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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Americans With Disabilities Act

Americans With Disabilities Act stories: 3 news summaries

 Disabled Bite Back 
 Over Animal Guides 

Some suspect animal owners of abusing of special privileges

Jan 4, 09 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Miniature horses trek through supermarkets and monkeys queue up at restaurant buffets these days—all to guide the blind, the disabled, and the anxiety-ridden, Rebecca Skloot writes in the New York Times Magazine. But the increasing prevalence of wild and farm service animals among the civilized is reigniting the debate... More »

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disability • horse • parrot • psychiatric disorders • dog • animal • Americans With Disabilities Act • disability rights

Court Caps Man at More Than
400 Lawsuits

Californian sued
under Americans
With Disabilities Act

Nov 18, 08 11:58 AM CST
(Newser) - After filing more than 400 lawsuits under the Amercians With Disabilities Act, Jarek Molski will be be allowed to file no more, the Los Angeles Times reports. In 2004, a federal judge accused him of extorting California businesses, barring him from future litigation, and yesterday the Supreme Court declined to... More »

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civil lawsuits • US Supreme Court • Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals • disabled access • Americans With Disabilities Act • disability rights

 Bush to Overhaul
 Access for Disabled 

Proposal would vastly expand 1990 disabilities act

Jun 16, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - With an eye to aging Boomers and Iraq vets, the Bush administration is set to propose wide-ranging new rules to improve disabled access to public spaces from retail stores to golf courses, the New York Times reports. The move, which updates  implementation of the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act, would... More »

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Bush administration • White House • disabled • disability • proposals • disabled access • Americans With Disabilities Act

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