Washington Law Against Discrimination defines "disability" as "a sensory, mental or physical condition that is medically cognizable or diagnosable, exists as a record or history or is perceived to ...

Ten years ago, Congress passed the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). The law was intended to address what legislators believed was courts’ overly strict reading of the definition of disability under the ...

Disability insurance should be a key part of your overall financial planning. Insurance is designed to cover losses that are too big to cover with your own out-of-pocket funds. Life insurance provides ...

As part of our continuing series on the rapid rise in the number of people receiving federal disability payments, we explore the world of disability lawyers. It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a piece of civil rights legislation designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities. It was passed into law in 1991 and guarantees equal rights ...

In response to what many saw as a weakening of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act by the courts, Congress has broadened the definition of disability as a means to provide greater protection ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans with such diseases or impairments as diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, cancer and carpal tunnel syndrome will be protected from job discrimination under a ...

Colorado finally has some good news for people diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. On Aug. 1, the state of Colorado adopted a new rule for defining developmental disability. Historically, the ...

AG Ken Paxton leads states' support for a rule change excluding gender dysphoria from the legal definition of disability.

It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish. All this week, we're reporting on a remarkable increase in the size of the country's disability programs. Fourteen million Americans now ...