In Ruderman v. Liberty Mut. Grp., Inc., No. 21-817, 2022 WL 244086 (2d Cir. Jan. 27, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that reclassification of a claimant’s disability from ...

There is no universally endorsed standard for defining disability status. An analysis by the NCHS published in 2021 used 2011–12 NHIS data to compare responses and disability classifications between ...

IPC trying to slim down the number of medals and disciplines at the Games Every athlete competing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games has an incredible story to tell, of how they overcame tragedy or a ...

A new study suggests that the likelihood of a child being classified with an educational disability depends on the characteristics of their school and how distinctive they are from their peers. A new ...

If an employee's physician writes that the employee cannot work due to a "permanent disability," this would seem to be a sufficient basis for the employer to remove the employee from the workplace.

Test scores for students with learning disabilities improve after they are classified into special education, and the gains are greatest for students who entered special education before they reached ...

With over 4,500 athletes from more than 160 countries set to compete from Wednesday, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will be one of the most diverse in the event’s history. Unlike the Olympics, in which ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...