Central Park Sidewalk Restoration Is Fixing Bumps for Accessibility

A 108-block sidewalk restoration project led by the Central Park Conservancy balances historical aesthetics with modern needs.

Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Between Maine Hotel and Disability Activist

The hotel argues that the activist, Deborah Laufer, was not entitled to sue it over inadequate disclosures because she did not intend to stay there.

How These Sign Language Experts Are Bringing More Diversity to Theater

As productions increasingly include characters and perspectives from a variety of backgrounds, deaf and hearing people who translate the shows for deaf audiences are trying to keep up.

Advocates for Mentally Ill Call for Restraining Order to Halt Removal Plan

A motion in federal court called for a temporary restraining order, saying Mayor Eric Adams’s plan would violate constitutional rights.

Uber Agrees to Pay Disabled Riders to Settle Federal Lawsuit

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Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party

The man asked a manager not to have a party because he had an anxiety disorder. What followed spiraled into a legal dispute over whether the man had a panic…

Why New York City May Soon Be More Walkable for Blind People

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U.S. Sues Uber, Saying It Discriminated Against People With Disabilities

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Loveland, Colo., to Pay $3 Million to Woman With Dementia Who Was Arrested

The settlement comes more than a year after Karen Garner, then 73, was grabbed by a police officer and flung to the ground for allegedly shoplifting from a Walmart.