He has received two national awards for
disability rights work, chaired the Assembly Mental Health Committee, won NYC Transit eligibility for half - fare for persons with mental disabilities was lead sponsor of the Work and Wellness Act, won 5,000 units of NYNYII supportive housing, and many other awards.
Not exact matches
As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the
rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and
worked to improve access for people with
disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.
I'm able to
work part - time under the rules, but I'm not allowed to enjoy the same
working rights as others because I have a
disability.
Celina has
worked tirelessly to gain the education support for her son's civil
right according to the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
«We have
worked closely with
disability organisations and across government to bring about change in legislation to break down social and institutional barriers so people can enjoy fuller, enforceable
right,» he said.
While the longtime critic of the Office for People with Developmental
Disabilities late last year won a federal lawsuit affirming his
right to criticize the agency he
works for, lawyers for the state are seeking to overturn that jury verdict.
Speaker Boehner and the radical
right have been calling the shots in the House and Gibson is going
right along with them promoting policies that are hurting our children, hurting our seniors, hurting our veterans and people with
disabilities, hurting our hard
working families and hindering our ability to get America
working again.
Its mission is to respect and support what matters to people with intellectual and developmental
disabilities, and to
work tirelessly to promote their
right to achieve full inclusion and participation in the community.
The Cuomo administration has tapped a
disability rights attorney, Julia Pinover - Kupiec, to
work as the governor's assistant counsel.
The
Disability Rights Commission was replaced in October 2007 by the Equality and Human
Rights Commission, which is now responsible for the
work of three former equality commissions: the Commission for Racial Equality, the Equal Opportunities Commission and the
Disability Rights Commission.
was founded in 1983 by
disability rights advocates
working to elect a Democrat (Mario Cuomo) governor of New York.
The 504 DEMOCRATIC CLUB was founded in 1983 by
disability rights advocates
working to elect a Democrat (Mario Cuomo) governor of New York.
His grandmother lived with a
disability, as well as his father (at the end of his life), He sees
disability access as a basic civil
right and pledged to
work aggressively in support of this type of legislation if elected.
A former Welsh Woman of the Year (in recognition of her
work on
disability rights), Karen fought the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency at the 2007 Welsh Assembly election, achieving a swing of over 5 % from Labour to the Conservatives.
Students interested in applying for the internships must: 1) be full - time undergraduate or graduate students with
disabilities who are majoring in science or engineering, 2) have a B average or better, and 3) be a U.S. citizen or have a
right - to -
work permit.
«HSE and the DRC [
Disability Rights Commission] are working together to produce guidance on health and safety risk assessment and disability, due out later this year,»
Disability Rights Commission] are
working together to produce guidance on health and safety risk assessment and
disability, due out later this year,»
disability, due out later this year,» Page says.
I'm
right now NOT
working at all, due to my «
disability to
work».
Hi my name is Stephanie I'm 29 years old I currently
work as a PCA taking care of people with brain injuries and
disabilities I am a fun outgoing goofy type of person very energetic all the time little tired of being lonely looking for mr.
Right
Currently a program associate at the
Disability Rights Fund and a Marshall Memorial Fellow (the leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund chooses only 75 fellows each year from 35 nations), Thompson — who was born with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes deaf blindness — shared her personal journey and spoke about her work advancing rights for people with disabilities around the
Rights Fund and a Marshall Memorial Fellow (the leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund chooses only 75 fellows each year from 35 nations), Thompson — who was born with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes deaf blindness — shared her personal journey and spoke about her
work advancing
rights for people with disabilities around the
rights for people with
disabilities around the world.
To accomplish this goal, FEA
works to further develop and then enact in the next reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act legislative changes based on the Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind, initially issued in October 2004, and now endorsed by nearly 150 national education, civil
rights, religious, children's,
disability and civic organizations.
NSBA is ready to
work with the Trump administration in the first 100 days to get the ESSA regulatory effort back on the
right track and to do its part to secure reauthorization the Child Nutrition Act and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and to modernize the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
This is hard and complicated
work that must respect the
rights of all students with
disabilities (even when trying to help some of them).
Presenters will explore strategies to prevent bullying, engage all students, present culturally relevant lessons, and
work with parents to ensure the
rights of students with
disabilities.
Champion for Parents»
Rights FCSBM
works to empower parents to make informed decisions about where their children will attend schools, and strongly supports the expansion of school choice initiatives, including Florida tax credit scholarships, McKay Scholarships for Students with
Disabilities, schools of choice, and education savings accounts.
