Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor and Disability Law

 
           The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has provided a valuable service by producing a Preliminary Review of Disability Cases of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. That review provides a fairly in depth analysis of Judge Sotomayor’s decisions in disability cases. The review identifies twenty eight cases involving disability law and, if you’re just keeping score, [...]

Toileting Assistance in Child Care and the ADA

     After my  post yesterday on Child Care and the ADA I received a very good question regarding child care programs providing assistance with toileting for children with disabilities who use “pull ups”. The question also raised issues regarding serving older children with disabilities who needed toileting assistance or diapering with much younger children. I [...]

The ADA and Child Care

           In my last post I discussed Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the context of Justice Department Sues Private School Chain for Discriminating Against Children with Disabilities. This provides additional information regarding the ADA and child care.
          Title III of the ADA covers privately-run child care centers, just as it covers other [...]

Justice Department Sues Private School Chain for Discriminating Against Children with Disabilities

     Last Wednesday April 29th the U.S. Justice Department announced that it had filed suit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against Noble Learning Communities Inc. (Nobel). The Justice Department alleges that Nobel violated title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by excluding children with autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities from its [...]