie (1948-2024): Feminist Activist and Business Leader
Victoria Smillie, a former feminist activist and businesswoman, died at age 75; her activism was key to the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act, and her career included senior roles at BT and advocacy for disabled people.
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16% Bias Score
Connecticut to Pay $5.9 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment
Connecticut will pay $5.9 million to the family of Richard Lapointe, who was wrongly imprisoned for over two decades after a 1992 murder conviction was overturned in 2015 due to his mental disability and withheld evidence; the state acknowledges wrongdoing.
Connecticut to Pay $5.9 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment
Connecticut will pay $5.9 million to the family of Richard Lapointe, who was wrongly imprisoned for over two decades after a 1992 murder conviction was overturned in 2015 due to his mental disability and withheld evidence; the state acknowledges wrongdoing.
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36% Bias Score
BC Repays \$1.2 Million in Misappropriated Child Disability Benefits, but Systemic Issues Persist
British Columbia's government has repaid nearly \$1.2 million in misappropriated federal child disability benefits to 251 kinship caregivers after a three-year delay, but systemic inequities due to federal legislation remain unresolved.
BC Repays \$1.2 Million in Misappropriated Child Disability Benefits, but Systemic Issues Persist
British Columbia's government has repaid nearly \$1.2 million in misappropriated federal child disability benefits to 251 kinship caregivers after a three-year delay, but systemic inequities due to federal legislation remain unresolved.
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40% Bias Score
Subminimum Wage Loophole Undermines ADA's 35th Anniversary
The 35th anniversary of the ADA highlights a loophole allowing subminimum wage for workers with disabilities; about 367,000 workers are affected, some earning as low as $0.22/hour, despite the intention to increase employment opportunities.
Subminimum Wage Loophole Undermines ADA's 35th Anniversary
The 35th anniversary of the ADA highlights a loophole allowing subminimum wage for workers with disabilities; about 367,000 workers are affected, some earning as low as $0.22/hour, despite the intention to increase employment opportunities.
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52% Bias Score
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Homeless Camping Restrictions
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, for violating a state law requiring "objectively reasonable" homeless camping regulations after the city closed a large campsite and restricted access to a smaller one, impacting five disabled plaintiffs.
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Homeless Camping Restrictions
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, for violating a state law requiring "objectively reasonable" homeless camping regulations after the city closed a large campsite and restricted access to a smaller one, impacting five disabled plaintiffs.
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44% Bias Score
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Anti-Camping Rules Discriminating Against Unhoused Individuals
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, on Thursday, alleging the city's anti-camping rules violate state law by offering insufficient and inaccessible shelter options, leaving many unhoused people, especially those with disabilities, with no legal place to sleep; the lawsuit follows a Ju...
Grants Pass Faces Lawsuit Over Anti-Camping Rules Discriminating Against Unhoused Individuals
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass, Oregon, on Thursday, alleging the city's anti-camping rules violate state law by offering insufficient and inaccessible shelter options, leaving many unhoused people, especially those with disabilities, with no legal place to sleep; the lawsuit follows a Ju...
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44% Bias Score
Life After: Assisted Suicide and Systemic Neglect of Disabled Individuals
Director Reid Davenport's documentary, Life After, examines the right-to-die debate, focusing on the experiences of disabled individuals such as Elizabeth Bouvia, Jerika Bolen, and Michael Kaliszan; it questions whether assisted suicide is a real choice when life options are severely limited due to ...
Life After: Assisted Suicide and Systemic Neglect of Disabled Individuals
Director Reid Davenport's documentary, Life After, examines the right-to-die debate, focusing on the experiences of disabled individuals such as Elizabeth Bouvia, Jerika Bolen, and Michael Kaliszan; it questions whether assisted suicide is a real choice when life options are severely limited due to ...
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52% Bias Score
B.C. Inquest Rules Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome a Homicide
A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury ruled the 2018 starvation death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome, a homicide, citing inadequate caregiver pay and insufficient oversight within a government-funded home-share program.
B.C. Inquest Rules Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome a Homicide
A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury ruled the 2018 starvation death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome, a homicide, citing inadequate caregiver pay and insufficient oversight within a government-funded home-share program.
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40% Bias Score
Inconsistent School Policies on Remote Monitoring of CGMs for Type 1 Diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) improve Type 1 diabetes management in schools, but inconsistent policies on remote monitoring by school staff due to staff shortages and technical issues leave many parents monitoring their children's blood sugar remotely, creating safety concerns that have led to ...
Inconsistent School Policies on Remote Monitoring of CGMs for Type 1 Diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) improve Type 1 diabetes management in schools, but inconsistent policies on remote monitoring by school staff due to staff shortages and technical issues leave many parents monitoring their children's blood sugar remotely, creating safety concerns that have led to ...
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44% Bias Score
California Wildfires Expose Systemic Failures in Disability Emergency Response
The California wildfires highlighted the disproportionate impact on disabled individuals, with mortality rates two to four times higher than the general population due to difficulties evacuating, accessing necessary medical equipment and finding accessible shelters. Several disabled individuals died...
California Wildfires Expose Systemic Failures in Disability Emergency Response
The California wildfires highlighted the disproportionate impact on disabled individuals, with mortality rates two to four times higher than the general population due to difficulties evacuating, accessing necessary medical equipment and finding accessible shelters. Several disabled individuals died...
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28% Bias Score
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