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Jan

Proposed New Federal Law Would Eliminate The Phrase "Mentally Retarded" From Government Programs

January 22, 2010

Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) has proposed a bill that would eliminate the use of...

Jan

What Is An IEP, And Why Is It So Important For Your Disabled Child?

January 19, 2010

Under the law, each public school child who receives special education and related services must...

Jan

Two New Laws Help New Jerseyans With Autism Lead Productive, Independent Lives

January 17, 2010

New Jerseyans with an autism spectrum disorder gained two laws recently which, it is hoped,...

Jan

Groundbreaking Decision In VA Case Establishes The Patently Obvious: A Veteran Has A Right To A Fair Adjudication Of A Claim For Benefits

January 7, 2010

Believe it or not, until a few months ago not a single court had ever...

Dec

The Top 10 (NOT; Actually, The Top 15) New Jersey Elder And Disability Law Cases in 2009

December 29, 2009

2009 was an exciting year of litigation in the elder and disability law arena, producing...

Dec

Federal Judge Rules That SSA’s Standard Print Notices Discriminate Against The Blind And Visually Impaired

December 2, 2009

A federal district court judge in California recently ruled that the Social Security Administration (SSA)...

Oct

New Law Requires Any Fiduciary Of A New Jersey Estate For A Developmentally Disabled Beneficiary To Post A Bond In Superior Court

October 22, 2009

Gov. Jon Corzine recently signed into law new legislation that requires fiduciaries of estates for...

Oct

Congress Acts To Extend Federal Hate Crimes Law To Cover The Disabled

October 9, 2009

The House has voted to give the disabled, as well as gays and lesbians, federal...

Oct

New Case Again Reveals The Importance Of Special Needs Trusts: Limited Government Funds Available For The Disabled In New Jersey

October 2, 2009

Limited public funds available for the disabled in New Jersey has forced government agencies to...

Jul

Record Unemployment Reported For People With Disabilities In June

July 3, 2009

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment among people with disabilities reached its highest...

Jul

New Cause of Action for Civil Rights Violations at Nursing Homes Recognized

July 1, 2009

In a landmark opinion that recognizes a new category of lawsuits, the 3rd U.S. Circuit...

Apr

Tidal Wave Of Autistic Children Entering Adulthood Threatens To Swamp Social Service Networks

April 11, 2009

Linda H. Davis wrote an April 4th column in the Washington Post that a tidal...

Mar

New Jersey Court Rules That Hospital Must Resume Life Support For Patient In Vegetative State

March 11, 2009

A Union County judge has ordered life support resumed for a patient who has been...

Feb

Court Finds That Vaccines Are Not Responsible for Autism

February 25, 2009

A special court recently ruled against three families who claimed that childhood vaccinations contributed to...

Feb

Two New Studies Document The Effect That The Economic Downturn Is Having On People With Disabilities

February 20, 2009

According to the February 19th Edition of the Kansas City Star newspaper’s online edition, KansasCity.com,...

Feb

House passes H.R. 448, the Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009

February 18, 2009

The House of Representatives has passed the Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 (H.R. 448). ...

Feb

February 8th is Autism Sunday

February 8, 2009

Sunday, February 8th, has been designated as Autism Sunday, an international day of prayer for...

Jan

It is illegal to evict any tenant in New Jersey just because the landlord owns a dwelling with a mortgage that is being foreclosed

January 2, 2009

After receiving complaints from tenants who received letters telling them that they had to vacate...

Nov

This year, I was a Speaker at GANJI's 13th Annual Conference on Guardianship

November 1, 2008

This year, the Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc. (GANJI) held its 13th Annual Conference...

Oct

Mental Health Parity Finally Becomes Law

October 22, 2008

More than ten years after the measure was first proposed, Congress finally passed a law...

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