Administration Programs and Policy Medicare's 'homebound rule' Texas gets Medicaid waiver for 4,000 people GAO: Nursing home reimbusement steady despite other state cuts P&A deinstitutionalization suits 'appropriate,' says GAO HHS awards $40 million for programs to keep disabled in community (10/7/03) National Council on Disability releases 2002 Progress Report Medicaid waivers need oversight, says GAO (7/7/03) HUD housing vouchers Administration "New Freedom Initiative" Olmstead Executive Order New Freedom Initiative 1/8/2002 E-letter: Bush Administration releases Olmstead plan 11/13/2001 E-letter: HUD failing on disability nondiscrimination, says new report 6/26/2001 E-letter: President's Executive Order heartens advocates 5/22/2001 E-letter: Groups fight anti-ADA judge Sutton nomination to federal bench Americans with Disabilities Act Overview Supreme Court: Cruise lines must obey Disabilities Act Supreme Court: States must obey Disabilities Act ADA covers Web, says NCD Disabled Losing Nearly All Employment Discrimination Cases, says ABA Advocates work to counter attacks on ADA at ADAwatch.org 10th Anniversary Commentary Personal stories The meaning of "disability" under ADA "A misunderstood law" The ADA Notification Act Paratransit ruling from Philadelphia 10/9/2001 E-letter: ADA -- "good language, bad enforcement" says lecturer 7/24/2001 E-letter: Celebrating ADA's 11 years -- with lawsuit settlements CA drops Title 2 ADA Sup. Ct. case Sidewalks are covered by disabilities act, says White House atty Supreme Court to Hear Disabilities Act Title 2 Case from Tennessee Activists to crawl up Supreme Court Steps during oral arguments in Tenn. v. Lane ADA Supreme Court decisions: The 2005 Norwegian Cruise Line decision The 2004 Lane decision The 2002 Toyota decision The 1999 Olmstead decision The 1999 Sutton decision The 1999 Cleveland decision The 2001 Garrett decision The 2001 PGA Tour v. Martin decision The 2002 US Airways v. Barnett decision The 2002 Chevron v. Echazabal decision 1/15/2002 E-letter: Supreme Court Williams ruling misguided, say advocates 11/6/2001 E-letter: Supreme Court takes up definition of disability again 4/10/2001 E-letter: Disabled students to protest Garrett decision in April 17 action 2/27/2001 E-letter: Supreme Court attacks ADA Title I, but turns back challenge to Title II 1/16/2001 E-letter: Casey Martin case in court tomorrow will fuel media debate 11/14/2000 E-letter: Momentous Supreme Court decision remains off media radar screen 10/10/2000 E-letter: Supreme Court hears arguments on ADA constitutionality Coverage and reporting on disability News coverage of disability issues: report Oscar nominees stir protest from disability rights advocates Prize-winning news coverage confuses disability with tragedy Guidelines on reporting and language Center's Study on News Coverage 7/17/2001 E-letter: 'Homebound rule' coverage the work of disability columnists in nation's newspapers 7/10/2001 E-letter: Inspiring 'overcomer' stories are newsroom cliches 6/5/2001 E-letter: Casey Martin victory coverage is mixed 12/19/2000 E-letter: Looking back at year's media coverage of disability issues 12/12/2000 E-letter: News coverage causes both problem and solution 11/28/2000 E-letter: De-institutionalization: do reporters know it's a trend? 11/21/2000 E-letter: Getting it right -- and not getting it at all 1/23/2001 E-letter: Wendland case coverage 'one-sided,' charges attorney Demographics and Identity Overview Report: Older Americans want independence, control Disability and the 2000 Census: What reporters need to know 7/23/2002 E-letter: The 2000 Census and People with Disabilities 7/09/2002 E-letter: A slice of (polio) history now online One in 5 working-age people reports a disability Definitions of Disability The 'New Paradigm' of Disability Research on definitions Statistics on disability 11/27/2001 E-letter: Disability history awareness grows 5/29/2001 E-letter: The social model of disablement gives us a new international tool 3/20/2001 E-letter: New figures from Census Bureau can reshape image of disability Economics and Employment Overview Screen Actors Guild Study Self-Employment VR Policies Study ADA fact sheet for employees EEOC's ADA fact sheet for employees Companies firing disabled workers in record numbers Study: Employers know little about tax credits GAO Study: tax credits have had limited effect Study: Employers reluctant to hire workers with disabilities Unemployment rate for people with disabilities more than 40 percent, Census data shows The labor market and people with disabilities Entrepreneurship The case against sheltered workshops Block grant should strengthen families with disabilities economically, says NCD 9/4/2001 E-letter: The unmoving labor rate 4/24/2001 E-letter: Companies violate law in paying sub-standard wage, says GAO report

