Tag: Disability assistance

  • Disabilities

    Disabilities in the United States Introduction to Rights of Persons with Disabilities According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, when Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr. declared in Buck v. Bell (1927) that the state's police power authorized involuntary sterilization of […]

  • Disabilities

    Disabilities in the United States Introduction to Rights of Persons with Disabilities According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, when Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr. declared in Buck v. Bell (1927) that the state's police power authorized involuntary sterilization of […]

  • Public Service

    Public Service in the United States Americans with Disabilities Act: Public Services Under Title II of the ADA, state and local governments must not exclude people with disabilities from government programs or activities nor deny the benefits of government programs, activities, and services […]

  • Flee Requirement

    Flee Requirement in the United States Case Law Blakely v, Comm’r of Social Security, 2004 WL 574532 (W.D. Mich. 3/8/04) Facts The underlying facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff was involved in a fistfight in Montana. He was not arrested at the time. Unbeknown to the plaintiff, however, […]

  • Flee Requirement

    Flee Requirement in the United States Case Law Blakely v, Comm’r of Social Security, 2004 WL 574532 (W.D. Mich. 3/8/04) Facts The underlying facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff was involved in a fistfight in Montana. He was not arrested at the time. Unbeknown to the plaintiff, however, […]

  • Disability Benefits

    Disability Benefits in the United States Plain-English Law Disability Benefits as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):Money paid from Social Security to those under 65 who qualify because of their work and earnings record and who meet the program’s medical guidelines […]

  • Americans With Disabilities Act: Telecommunications

    Americans with Disabilities Act: Telecommunications in the United States Title IV of the ADA requires that all telephone companies provide telephone relay services (TRS). TRS enables people who use text telephones (often called TTYs or TDDs) because of limited speech or hearing to communicate […]

  • Americans With Disabilities Act: Employment

    Americans with Disabilities Act: Employment in the United States Title I of the ADA prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions with 15 or more employees from discriminating against otherwise-qualified people with disabilities. (The ADA also […]

  • Americans With Disabilities Act: Public Accommodation

    Americans with Disabilities Act: Public Accommodation in the United States Title III of the ADA prohibits all places of public accommodation from discriminating against people with disabilities. A place of public accommodation is a private business that offers goods, services, or activities to […]