/tags/americans-with-disabilities-act Americans With Disabilities Act en-US WLRN Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:08:50 GMT /law-justice/2023-09-06/department-of-justice-florida-nursing-home-kids-case Warning of a "substantial detrimental impact on the children at the heart of this case," the U.S. Department of Justice urged a federal appeals court to reject an attempt by Florida to at least temporarily halt an injunction requiring changes aimed at keeping children with complex medical conditions out of nursing homes. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:08:50 GMT /law-justice/2023-09-06/department-of-justice-florida-nursing-home-kids-case Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /news/2022-04-28/florida-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-resolve-case-on-medically-fragile-children The issue of care for medically fragile children, who have severe health conditions, drew attention in 2012 after a Justice Department investigation found Florida was unnecessarily institutionalizing children with disabilities in nursing homes. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:47:46 GMT /news/2022-04-28/florida-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-resolve-case-on-medically-fragile-children News Service of Florida /2021-03-15/florida-lawmakers-push-voting-changes-disabilities-and-covid-19-national-deaf-history-month Changes might be coming to Florida’s elections, and how people living with disabilities are being affected by the pandemic. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:31:37 GMT /2021-03-15/florida-lawmakers-push-voting-changes-disabilities-and-covid-19-national-deaf-history-month Suria Rimer, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2020-11-10/disabilities-case-against-florida-legislature-can-move-forward A federal appeals court Tuesday again cleared the way for a lawsuit that alleges the Legislature has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing closed captioning on online videos of meetings. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:17:00 GMT /2020-11-10/disabilities-case-against-florida-legislature-can-move-forward Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida /2020-04-15/people-with-disabilities-fear-pandemic-will-worsen-medical-biases As medical providers prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care, many people with disabilities fear they will get lesser treatment. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMT /2020-04-15/people-with-disabilities-fear-pandemic-will-worsen-medical-biases Joseph Shapiro /2019-12-10/wheelchairs-on-planes-why-cant-passengers-use-their-own-onboard Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT /2019-12-10/wheelchairs-on-planes-why-cant-passengers-use-their-own-onboard Michael Schulson /news/2019-12-05/prisoners-with-disabilities-sue-the-state-over-breach-of-agreement-to-provide-accommodations A group representing prisoners with disabilities is accusing the Florida Department of Corrections of failing to comply with a settlement reached in a… Thu, 05 Dec 2019 18:47:32 GMT /news/2019-12-05/prisoners-with-disabilities-sue-the-state-over-breach-of-agreement-to-provide-accommodations News Service of Florida /2019-05-31/disabled-student-pushes-for-more-accessibility-at-florida-state-university Florida State University came under scrutiny when a student began a Twitter thread calling out what she says is a lack of accessibility for disabled... Fri, 31 May 2019 22:34:31 GMT /2019-05-31/disabled-student-pushes-for-more-accessibility-at-florida-state-university Robbie Gaffney /2019-01-02/florida-faces-ada-lawsuit-over-medicaid-wait-list Six disabled and elderly Floridians are suing the state over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 10:09:00 GMT /2019-01-02/florida-faces-ada-lawsuit-over-medicaid-wait-list Julio Ochoa, Julio Ochoa /health-news-florida/2018-04-26/family-delta-tied-woman-with-disability-to-wheelchair Thu, 26 Apr 2018 04:25:00 GMT /health-news-florida/2018-04-26/family-delta-tied-woman-with-disability-to-wheelchair The Associated Press