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Abhean has published a news story: Guide dog discrimination by Uber and Lyft impacts ride accessibility - The National Federation of the Blind aims to end discriminatory ride denials and cancellations against guide-dog owners. Read the full story here...

The Americans with Disabilities Act protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination including within transportation. However, Uber and Lyft are failing to protect their blind customers with guide dogs. The National Federation of the Blind held a Rideshare Rally in San Francisco on...

Abhean has published a news story: Lyft Driver Allegedly Refused To Pick Up A Passenger With A Service Dog, Violating ADA Guidelines — But People Are Defending The Driver - She may have violated the The Americans with Disabilities Act, but the internet was on her side. Read the full story here...

ST. LOUIS — A panel of judges for the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District affirmed summary judgment in favor of Missouri American Water Co. on claims of retaliation and workers' compensation retaliation. The panel reversed the summary judgment on the plaintiff's disability discrimination...

Ryan Walters said he's been taking his 2-year-old PTSD service dog to work with him since they were paired in December A Hamilton man says he's facing "Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination by his employer after they denied him his PTSD service dog. By: Valerie Lyons Posted at 6:41...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging PadSplit, Inc., a property management company, Kevin Lee Forrestal and Lydia Forrestal, the property owners, in Decatur, Georgia, with discrimination against a tenant because of her...

LUCIA RIOS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2023 Denali The difficult part about having a disability is that you often must educate people about your right to have equal access to buildings. It's an issue that Candace Carlisle knows all too well. She and her Paws With A Cause dog, Denali, recently...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN, THE LACONIA DAILY SUN Former LCpl. Aaron Anderson and his service dog, Arvin. (Catherine McLaughlin/The Laconia Daily Sun photo) Former LCpl. Aaron Anderson rarely runs into issues taking his service dog, a 2-year-old German shepherd named Arvin, with him...

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Jess Colopy Walt Disney built Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort to welcome, inspire, and delight Guests of all ages. To Walt, Disneyland Park was the perfect place for kids and their parents to have fun together. But when Mr. Disney said he wished to...

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - A local woman told News 4 Investigates one of the biggest school districts in Missouri discriminated against her by not allowing her to take her service dog to her new job in a school. Playing tug, wagging her tail, and even taking news, black Lab Hikari is a good dog. "I...

Disney discrimination lawsuit overview: Who: A woman with a disability sued Walt Disney Parks. Why: The plaintiff alleges workers at Disneyland Resort would not let her into the park with her service dog in violation of the law. Where: The Disney discrimination lawsuit was filed in a California...

Tracy Harmon The Pueblo Chieftain When Wendy Kolbe was turned away from her appointment at a Pueblo doctor's office in 2016 because she was accompanied by her service dog, Bandit, she vowed to fight back. For Kolbe, the fight lasted nearly six years, but on March 16, a federal jury in Denver...