The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently considered whether “gender dysphoria” is categorically excluded from the definition of “disability” in the ADA.
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Coalition of Disability Groups Demand Access to Virginia’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting
The Commonwealth’s current absentee voting discriminates against voters who cannot mark a paper ballot due to print disabilities, including blindness. Instead of voting absentee like other Virginia citizens, these voters must reveal their choices to another person and hope that person correctly records their absentee vote or risk COVID-19 infection by travelling to the polls to vote in person.
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Right to Interpreters and Access to Technology in Medical Settings
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires doctors and hospitals to provide appropriate aids and services to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities.
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Our View of the Legislature
The 2020 legislative session in Virginia begins today, January 8th at noon. Even though this is a long session – 60 days – we expect that things will move very quickly! We will post regular updates on developments in the legislature to our website.
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