Education Students with disabilities' outcomes need study, says NCD 9/15/03 report 8/27/2002 E-letter: New Ed Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowships launched 7/16/2002 E-letter: Roles for Youth with Disabilities 12/11/2001 E-letter: Segregation still the norm for children with disabilities 9/25/2001 E-letter: Online access for students brings need for training 8/14/2001 E-letter: Effort to defeat "discipline amendments" 4/3/2001 E-letter: School discipline and the IDEA: unfair to nondisabled students? 12/5/2000 E-letter: Public education for disabled children: a quarter-century of progress Healthcare Center to study disability community views on Human Genome Project Poverty increases risk of disability, says study 2/19/2002 E-letter: U. S. healthcare fails people with mental retardation, says report Housing 12/18/2001 E-letter: "Visitability" updates 12/4/2001 E-letter: "Visitability" becoming more visible nationwide 8/7/2001 E-letter: How will people moving from institutions find housing? Independent Living Overview Report looks at effects of health promotion marketing in rural areas Disaster preparedness MiCASSA Overview 'Free our people' march on Congress to pass MiCASSA 1/29/2002 E-letter: MiCASSA introduced in Congress again Personal Assistance Services Overview Independent living for a million adults jeopardized by a shortfall of a few hours of help, says study Nursing home data can help with providing community alternatives, says attorney Louisiana finally implements Olmstead decision The 'Money Follows The Person' Act Consumer direction Abuse of seniors under-reported, says study Study Validates Consumer Control's Superiority MiCASSA The Institutional Bias Safety of In-Home Services GAO: Nursing home reimbusement steady despite other state cuts Implementing the Supreme Court Olmstead decision Overview 2/12/2002 E-letter: Olmstead complaints give picture of what's happening 5/15/2001 E-letter: Activists in DC to press Administration on in-home support Public Perception 7/2/2002 E-letter: Justin Dart Passing Receives Media Coverage, Tributes Clint Eastwood and the ADA 1/9/2001 E-letter: FDR's wheelchair takes place at Memorial FDR Memorial: Whose perspective? Marla Runyan and the Olympics Technology Overview The Talking ATM Machine The Electronic Curb Cut Travel and Transportation 9/11/2001 E-letter: Airline discrimination fined by DOT 8/21/2001 E-letter: Bus service still leaves much to be desired Universal Design Overview Universal design pioneer Elaine Ostroff honored with Sir Misha Black Award Asian nations to develop universal design standards 7/30/2002 E-letter: New book describes designers with disabilities 10/16/2001 E-letter: International universal design conference starts Thursday 5/8/2001 E-letter: Talking signs technology liberates blind travelers Visitability Overview 12/18/2001 E-letter: "Visitability" updates Nation's first "visitability" law withstands court challenge 12/4/2001 E-letter: "Visitability" becoming more visible nationwide Voting Access Overview Disability groups sue CA officials over vote access Commentary Inaccessible Polling Sites Funds from HAVA for Voting Access Voting studies Disabled Less Likely to Vote Disabled Voters Liberal Nat'l Voter Reg. Act Not Being Used 1/30/2001 E-letter: Access to be part of vote reforms Web and Internet Access Overview Commentary Government websites still have access problems, says 2003 report National disability groups file brief in support of web access ADA covers Web, says NCD The Web Access Initiative Section 508 Study: Disabled least likely to use Internet The Digital Divide 2/5/2002 E-letter: Update and clarification on Internet usage by people with disabilities 1/22/2002 E-letter: People with disabilities still lag on Internet usage 10/30/2001 E-letter: Even "accessible" websites remain difficult for people with disabilities, says study 8/28/2001 E-letter: The next brainiacs < 6/19/2001 E-letter: Access to information to bloom as rules take effect 1/2/2001 E-letter: Website access requirement announcement draws little fire -- or notice