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A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked South Carolina's ban on school mask mandates. U.S. District Court Judge ...

A group of parents of disabled students sued the state of Iowa Friday for banning mask mandates at schools, claiming it infringes on their childrens equal right to education by endangering their health.

IOWA CITY — A group of parents of students with disabilities filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to strike down Iowas law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their

By banning mask mandates, parents of students with disabilities say states are forcing them to choose between their kids health and their education.

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Center for Disability-Inclusive Community Development (CDICD), managed by National Disability Institute (NDI), launched the second season of its Keys to Financial Inclusion podcast series. The podcasts feature interviews with leading voices in the disability, community development and financial communities who share their insights on what inclusive community development means and how to respond to the n...

Zoe Brennan-Krohn Imagine that someone else could make every single decision about your life for you. Maybe that person is a parent, maybe they’re a stranger, maybe they’re someone you don’t like very much, and they can decide what you eat, who you see and spend time with, where you live, what medications you take, what job you do, and how you spend your money. This is the reality of being in a conservatorship or guardianship for untold thousands of people in the United States. Sometimes...

Mexico: Include Protections for Women With Disabilities This post is also available in: Italian Manifestaciones feministas en México de 2019 (Image by Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.) Senate Should Ensure Accessible Services, Access to Justice in Upcoming Vote Mexico’s senate should ensure protection for women with disabilities who are victims of violence, a coalition ...

Senate Should Ensure Accessible Services, Access to Justice in Upcoming Vote Women with disabilities demonstrating on March 8, 2020 against violence against women. © 2020 Mexicanas con Discapacidad (Mexico City) – Mexico’s senate should ensure protection for women with disabilities who are victims of violence, a coalition of human rights groups said today. The senate is expected to vote soon on amendments to the General Law on Women’s Access to a Life Fr...

Britney Spears' father, Jamie, has controlled her career and finances since 2008, a position she's been fighting against for years.