Blawg Republic - DISABILITY LAW NEWS http://www.blawgrepublic.com/cat/Disability-Law/ DISABILITY LAW NEWS Condesa Inc. Blawg Republic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/lvGymRv37UI/mitt-romney-wants-to-voucherize-idea.html Mitt Romney Wants to Voucherize IDEA IDEA as camel's nose for school vouchers goes national.  See this position paper released today by the Romney campaign. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/T6Jgl_oYpMY/might-virginia-be-risking-another.html Might Virginia Be Risking Another Olmstead Suit? This time on mental health?  The state's inspector general suggests so:Virginia, already mired in a $2 billion settlement agreement with the http://bardiscrimination.blogspot.com/2012/05/repentance-in-jesus-early-message.html Repentance in Jesus Early Message, Matthew 4:17-22 and Mark 1:14-20 It will be recalled from an earlier posting that John the Baptist preached a repentance that was directly tied to the coming of the Kingdom and that demanded action, not just assent. Starting with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/sJu64u7Jt4s/ny-ag-announces-big-public.html NY AG Announces Big Public Accommodations Access Settlements See this article, which begins:New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says three retail chains have agreed to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to the merchan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/wNMgu_rMpO0/new-ndrn-report-on-medical-procedures.html New NDRN Report on Medical Procedures That Violate the Rights of People with Disabilities Just out from the National Disability Rights Network: a very important report entitled Devaluing People with Disabilities: Medical Procedures that Violate Civil Rights http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/d1o73pfXVCY/atlanta-journal-constitution-on.html Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Deficiencies in Georgia Personal Care Homes See this article, which begins:Deficiencies in care, living conditions and record-keeping have piled up in scores of Georgia personal care homes, with the state rarely shutting down violators or levying http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/tU6-qFXi1T4/popeyes-apologizes-to-man-with-service.html Popeyes Apologizes to Man with Service Dog See this article by that title from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  It begins:The Popeyes restaurant chain said Monday it has apologized to the college student asked to leave a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/gHDTWmzwCQs/ninth-circuit-holds-ada-does-not-bar.html Ninth Circuit Holds ADA Does Not Bar California Cities from Shutting Down Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in James v. City of Costa Mesa.  The case, brought by individuals who lawfully use medical marijuana under California http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/xgFakPm5Nb0/flint-agrees-to-increase-accessibility.html Flint Agrees to Increase Accessibility at Polling Sites See this article by that title in the Detroit Free Press.  It begins:The City of Flint has agreed to make polling places more accessible for the mobility impaired in time for the November http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/yu8jDWXG-oY/slu-is-sued-by-ex-med-student-with.html SLU is Sued by Ex-Med Student with Learning Disability See this article by that title in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  It begins:St. Louis University's medical school i http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/b1NYo_cMcpE/nations-must-protect-their-children-not.html Nations Must Protect Their Children, Not Their Reputations See this op-ed by that title by Laurie Ahearn in the Washington Post.  It begins:The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, seems to be in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/BTciCHSd4cE/doj-extends-deadline-for-pool-access.html DOJ Extends Deadline for Pool-Access Compliance Until January 31, 2013 Tomorrow's Federal Register will contain a final rule delaying the date by which existing swimming pools must comply with the new accessibility requirements until January 31, 2013.  The final rule is a curious document, t http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/pgGBkGoqlPE/president-obama-sends-ratification.html President Obama Sends Ratification Package for Disabilities Convention to the Senate See this story from Disability Scoop, which begins:   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DisabilityLaw/~3/kG0htIm3_hc/d-or-holds-that-olmstead-applies-to.html D. Or. Holds That Olmstead Applies to Integrated-Employment Claims On Thursday, United States Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon issued an opinion addressing the state's motion to dismiss in Lane v. Kitzhaber, a case about which I've blogged before.  Lane challenges the state's provis http://bardiscrimination.blogspot.com/2012/05/judas-iscariot-remorse-too-late-in.html Judas Iscariot: Remorse too Late in Matthew 27:3-5 The distinction between remorse and true repentancein both the Greek and the Englishis illustrated by the actions of Judas Iscariot. It will be recalled that Judas, a disciple of Jesus and the treasurer of Jesus band of disciples, had come to be in the habit of embezzling from the ministrys mone