Equality Legislation around the world differs in detail but is broadly in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This statute states that businesses must make ...

Individuals with disabilities who are returning to work through Social Security’s Ticket to Work (TTW) Program can help companies bridge these shortfalls. Hiring and retaining workers with ...

Accommodations are adjustments, modifications, and the employment of assistive technology or auxiliary aides provided to students with disabilities in order to make a program or service more ...

The University at Buffalo is committed to providing equal access to individuals with disabilities, including physical access to programs and reasonable accommodations for members of the university ...

A JERSEY school placed a disabled pupil at a “substantial disadvantage” by failing to provide appropriate homework and assistive technology, a tribunal has ruled. The Employment and Discrimination ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

When a visually impaired government employee requests screen-reading software (to speak out the content in a mechanical voice) to do their job, does it fall under the ambit of a necessary provision or ...

A digital accessibility provider has warned that hiring teams using untagged PDFs for job adverts and contracts may be ...

A senior lecturer in Chemistry at a university supported students with a variety of adjustments during lab sessions. When booking into sessions, students request adjustments and this information is ...

Accommodations are defined as changes in instruction or assessment practices that reduce the impact of an individual’s disability on his or her interaction with the material. Accommodations can ...