Parents can help protect their children with
disabilities from bullying and its devastating effects if they promote effective strategies such as PACER's Peer Advocacy Program, use the Individualized Education Program (IEP) as a tool,
work with the school, and know their child's
rights under the law.
Previously, she
worked at
disability rights advocacy group RespectAbility as a communications fellow.
This new version wants to qualify more
disabilities to wave their IDEA
rights and take the money even though we have no idea if the pilot
works.
As a national support center, CLE developed enormous expertise about the legal
rights and responsibilities of students and school personnel as well as about key education programs and initiatives, including Title I, vocational education programs and school to
work systems, and special education for students with
disabilities.
Mr. Gomez serves as a Civil
Rights Specialist for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in its Lakewood, Colorado, Resource Center, where he performs work in various civil rights areas, but his main focus is disability law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
Rights Specialist for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in its Lakewood, Colorado, Resource Center, where he performs
work in various civil
rights areas, but his main focus is disability law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
rights areas, but his main focus is
disability law, including the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The Reading
Rights Coalition, which consisted of various
disability advocacy groups, met with the AG to try and
work out a solution to this problem.
i have about 12000 in student loans and I've been deferring them because I'm not
working and I only get a
disability check as of
right now.
While people with a
disability have the
right to have their service dog with them, the business also has the
right to not have their day to day operations disrupted by a dog who isn't ready to be
working in public.
This issue of Art21 Magazine explores a diversity of perspectives on this topic, from the role of immigration,
disability rights, healthcare, and artists who are trying to address inequality in their
work.
Wasser's background is interesting; prior to her celebrity divorce
work, she
worked at the Western Law Center for
Disability rights.
The Council of Canadians with
Disabilities is a national human rights organization of people with disabilities working for an inclusive and access
Disabilities is a national human
rights organization of people with
disabilities working for an inclusive and access
disabilities working for an inclusive and accessible Canada.
An employee who is subject to a hostile
work environment because of his or her race, sex, age,
disability, family status, or any other trait listed in Ontario's Human
Rights Code, may be able to file a claim at the Human
Rights Tribunal of Ontario.
The
right to damages for wrongful dismissal and the
right to
disability benefits were based on opposing assumptions about the employee's ability to
work.
To this end, CCD engages in law reform and policy development
work, and undertakes test case litigation in support of persons with
disabilities under human
rights legislation and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Fre
rights legislation and the Canadian Charter of
Rights and Fre
Rights and Freedoms.
He has
worked on significant pro bono matters involving issues such as
disability rights, political asylum, detainee
rights and public school disciplinary procedures.
He explains similarities and differences between the state (NYSHRL) and city (NYCHRL) versions of the law in terms of protected classes, remedies, statutes of limitations, and defenses as well as delves into substantive
rights under the laws, including a hostile
work environment,
disability discrimination, and retaliation.
In responding to a crisis, we understand that businesses have to balance sometimes competing, but important, interests, such as an employer's obligation to maintain a safe
work environment, employee privacy concerns, anti-retaliation obligations, sensitivity to employee
disabilities, cost concerns and other legal
rights that come into play.
Work with state and federal enforcement agencies to implement civil
rights laws for people with
disabilities; advocate for special education; and represent
disability advocacy organizations.
She believes that the law under which her application for benefits was denied violates equality
rights because it treats people differently based on whether their
work - related
disability is physical or mental.
She is committed to advocating for persons with special needs, and she has spent much of her adult life
working in the area of
disability rights.
But what I do think is
right for me is social security
disability work.
I
work as a
disability rights lawyer, public speaker, and author.
Either through your group plan at
work or your personal
disability plan that you pay for through your monthly premiums, it is simply not
right when an insurance company puts profits before injured or ill people.
We will vigorously protect your
right to long - term
disability benefits if you are unable to
work.
«Current developments in the law regarding sexual harassment, cases involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human
Rights, Human
Rights Commission, hostile
work environment, retalitory discharge, employment law, and discrimination involving gender, race, sexual orientation and Americans with
Disabilities Act claims.»
The employee, a teacher with the Coquitlam School District, filed a complaint with the Tribunal alleging that her employer's failure to provide a scent - free
work environment amounted to discrimination on the basis of physical
disability, contrary to British Columbia's Human
Rights Code.