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Labor Department Rescinds Disability Hiring Mandate
57+ min ago (391+ words) by Shaun Heasley | August 31, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor is rolling back requirements for federal contractors that were intended to increase hiring of people with disabilities. (Thinkstock) A decade-old federal rule designed to increase employment of people with disabilities will soon…...
Meta Taps Disability Groups To Explore Uses For AI Glasses
1+ week, 6+ day ago (430+ words) by Shaun Heasley | August 18, 2026 Meta Lab in West Hollywood, Calif. allows visitors to try and buy Meta VR wearables. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS) With a series of grants, Meta is backing efforts to learn how its AI glasses…...
Airline Disability Rules Delayed Again
2+ week, 3+ day ago (475+ words) by Shaun Heasley | August 14, 2026 The U.S. Department of Transportation is delaying certain requirements under what's known as the Wheelchair Rule. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS) New regulations designed to expand the rights of airline passengers with disabilities are being further…...
AI Has Ideas About Intellectual Disabilities. It's Not Always Accurate
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (551+ words) by Shaun Heasley | July 30, 2026 A new study is raising concerns that ChatGPT and other popular AI systems are biased against people with intellectual disabilities. (Dreamstime/TNS) As artificial intelligence proliferates in American life, new research finds that the technology is…...
AI Has Ideas About Intellectual Disabilities. They're Not Always Accurate
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (551+ words) by Shaun Heasley | July 30, 2026 A new study is raising concerns that ChatGPT and other popular AI systems are biased against people with intellectual disabilities. (Dreamstime/TNS) As artificial intelligence proliferates in American life, new research finds that the technology is…...
Justice Department Deems Major ADA Guidance 'Not Enforceable"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (424+ words) by Michelle Diament | July 20, 2026 The Trump administration is tossing aside key guidance that federal officials have used to steer enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act for more than a decade. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a notice Monday clarifying…...
White House Wants To Make It Harder For People With Disabilities To Sue Federal Agencies
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (641+ words) by Michelle Diament | July 16, 2026 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) The White House is pushing back on a long-running lawsuit over its disability accommodations by challenging the right of people…...
Apple Readies Movie About Prominent Disability Rights Activist
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) by Shaun Heasley | July 14, 2026 Judy Heumann, pictured at an event in 2015, is the subject of a movie developed by Apple Original Films. (Geraldo Magela/Agência Senado/Flickr) A feature film about an activist known as the “mother of the disability…...
Most States Fail To Meet IDEA Requirements, Feds Say
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (463+ words) by Michelle Diament | July 9, 2026 A new report from the U.S. Department of Education finds that fewer than half of states met requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (Ting Shen/The Dallas Morning News/TNS) Over half of states are…...
'Amazing Spider-Man,' Other Comics Spotlight Disability Storylines
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (369+ words) by Shaun Heasley | June 26, 2026 Marvel will publish special issues of several comics including "Amazing Spider-Man," left, and "Uncanny X-Men" for Disability Pride Month. (Marvel) In a series of special issues that are about to drop, Marvel Comics is putting the…...