Chicago Seized a Disabled Woman's Van. Now It's Scrap Metal.
The city decided her van was an abandoned vehicle, even though it clearly wasn't.
Disabilities
More Yale Students Demand Emotional Support Animals, Which Are Just Pets
Federal law says universities have to make "reasonable accommodations" for students who claim emotional trauma.
Obama Era ADA Regulations Another Obstacle to Free Speech at Berkeley
Closed captioning can be prohibitively expensive for archived lectures the school wants to make available to the public.
Stossel: Entrepreneur Saves Free College Courses from Government Ban
An internet entrepreneur saved 20,000 free online college lectures (and more) after the government declared them illegal.
The Government Thinks This Couple Isn't Smart Enough to Be Parents, So It Took Their Kids Away
They're not alone. Normal parenting mistakes can be used against people with disabilities.
McDowell Is the Poorest, Sickest, Most Hopeless County in America. Why Doesn't Everyone Just Leave? (Reason Podcast)
Ronald Bailey traveled back to his familial home to find out what went wrong in Appalachia.
There's Never Been A Better Time to Be Alive
Ronald Bailey reviews Johan Norberg's new book celebrating Progress
America's Jails and Prisons Have Become Cruel, Expensive Institutions for the Mentally and Physically Disabled
Inmates in prisons and jails are three to four times more likely than average to report having a disability, new report finds.
How to Beat the DMV Bureaucracy
Sometimes you need more than just the law and policy on your side.
The Cult of Victims
Attaching attention and moral status to "victimhood" is changing the character of the nation.
Deaf Man Spent Six Weeks In Jail For a Crime He Didn't Commit; Sheriff's Office Say It's OK Because There Wasn't Any 'Intentional Discrimination'
But does it matter what the excuse is for keeping him in jail six weeks if it was wrong?
How the ADA and a Lawsuit Mill Could Turn Out the Lights on One of New York's Last Punk Rock Bars
Manitoba's, one of the last punk rock dive bars in New York's East Village, fights for its life.
Is Obesity a Disability?
If the European Court of Justice labels obesity a disability, it would be binding throughout the European Union.
Scores of Retired NYC Cops and Firefighters Arrested in Connection With 9/11 Disability Fraud
Prosecutors say that the fraud has cost taxpayers millions
A Plague of Fake Interpreters
File this under Social Problems That Never Occurred To Me Before.
Disabled Man Sues for Right to Use Pit Bull as Service Dog
Miami-Dade County in Florida has banned the breed
Blind Man Booted Off US Airways Flight over Service Dog
Passengers lay blame on flight attendant
Lawsuit Filed Over Off-Duty Sheriff's Deputies' Killing of Down's Syndrome Man at Movie Theater
Autopsy ruled the death a homicide by asphyxiation
Double-Leg Amputee Suing Nebraska Police for Harassment During Apparently Unwarranted Traffic Stop
Says cops teased him and called him a "cripple" after making him lose his prosthetic legs
Serially Sued Utah Trooper Faces New Lawsuit by Disabled Man Who Alleges Mistreatment During DUI Stop
Lisa Steed was fired in 2011 and tried unsuccessfully to appeal the decision.
US Sues Florida for Housing Disabled Children With the Elderly
Feds say parents need "meaningful opportunities" to care for children
Apparently Fit Reality Star Kicked Off NJ Disability Roles
Working a bit too hard for a permanently disabled cop
Judgment in Disabled Workers Case Cut from $240 Million to $1.6 Million
The law mandates a cap
NJ Prosecutor Embroiled in Police Disability Controversy
Series of legal violations by a law enforcer
Company Ordered To Pay $240 Million in Damages to Mentally Disabled Workers
Federal jury decided they were being abused; company now defunct with assets valued at about $4 millions
Repo Reality Show Star is a Cop on Disability
If you're going to step in front of a camera ...
