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http://adawatch.org Keeping the Promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:54:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By SONJA BJELLAND The Press-Enterprise  PDF: Read the California Supreme Court ruling A state Supreme Court decision is being heralded as a victory by disability activists but termed problematic for small-business owners. The unanimous ruling changes past precedent and makes it possible for businesses to be sued for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act without ... http://adawatch.org/2009/06/19/california-disability-activists-hail-state-supreme-court-ruling/ (Springfield) -- Social service groups that depend on money from the state of Illinois are striking out against the budget plan they say will lead to unjustifiable cuts. Disability groups in central Illinois say tens of thousands of families and people will lose vital services.  Groups learned the extent of the ... http://adawatch.org/2009/06/19/illinois-disability-groups-speak-out-against-budget-cuts/ By LAUREN COX ABC News Medical Unit   Fat can be disabling. A person 180 pounds over a healthy weight is susceptible to arthritis, has increased blood pressure, a weakened heart and could soon need a walker just to get around. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, such a person could legally be labeled ... http://adawatch.org/2009/06/19/doctors-fight-labeling-obesity-a-disability/ ADA Watch's "Campaign for Fair Judges" is calling on their organizational partners and colleagues from the disability, mental health, education, civil rights and social justice communities to support Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee to fill the seat of Supreme Court Justice David Souter. A woman, a Latino and the ... http://adawatch.org/2009/06/15/support-grows-for-president-obamas-supreme-court-pick/ Judge Andre Davis’ Record Reveals Bias Against Workers with Disabilities   A national nonpartisan coalition of disability, civil rights and social justice organizations today announced their opposition to the confirmation of Judge Andre Davis, President Obama’s pick for a lifetime seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. ... http://adawatch.org/2009/04/29/obama-judicial-nominee-draws-opposition-from-disability-community/ Politico reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that John Roberts misled the Senate during his confirmation hearings by pretending to be a moderate — and that the United States is now “stuck” with him as chief justice.  “Roberts didn’t tell us the truth. At least Alito told us who he was,” ... http://adawatch.org/2009/04/15/reid-chief-justice-roberts-misled-senate-during-confirmation-hearings/ ADAPT's National Kickoff for the Community Choice Act concluded in Washington, DC with a rally call to "Pass CCA Now! With thousands of advocates in DC and at more than 120 conference call-in sites across the country, Community Choice Act (CCA) cosponsors Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Danny ... http://adawatch.org/2009/03/24/331/ ADA Watch was among the first disability publications to report on President Obama's Tonight Show comparison of his bowling skills and Special Olympics last Thursday. Since then there have been countless news reports, editorials, columns, letters to the editor and more in the mainstream media and within the disability community. In this post we ... http://adawatch.org/2009/03/24/special-edition-president-obama-and-special-olympics/ By Sandy Lahmann Daily Summit County, Colorado  I’ve been racking my braintrying to figure out how to explain this to you. I guess it’s about a dumbing down, a denial of respect, a denial of dignity, a loss of voice. I have a voice. I have a well thought out opinion. I have ... http://adawatch.org/2009/03/20/disability-101-i-have-a-voice/ ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Samuel Welsh's chances of landing a job before this economic downturn were already slim. Samuel Welsh, laid off since 2006, has found solace in his faith. "You got to keep God in your heart," he said. Now, as a disabled worker, the 29-year-old is competing with thousands of nondisabled ... http://adawatch.org/2009/03/20/nondisabled-job-seekers-taking-jobs-of-disabled/