On November 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that, in some cases, night blindness may be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

It was a promise that disabled Americans would no longer be excluded from schools, workplaces, public spaces or civic life. It was a declaration that disability rights are civil rights. But today, ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the rights of employees with disabilities to request reasonable accommodation that enables them to perform their essential job functions and enjoy ...

Since companies started pushing return-to-office mandates, we’ve seen a significant uptick in employees submitting reasonable accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

SHRM is now faced with a disability discrimination lawsuit over rescinding a job offer due to the job seeker's reliance on a ...

Sometimes, when she’s out shopping or running errands, Shelby Hintze of Salt Lake City finds places where she simply cannot go. Hintze, 32, was born with a progressive neuromuscular disorder called ...

When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was ...

A San Francisco law school won’t have to face a former student’s disability bias claims because there’s no indication the ...

Disability rights groups argue that a new guardianship law creates a two-tier system that strips people with intellectual ...