Post-traumatic stress disorder has been a recognized condition in combat veterans since 1983. Women make up 17 percent of the U.S. armed forces, and since 2001, 280,000 women in the military have been deployed for …
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Supreme Court's Harris Decision Hurts the Disabled | New Republic
It's noteworthy that many of the nation's most prominent disability rights advocacy organizations signed an amicus brief supporting the state of Illinois in this lawsuit. Most are now very disappointed. Now that this partnership …
A Decade After Olmstead, Progress Slow on Disability Rights
March 1997: U.S. District court rules in favor of Curtis and Wilson, finding that “unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities is discrimination.” State of Georgia appeals. November 1997: An appeals court upholds the …