by ACDL | Nov 20, 2019 | Press Releases, Settlements
On November 12, 2019, the Arizona Center for Disability settled a lawsuit against the Arizona State Hospital (ASH) and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). ACDL filed this lawsuit in 2018 to ensure it had the access necessary to monitor ASH facilities and...
by ACDL | Nov 7, 2019 | ACDL News, Education
Please read our new Self-Advocacy guide on Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program: School Vouchers and Implications for Students with Disabilities.
by ACDL | Oct 23, 2019 | ACDL News, ADA
Jessica Jansepar Ross, Esq. Guest Contributor and Rose Daly-Rooney, ACDL Legal Director Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” –Theodore Roosevelt If you are trying to...
by ACDL | Oct 23, 2019 | ACDL News, ADA
By Corey Lovato, Staff Attorney and Rose Daly-Rooney, Legal Director In a recent blog post, you learned that to be covered by the employment discrimination protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act, you need to be covered as...
by ACDL | Oct 21, 2019 | ACDL News, ADA
By Jessica Jansepar Ross, Esq., Guest Contributor The Americans with Disabilities (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act are two important federal laws that prohibit covered employers from discriminating against qualified employees and applicants with disabilities. When...