The Sacramento Police Department has launched the Blue Envelope Program to improve communication between officers and individuals with disabilities or conditions that may require additional support during law enforcement interactions. The program is designed to assist individuals with autism spectrum…
PADUCAH — Kentucky lawmakers are continuing efforts to fund a specialized juvenile mental health facility. This renewed effort comes after reports that an autistic teenager was left in a flooded cell for more than 20 hours at the McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention…
BELLA VISTA, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Bella Vista police officers are now carrying sensory kits designed to help them communicate with people with autism and others who may be overwhelmed or need another way to communicate during an encounter with police.
Bloomberg Law News An Illinois federal district court granted summary judgment to Caterpillar Inc. on Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination, failure-to-accommodate, and retaliation claims brought by an assembly line worker with a speech impediment, finding no evidence that the worker…
Listen to “Ms. Wheelchair Louisiana: Kristie Mascarella” on Spreaker. In this episode Kiran Chawla sits down with Ms. Wheelchair Louisiana Kristie Mascarella as they discuss her travels around the State of Louisiana focusing on her platform of stiffer penalties for…
By Anna Stolley Persky November 5, 2026, 2:52 pm CST Marissa Ditkowsky is an attorney with a form of muscular dystrophy that can weaken muscles and impair body functions. She’s been to legal conferences where there’s no easy way to move through the…
A Northern California family was awarded $8 million after a neighbor sued over an autistic boy’s backyard outbursts, calling him a “public nuisance.” The Santa Clara County verdict followed a bitter legal battle between the boy, Ezequiel, his mother, Serena Arvayo,…
A summit in Taylorville is scheduled to bring law enforcement and community partners together Thursday, November 5, to discuss connecting people with substance use and mental health needs to support services. The Taylorville Safe Passage Law Enforcement Executive Summit on Deflection…
A decision to force a disability charity to stop offering overnight short breaks to people with learning disabilities has now been overturned, The Irish News can reveal. This comes after The Irish News first reported how the Regulation and Quality…
PR Newswire The article outlines how medical documentation, accurate work history, and careful preparation help disability applicants understand the claims and appeals process. The article begins by explaining that applying for Social Security Disability can feel overwhelming because the process…
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