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A policy document that allegedly hasn't been shared with the workforce in its entirety states that all requests for remote work, telework, or reassignment must now be approved by an official at the assistant secretary level or above. In the past, approvals had to be signed by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer, Thomas J. Nagy Jr. In addition, the new policy bans granting telework as a temporary accommodation without approval from an official at the same level.
President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has led to an increase in raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), resulting in myriad human rights abuses - including the abuse and neglect of disabled immigrants in federal custody. In June, the largest disability rights group in the nation, Disability Rights California (DRC), conducted a monitoring visit at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California's San Bernardino County after receiving reports that disabled people were being held in unsafe conditions.
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The office, which uses about $15 million annually in funding, ensures that the 7.5 million school-aged children with disabilities are treated fairly under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). They do this through overseeing and guiding state school systems. At the same time, the office offers programs that support kids with disabilities, their educators, and their families.
At the heart of Darongkamas's dispute with Qantas is whether her scooter is a mobility aid, as she argues, or a personal electronic device, as the airline insisted during a six-month long complaints process. Qantas says it aims to be the airline of choice for customers with specific needs, but Darongkamas says Qantas is the only carrier that hasn't let her fly with her Topmate ES33 scooter and its 281Wh lithium battery.
Jade Kendall carries her wheelchair-bound daughter up three flights of stairs in Bermondsey following major surgery, facing a precarious situation without proper assistance from Southwark Council.
The Supreme Court decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo Community School District allows students with disabilities to fight discrimination in schools without facing higher legal standards than other settings.
These concessions make a terrible bill slightly less bad. The bill still represents a devastating attack on disabled people, stripping billions in support.
Thousands of disabled women could find themselves trapped with abusers as a result of the government's upcoming welfare cuts, campaigners have warned, despite Sir Keir Starmer offering significant concessions.
